Word: expectant
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...necessary for later life, how then are we to explain the obvious fact that people generally forget most of what they learn in school after they leave? If the subject matter taught in the schools is necessary for the performance of basic tasks in adult life, then we should expect that this subject matter will be re-inforced by work experience. But such is not the case...
...that the abolition of grades and exams at Harvard would have enormous effects on the behavior and attitudes of the people here. Harvard students owe their presence here to their singular success in adapting themselves to the values of the American school system, and it would be naive to expect them to change in any fundamental way after they arrive...
...abolition of grades would nevertheless have a number of very beneficial effects. The first is that it would greatly facilitate learning. It seems reasonable to expect that students would learn a great deal more if they were able to pursue their own intellectual interests within a rational academic framework. Of course, the kind of studying that now precedes examinations would be a thing of the past, but it is unlikely that students learn very much by cramming, and it is certain that this kind of studying can only atrophy a student's capacity for thought...
...EDGAR G. ULMER'S "Classic chiller," Boris Karloff plays opposite Bela Lugosi. You therefore expect, and get, a wide range of bizarre deeds--for starters, Satanism and skinning alive. The more extreme of these deeds are supported by a host of lesser strange touches, partly in Ulmer's visual style and partly in the fine acting. These touches make the film the masterpiece it is. They constantly reveal the personalities of the characters--especially the two leads, whose traits and drives take in all mutations of moral position and psychological experience. Karloff initially seems perverse and decadent; Lugosi, virtuous...
...American Ray Peters left the pitching staff to pursue a professional career, the pressure on Dorwart increased. According to Bob, "Ray was such a great pitcher that he didn't have to worry about having a bad day. I'm confident I can win games, but I do expect to have some bad days. I can only do my best...