Word: mainstream
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...supports the President's pulling of the plug on student aid, and, surprisingly, takes seriously Education Secretary William J. Bennett's insensitive remarks about stereos and vacations, are any indication of what lurks behind the enticing new covers, then theonly claim The Salient can make to membership in the mainstream is in the realm of graphics...
...education. The era in education that created Westside Alternative School is associated with a permissiveness and a quest for relevance that demolished intellectual rigor Projects that emphasized progressive education open condors, community schools, alternative or school-within-a-school programs--are being phased but their students directed back into mainstream education. When school boards consider projects beyond improvement of the local school, they reflect the values of 1980s material culture rather than free thought: the Los Angeles Board of Education has not founded any alternative schools since 1973, but in 1981 it did establish the Downtown Business High School...
FELDSTEIN JUSTIFIED his move by claiming that introductory economics should concentrate on widely accepted mainstream views and that students should not be separated into ideologically specific groups. The professor's action appears to have been political, however, because he denied interested students the right to learn the radical critique along with the mainstream material. The presentation of alternative analytic frameworks in these sections not only gave students access to different economic viewpoints, but also helped them better understand mainstream neo-classical economics...
...presentation of different perspectives on economics. Such a committee could better make choices regarding such important matters as textbooks and essential curricula, while leaving section leaders free to teach. Governance by committee and the Development of a variety of alternative sections will not eliminate the central role of mainstream economic theory in Ec 10. Rather, it will promote the most fundamental aspect of a liberal arts education--critical thinking...
There is no question that exposing students to a variety of different economic viewpoints "helps them better understand mainstream neo-classical economics." But opponents of Feldstein's decision ignore the possibility that the current system already offers sufficient breadth of opinion, particularly for an introductory course...