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...Saudi Arabia, have made the country self-sufficient in energy, although that could change by the middle of this decade because of the difficulty in finding and exploiting oil and gas in remote and inhospitable expanses. By numerous indexes ?electrification, physicians and nurses per capita, teacher-to-pupil ratios, books published per annum?the U.S.S.R. is an advanced, and still advancing society. Despite censorship and an official ethos that discourages innovation, Russian culture of the Soviet era has produced masterpieces of Western civilization, especially in music, poetry and dance...
...comic pinpricks in a teacher's side. For example, Ph.D. theses have been written on such topics as Service in the High School Cafeteria, Student Posture and Public School Plumbing. But many studies are hard on teacher morale. Sociologist James S. Coleman's celebrated 1966 survey of pupil achievement seemed glum news for teachers. That study argued that family background made almost all the difference, and that qualities of schools and teachers, good and bad, accounted "for only a small fraction of differences in pupil achievement." Later researchers, examining Coleman's work, found that pupils do seem...
Councilor Saundra Graham said Cambridge spent more per pupil than many area private schools, and added, "This has to end or the taxpayers will get so angry they will end all educational programs...
After the morning Pledge of Allegiance, a third-grade teacher in Watertown, Mass., asks whether anyone wants to pray. "Not in school," responds one pupil. "I'd feel embarrassed to share a prayer, if I knew one," says another. But eventually eight-year-old Brendan volunteers. Then the teacher carefully asks whether anyone would like to be excused during the prayer, and the class responds with a chorus of "Naw." Finally, all alone, Brendan whispers a memorized prayer, beseeching the angels to watch over him while he sleeps...
...invite students to say prayers if they wanted to. Last week the state's highest court declared the law unconstitutional. During its brief life, students seemed confused or embarrassed, and results were mixed. A Plymouth sixth-grader prayed for release of the hostages in Iran. A Scituate pupil prayed for a volleyball victory. A Jewish girl said she could not lead because "all our prayers are in Hebrew, and I don't know Hebrew." Most children chose the Lord's Prayer, an occasional Hail Mary, or did not pray at all. Few opted to leave the room...