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Indeed, MAC rats must vigilantly protect their precious liberties before they are drowned in a cesspool of mediocrity. To do any less would be unhealthy...

Author: By Mark J. Sneider, | Title: Take Back the MAC | 4/21/1992 | See Source »

Such findings should be of special interest to school districts that are struggling to allocate precious resources. Only 17% of U.S. elementary schools offer foreign-language programs, and nearly all of them teach their students the old-fashioned way. Yet results from partial-immersion programs suggest that students gain more than language skills and a taste for a foreign culture. The mental muscles they build from concentrating hard in their Japanese-taught classes make them stronger in other subjects as well. Some of the most enthusiastic proponents are the English-language teachers exposed to the Japanese-taught students. Says Great...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: (Is That Correct?) In a handful of American schools, first-graders are discovering math and science -- in Japanese | 4/20/1992 | See Source »

There's no question that the U.S. is in a recession. And there's precious little talk about foreign policy in this year's primary season, despite historic changes in the world and America's role in it over the last several years...

Author: By Kenneth A. Katz, | Title: Will Clinton Be America's Neil Kinnock? | 4/14/1992 | See Source »

...Look around your entry and be prepared to sacrifice personality or looks for convenience. This cuts down on precious commuting time and gives you an excuse for frequent but short study breaks...

Author: By Dan E. Markel, | Title: Sex at Harvard: Getting to Yes | 4/4/1992 | See Source »

...lines of Jackson's song Here in the Real World. "He says life is not like the movies. I used to tell people he took a phrase out of my life." For Kubas, as for many of the nation's still growing ranks of country fans, the songs are precious musical absolutions, forgiving them for the vanities they cherished and lost, and gently nudging them through middle...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Country Rocks | 3/30/1992 | See Source »

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