Word: listens
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American education is every bit as polarized, red and blue, as American politics. On the crimson, conservative end of the spectrum are those who adhere to the back-to-basics credo: Kids, practice those spelling words and times tables, sit still and listen to the teacher; school isn't meant to be fun--hard work builds character. On the opposite, indigo extreme are the currently unfashionable "progressives," who believe that learning should be like breathing--natural and relaxed, that school should take its cues from a child's interests. As in politics, good sense lies toward the center...
...music that people love so much, they seek it out, download it and turn up the radio whenever it comes on. The Hill sisters model is trickier; they composed the melody for Happy Birthday to You. They achieved their fame by writing a tune that people don't listen to so much as sing...
...self-aggrandizement is tolerable because we understand that The Game is lost without Dre and we’re willing to listen to him pop off at the mouth so he can feel better. Sometimes, however, he just goes too far. On “Compton,” which has a funky vibe courtesy of will.i.am, he raps, “Look at all the hate I see, I’m sick / You can’t get rid of me, I’m HIV.” It’s difficult to understand...
...that the film will reveal Beethoven to a segment of society that hasn’t heard his music.“In this country, [classical music] seems to be reserved for some other class of society,” Harris laments. “And the more you listen to Beethoven, the more you realize that he covers the whole range of human emotions.”To an extent, he blames public schooling for the lack of music appreciation among youth.“When I was growing up, you had your own orchestra in third, fourth, fifth...
...more likely to show up in a Democratic candidate's ad than a Republican's. Many Democrats have translated their victory into a mandate for change in Iraq; the day after the midterms, Sen. Harry Reid called for a bipartisan summit on the issue, saying "The President must listen and work with Democrats to fix his failed policy." But in the end, what appears to have mattered most was Congress' own behavior. Fully 74% of voters surveyed in exit polls ranked corruption and ethics as important in determining their votes; by comparison, 67% said that about Iraq. The lack...