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...There is a third method of dealing with examination questions—that is by the use of an overpowering assumption, an assumption so cosmic that it is sometimes accepted. For example, we wrote that is was pretty obvious that the vague generality was the key device in any discussion of examination writing. Why is it obvious? As a matter of fact, it wasn’t obvious at all, but just an arbitrary point form which to start. This is an example of an unwarranted assumption...
...came into the steep grade of the hill I stepped on my right foot and planted my right pole in the snow. Next I went to push with my right pole and step onto my left foot, thus moving myself forward. Instead of the expected motion forward, this reliable method of propelling myself on skis resulted in net zero progress. I've fallen down skiing countless times, I've stumbled, I've crumpled, I've flopped. I've jammed a pole into the snow between my skis and raked it up my crotch. I've explored just about every awkward...
...frogs. "I can't spare two weeks for that," says teacher Steffany LaBree. A U.S. history teacher doesn't assign research papers because they don't help him prepare students for state-mandated tests. The town's educators say they don't oppose accountability. Many of them prefer the method adopted by states such as Vermont, in which independent reviewers assess portfolios of student work. Many educators also oppose harsh consequences for schools that fail to meet state targets. But Mike Ward, state superintendent of public instruction, responds that "without consequences, there aren't assurances that the curriculum has been...
...Support for Sit-In,” (News, April 30), student support for a living wage for all Harvard workers “has dropped significantly in the last year.” Based on the details in the story, I draw some different conclusions. First, the survey method makes it impossible to know what students believed about a living wage last Sunday. And second, we cannot conclude that levels of support have changed...
...method of positioning yourself as you go into negotiations," he said. "It's not a call to arms against Harvard...