Word: spotting
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...after the initial feelings of strangeness wear off, many people spot their own teaching flaws and come up with ideas to correct them, Krupnick says. Teachers who change their style often immediately evoke favorable reactions in their students, or receive better ratings on student questionnaires. One teacher who came to the center to brush up on his lecture style before accepting a prestigious teaching post at another university received substantial criticism from evaluators of one of his taped lectures. Nevertheless, he decided not to make any changes in his technique, and soon after he began his new job students dropped...
When Kodak plunged into the instant market two years ago, it seemed to have a chance to win top spot. Within a year it captured a third of the fast-growing market−but then went no higher. Polaroid came out with its $39.95 OneStep to challenge Kodak's identically priced Handle. Though both cameras were immediate successes, accounting for more than half of all instant-camera sales, the OneStep outsold the Handle by about 2 to 1. The OneStep has a motor that instantly ejects the print after exposure, while the Handle must be cranked before the print...
Even though Harvard is sky-high and optimistic, Yale rates as a favorite in the showdown, and a couple of Harvard injuries have solidified the Elis' favorite status. Crimson captain Todd Lundy will return to the number-one spot to face Yale's Matt Coyle after ten days out of action, but he remains below 100 per cent with injured ribs. Even worse, Harvard's four-player, Scott Walker, sprained an ankle in practice Monday night, and may not even play...
...Clifford and Steve Baloff are slated for duty in next Wednesday's big doubleheader against Yale. The Crimson seems to have a lock on an Eastern playoff spot if it can win at least five of its six remaining league games...
Last year's all-Ivy stroke, Kevin Cunningham, is back in his old spot after a week leading the second boat. Jim Russell and Karl Forsgaard have moved up from the second boat to take the seven and six seats, and skipper John Pickering will be at five. Last week's varsity stroke Jeff Cooley rows at four, Bill Chapman at three, Don Harting at two and Pasha Lakdhir, up from...