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...taking children seriously. Letter to a Teacher, written by eight Italian farmboys, 13 to 16 years old, challenges not only the selfish individual attitudes of teachers and administrators, but also the class bias of the Italian public school system. Wishes, Lies, and Drams includes an essay by Kenneth Koch on teaching children to write poetry, and 250 pages of children's poems that demonstrate that sensitivity and originality in self-expression are far more than the gifts of a genetically privileged...
...Kenneth Koch's book deals with the problem of allowing younger children to use their powers of expression creatively. His incisive essay, based on his experiences teaching first-through-sixth graders in a New York public school, is a concise resource for teacher looking for ideas and guiding principles. He discusses the effectiveness of different ideas for poems, what physical and emotional settings are most conductive for children to write poetry, and the differences in presenting opportunities to write to children on different grade levels...
While talking to black Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm about her candidacy for the White House, New York Representative Edward I. Koch put his tongue firmly in his cheek and asked her if she would consider him as a running mate. "No, Ed," muskied Mrs. Chisholm. "I don't think the country is ready for a Jewish Vice President...
...weekend Harvard sailors captured the McMillan cup by a narrow one point margin over Tufts. The victory returns the cup, symbolic of East Coast big boat supremacy, to the Crimson for the first time since 1944. Sailing in 44-foot yawis at the U.S. Naval Academy, skipper Charlie Koch led the five race series with outstanding crew work by co-captains John Bowers and Rud Istvan, George Putnam, Dave Brownlee, Rick White, Oivind Lorentzen, and Andy Burns...
...Sunday the wind blew fairer and increased throughout the day. With a fourth, first, and second over the next three races, Harvard held a two point edge over Tufts and Navy going into the last race. Faced with the dilemma of which of the two teams to cover, Koch decided to sail his own race and hope for the best. The Crimson was forced to play catch up as Tufts got off to a perfect start. Relying throughout on sound tactics and flawless crew work, Koch worked his way his way up among the fleet leaders to finish third...