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...Blaster and Reader Rabbit boost students' grades or test scores, there is plenty of anecdotal evidence that kids love them -- and that the best ones can be useful teaching aids. Garry Breitstein, a teacher at Seattle's Hawthorne School, says his fifth-graders often spend their lunch hour and recess logging on to programs like Microsoft's Creative Writer, which helps children write stories by suggesting possible situations and opening lines. Another favorite is Microsoft's Encarta, a best-selling encyclopedia on CD-ROM. "It's had a huge impact, especially in their writing," Breitstein says. "They don't even...
...expected to wrap up by Friday, is now on hold till next month so the members can try to salvage the crime bill. Majority Leader Richard Gephardt said the health care debate will begin by Sept. 8 at the latest, when they return from a held-over summer recess. The scheduling may leave Democrats in the soup: the longer the bill is delayed, the harder it will be to enact reforms considered essential to Democratic prospects in November's congressional elections...
...along with that of Leonid Kuchma in neighboring Ukraine, was a measure of the deep disillusionment bedeviling many of the 15 republics that used to make up the U.S.S.R. Since the giddy days of 1991, when the republics scattered like schoolchildren at recess, independent life in what Russians call the "near abroad" has proved tougher than anticipated. Euphoria has slowly been replaced by disgust at the hardships of post-Soviet life: ethnic strife, political instability and government corruption. In the face of these problems, incompetent nationalist leaders, while touting the trappings of independence, have failed to deliver on essentials, such...
...council's proposal to reform the academic calendar to complete fall examinations before the winter recess was pushed through the Committee on Undergraduate Education (CUE), although the Faculty Council ultimately rejected it last month (please see related story, this page...
...Students have complained for years about the Harvard tradition for holding fall semester exams after winter recess. The winter vacation rings hollow as papers and problem sets remain due well into reading period and finals linger menacingly in the not-too-far-off future. And time spent with family is often cut short as Harvard students are compelled to rush back to campus in January and then must decide whether it is worth their time and money to attempt to return home for the few days of intersession...