Word: scholasticism
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In Taiwan's rigorous academic meritocracy, good students are praised and respected; great students become the object of local pride. A-Bian was the greatest student Tainan county had ever seen, his intelligence and perspicacity as obvious and tangible as an Olympic sprinter's speed. "He was always the brightest...
For many young Turks, inability to communicate effectively in the language of their adopted country is a real handicap, not just an inconvenience. It often means poor scholastic achievement and inferior educational qualifications. In 1998, only 14% of Turkish secondary school students qualified for university admission, compared to more than...
Can chess live up to such great expectations? Robert M. Snyder, who wrote Chess for Juniors and runs a program by the same name in Fort Collins, Colo., thinks it can. "Today the world is so technology oriented that you need brainpower, not brawn, to compete," he says. Not only...
As the game entered its tense final minutes, Ford took over, scoring 15 of Cambridge's final 17 points. The Falcons' All-Scholastic captain, this year's GBL Most Valuable Player, was all over the place, making steals, diving on the floor, shooting, passing and driving straight down the court...
Late last year, J.K. Rowling distressed zillions of readers by announcing that the fifth novel in her Harry Potter saga would not appear in 2001. The author sweetened this dismal news, at least a little, by promising to make available two books regularly read by students at the Hogwarts School...