Word: generationism
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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One of the most reassuring things was the rediscovery of a boundless first- name friendliness. In Los Angeles now his banker is Judy, his mortgage-loan officer Adam, and his used-auto dealer Gary. Restaurant tables are held under his first name, as are pizza orders. A TV skit conveys...
Although apprenticeship can be a highly effective tool, it requires greater personal involvement and a deeper understanding of the subject matter than most conventional teaching methods. To help make up for the shortage of professionals skilled in this technique, educators look to a new generation of computer-based teaching tools...
Veteran agent Sterling Lord sees Wylie as the naughty schoolboy of his generation. "Each one ((of these agents)) pushed the ethics back a little further," he says. But even Wylie's critics acknowledge that he is an inevitable product of the awkward transition from cottage industry to multinational business. So...
Hopefully, these internalized messages of openness will be what differentiates this generation's leadership from the past. We can still criticize our college experience for not being the intellectual epiphany people expect from Harvard. And we can demand further opening of this community. But if we take away one thing...
At the end of a period tagged a decade of greed, which followed a "me generation" and a so-called age of permissiveness, the return of concern is encouraging. And, 25 years after the Civil Rights Act was passed, and 20 years after such politics culminated in students taking over...