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...broadcast can benefit all students by providing a reference for homework and exams. Students who generally do not attend class--because they are too tired or hung over--may be enticed to watch the broadcast lectures at their convenience as opposed to not at all. Students who would have gone to the lecture but were prevented from doing so by extenuating circumstances--sickness, accidental oversleep or off-campus activities--benefit from the broadcast of lectures on the web. This option provides these students with the opportunity to recapture the material they missed. For these students most of all, taping...
...conservative education analyst, writes in her recent book, The War Against Boys, that schoolboys are "routinely regarded as protosexists, potential harassers and perpetuators of gender inequity" who "live under a cloud of censure." Sommers cites studies showing that boys come to school less prepared than girls, do less homework and get suspended more often. "For males, there's no social currency in being a straight-A student," says Clifford Thornton, associate dean of admissions at Wesleyan University. Although the latest figures show that college graduates earn, on average, almost double the wages of those with no college, "there...
...still does that--but not automatically. To reach the right amount, you're going to have to do more homework than in the past...
...tough industry," Melinda Miller, ISC's publicity manager, explains. "It is a disappointment, but it is the nature of the industry. Mahaffey's case was not unusual. Consumers have to do their homework." She says that of the 5,324 clients the company represented from 1997 to 1999, only 11 had made more money than they invested. Consumer advocates say even that number is inflated. While no one questions the risks inherent in developing a new invention, experts say the odds shouldn't be that low. In 1996 federal authorities forced ISC, which has more than 70 offices worldwide...
...conservative education analyst, writes in her recent book, The War Against Boys, that schoolboys are "routinely regarded as protosexists, potential harassers and perpetuators of gender inequity" who "live under a cloud of censure." Sommers cites studies showing that boys come to school less prepared than girls, do less homework and get suspended more often. "For males, there's no social currency in being a straight-A student," says Clifford Thornton, associate dean of admissions at Wesleyan University. Although the latest figures show that college graduates earn, on average, almost double the wages of those with no college, "there...