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...group has confronted value-free teaching by devising and marketing a model curriculum that states traditional conservative values throughout. Teen- Aid Inc., with headquarters in Spokane and 25 affiliates in the U.S. and Canada, urges youngsters to "resist the tide" of a sex-saturated culture. The program tries to sharpen the "refusal skills" of students and sends summaries of lessons home to parents. Students are told to be careful about what clothes they wear on dates, and not to drink or take drugs while on a date...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Sex and Schools | 11/24/1986 | See Source »

...disease, and none is imminent. But another new study suggests a possible way to at least relieve some of the worst symptoms. Dr. William K. Summers of the University of California, Los Angeles, last week published his experiments with a long-forgotten drug that seems, at least temporarily, to sharpen victims' memories...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Progress Made Towards Alzheimer's Cure | 11/17/1986 | See Source »

Edge noted that most of the other open division competitors had already played in tournaments this year. "We were more tentative on the court," she said. "It takes a few tough matches to sharpen...

Author: By Kristin Olson, | Title: Racquetwomen Open Season in NYC; Harvard Sends Eight to Tournament | 11/10/1986 | See Source »

...they spend each weekday imitating an upcoming opponent so that Harvard's first- and second-string players can sharpen their skills against that team's "look...

Author: By Bob Cunha, | Title: Scout's Honor | 10/18/1986 | See Source »

...inviting all at once. This is something different from the plain bass note of tragedy played in black-and- white photography. Just as the world does, these sweet-and-sour pictures leave us to face the contradictory visual facts and to sort them out for ourselves. The chance to sharpen the moral faculties may be this show's most unlooked for benefit. Any exhibit can introduce some little pictures. How many help to clarify...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Going Beyond Illustration | 9/8/1986 | See Source »

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