Word: maths
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...that conversation and having it. Why do we feel that way? For me, I agree with you. I mean, I look at the trade-off in terms of ... you know, I am 45 years old. When this is over, and my kids are grown, I'll be ... do the math - four, eight years, depends on where you take it - I'll still be in the prime of my professional life as far as I see it. I've always seen that...
...respond to the report—two of whom were former Deans of the College—expressed no disapproval for the committee’s recommendations. “When Dean Hammonds gives you the call, I hope you will all accept,” said math professor and former Dean of the College Benedict H. Gross ’71 after Hammonds’ presentation. “This is really a part of your responsibility, and I hope you will respond with alacrity.” —Staff writer Bonnie J. Kavoussi can be reached...
...superintendent, Carol R. Johnson, the school was closed to “prevent new infections and avoid unnecessary illness”—a decision coming with the “guidance of the Boston Public Health commission.” The 10th grade level MCAS math tests and all AP exams scheduled for this week have been postponed to next week, according to Johnson’s letter. Additionally, the school’s junior prom, which was scheduled for this Friday, has been postponed “indefinitely,” said BLS senior Gloria T. Chin...
...lifelong interest in science and technology remains a challenge. Some blame the school system. "My daughter is in second grade, and they're not taught anything," says Olga Fyodorova, visiting from St. Petersburg with her daughter Asya. "The biggest problem is that our children are not being taught history, math, chemistry and physics...
...People who fear that they will soon be out of work and have friends, relatives, and neighbors who are out of work are being told that the only way that the recession will end is if the government buys its way out of economic trouble. With unemployment rising, the math that taxpayers face is that fewer people will have to pay more to keep the nation from a depression and worsening unemployment. In addition, they are being told that the future of American social services is also in their hands...