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Yes, precisely, say the reformers. The old ways of teaching mathematics have failed. Too many children are scared of mathematics for life. Let's teach them mathematical thinking, not routine skills. Understanding is the key, not computations.

Author: By Wilfried Schmid, | Title: New Battles in the Math Wars | 5/4/2000 | See Source »

At the beginning of November, a white truck pulled up to the Taiwanese gangster's house. Chen and 24 others were pushed into a tight crawl space under a false floor in the back of the truck. The truck was loaded with grapefruit and driven north into Mexico. "It took...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Coming to America | 5/1/2000 | See Source »

But now there was no going back. Chen was scared too about what would happen when he arrived in the U.S. He hoped his family would be able to borrow enough money to pay off the snakeheads, but he wasn't sure. "If your family has no money to pay...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Coming to America | 5/1/2000 | See Source »

Lazaro Gonzalez ran into the front yard and collapsed. Dalrymple screamed, "Bastards!" as he, too, ran to the front yard and hurled plastic milk crates at the agents. "It was a horror show," he says. As the motorcade drove off, agent Jim Goldman called INS headquarters to report that Elian...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Elian Grab | 5/1/2000 | See Source »

Last week the film passed the $100 million mark in box-office receipts, and people were speculating that Julia Roberts might win an Oscar for her uplifting role as the gutsy and busty Brockovich. But in Hinkley, plenty of people are angry over Erin, which they feel portrays the lawyers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Getting Angry Over Erin | 5/1/2000 | See Source »

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