Word: experimental
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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They were relieved the next day when Sadat told his audience: "I am determined to persevere. I am willing to give the experiment every possible chance until I reach the conclusion that enough time has elapsed without achieving any tangible progress." Yet the Egyptian leader was sharply critical of Israel...
Communications. In addition to a massive program that is gradually replacing electromechanical switching devices throughout its huge system, Ma Bell is looking into miracle chip applications that would turn the family phone into both burglar alarm and fire alarm, as well as home intercom system. Chips will be used to...
While the Core proposal seems to be well intentioned, there is no reason why the new core curriculum should hold out against specialization and pre-professionalism any better than the original Gen Ed program did. In the midst of an acute job crunch it seems unlikely that the academic profession...
The experiment, however, has been a failure. As a vehicle for policy input and student unity, today's system just does not do what those 1000 men of Harvard who assembled at Soldier's Field that night in 1969 intended it to do. It is not that the people who...
Critics of the bilingual experiment contend that the movement is often more political than educational, with Spanish-surnamed children segregated in separate classes long after they can handle lessons conducted in English. "We fully recognize the benefits of cultural pluralism," says James Ward of the American Federation of Teachers. "But...