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Koch's theories of teaching seem sound enough. He believes in taking children seriously as poets, yet removing some of the aura of difficulty and remoteness surrounding poetry. He wants the atmosphere to be fun, would never assign 'homework.' From his experience at PS 61 he concluded that children enjoy writing poetry "because it provides welcome relief from required subjects." Because it is a group-activity it "belies self-consciousness or self-doubt." And he believes it to be "competitive in a mild and exhilarating way." Koch thinks that a teacher can overcome a child's fear of writing...
...women in the class"--that's simply not the case. Within two years of the start of sex-blind admissions, if the number of female applicants does not increase proportional to their increased chances of acceptance, it simply means that the Radcliffe Admissions Office has not done its homework...
...Mormons devoutly believe that the dead who did not have an opportunity to do their temple work while on earth should be given the chance for the salvific rites after death; accordingly, they baptize, confirm and seal the marriages of ancestors for generations past and spend hours on genealogical homework...
...less pastoral and more Peyton Place, CBS's pilot of Sons and Daughters features two 1950s high school seniors, a messy divorce (her parents), sudden death (his father) and a traumatized sibling (his younger brother), not to mention puppy love (theirs) and homework. Obviously, things should get worse on the series...
...favors large defense spending and is ultracautious on détente-may make him appealing to a part of Ford's natural constituency. His liberalism in economic matters could prove attractive to voters, especially if Ford does poorly in the fight against inflation. But Jackson, who does his homework and is known as an "issues man," often overstresses his issues. Besides, he is dull. It is hard to see him overcoming either the Kennedy charisma or Ford's open charm...