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...agree that public schools are in dire need of intervention and that one solution is to improve the quality of teachers. But you miss a major roadblock: parents. Even the most gifted teachers cannot inspire students whose parents do not instill in them the importance of education. Parents need to take responsibility by reading to children when they are very young, turning off the television and video games when they are older, making sure they are completing their homework and demanding that they respect not only their teachers but the concept of education as well. Cara A. Tonn, ROSEVILLE, MICH...
According to UC representatives at the meeting, between 100 and 200 students will miss their scheduled exams to travel to Washington, D.C. If the registrar’s office does not oblige their requests, many of these students plan to take advantage of the unwritten exam make-up rule, which gives students a “free pass” to retake an exam they missed...
...administration stressed that the “free pass” is granted only in cases in which students are on campus when they miss an exam—for example, when they inadvertently sleep through an exam...
...decision announced Monday to suspend all searches for new faculty goes against FAS dean Michael D. Smith’s statement in November that departments will continue searches they have already begun. Terminating searches will mean the school might miss out on hiring opportunities, especially chances to woo promising young professors. Fortunately, however, FAS has recognized that there may have to be exceptions to their no-search policy if, for instance, a window opens for a distinguished luminary to join the faculty or if a new position is desperately needed. Although only 15 ongoing searches remain, departments will likely still...
...without the touch-screen, the sleek interface, or a reliable network. How does that sound? Johnny, have I ever told you that you look like a young Cary Grant? 3. “Valkyrie”—Leave it to a can’t-miss duo like Tom Cruise and the guy who made “Superman Returns” to think that an historical thriller about the assassination plot against Hitler would fill seats come Christmas time. I wonder if it occurred to the coked-up brainstorming team who pushed for the film?...