Word: particularized
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...This amendment should not be interpreted so as to result in the establishment of any particular ecclesiastical organization, or in the abridgement of the rights of religious freedom, or freedom of speech and press, or of peaceful assemblage...
...idea behind the new drive for knowledge is to study how humans behave, not only as individuals, but, more importantly, as members of a group or particular social setting. Eventually, the experts hope to find some basic laws about behavior which in turn may lead to the easing of various types of tensions. So far, the scholars admit, their efforts have been fumbling, and a good many of the experts are still hard put to say just exactly what human relations is. Among the centers that have mushroomed across the nation...
...laboratory" type course and has a two-fold purpose: to provide for reinforcement of certain basic skills in mathematics and languages and to round out the student's general education by providing a body of common knowledge that will serve as a basis for later specialization in any particular field. A certain amount of lectures are still given to provide background material: Professor George Taylor who heads the new sophomore American Studies course calls them "a bout with traditionalism." At the heart of the curriculum are seminar sections based on the principle of "learning through doing...
...basic "New Curriculum" courses are organized, in the humanities and social sciences as well as natural sciences, around broad topics or problems chosen to introduce students not specifically to a certain amount of facts but to the kind of work done in a particular field. For instance, Taylor's American Studies is based around twelve problems, such as "The New Deal: Revolution of Evolution?" or "National Health Insurance." The idea is to investigate each problem through reading and lectures and reach a conclusion about it, pro and con, stating reasons for the decision in a short paper...
...other objection is conceivable: that teachers would herd their entire class to the polls on November 2 after thoroughly indoctrinating them with a particular party line. These fears are exaggerated, however; such indoctrination would soon be noticed and reported. Improvements in education and a higher literacy rate have given today's young people knowledge and experience that their predecessors did not have. With schools now stressing the responsibilities of citizenship more than ever before, students should get the opportunity to practice what they are taught...