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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...many of us came back hoping, like our Ukrainian friends who will visit us next fall, that the Soviet Union can in fact change. However, we know that the complexity of such a transformation can be overwhelming. If we have learned anything from the exchange, it is that it is virtually impossible to draw conclusions about a nation in flux. We often found it impossible to categorize perestroika and glasnost as "good" or "bad" "working" or "not working." We did learn that if perestroika and glasnost are to work, it will take time...
...company's Time to Read program, through which TIME employees have tutored hundreds across the country. "Odyssey leaves room for a lot of creativity," says Sean Riley, 18, who plans to profile Redskins Quarterback Doug Williams. "What you write about is up to you, and you have to learn to be independent." More students may soon learn firsthand what Riley means: Washington school officials are considering expanding the Odyssey Project concept so that special training in writing skills will be available to all of the district's students...
Palos explains that although the Mexican children learn English in the public schools, in terms of speaking ability they learn nothing. "The kids themselves will tell you: English in the public schools is a joke," Palos says...
...project is a wonderfully big improvement over the days when the administration was putting bars over heating grates," said James Stewart, Director of the First Church Shelter. "I hope the administration will learn from the students...
...think both sides can learn a lot," Vroomen said...