Word: taught
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...struggle for gay rights can't simply be summed up as a war between irreligious gays and lesbians and their "intellectual elite" allies on the one hand, and "starchy traditionalists" and God-fearing regular Joes on the other. Our work on behalf of the gay and lesbian community has taught us that that community is far too diverse and multi-faceted to be caricatured so broadly. NICOLE L. DEBLOSI '99 ADAM A. SOFEN...
Before joining the court in 1995, Fried taught 30 years at HLS and served a four-year stint as U.S. solicitor general under President Reagan ending...
Fried, who taught a course on Roman law at HLS,distinguished himself on the court with hisacademic flair and frequent quotations from Danteand Kant...
...glimpse into the life of budding geniuses, but nobody made these kids better students--they were born that way. Each one is self-motivated and can obviously grasp any task at hand. Each could have been left in a box with a book and would have ended up self-taught. You did, however, confirm my belief that most teachers are only capable of imparting information to ready-made A and B students. Of course, there are a few good teachers, but they cannot overcome the inept system we have. After nine years of watching my dyslexic son feel dumber...
Many have suggested that most of what goes on in schools is a meaningless waste of time. Meanwhile, 99% of children, both rich and poor, have, with enthusiasm and efficiency, but without any formal teaching, taught themselves to speak their native tongue. And then in schools, they are forced to memorize and regurgitate and are certified by the rigid, demeaning, coercive, boring pseudo-academic institutions they attend. A few schools, by using only interesting material like newspapers, games, comic books, art, music and talk, have shown us how to stop schooling and start educating. They've eliminated formal assessment, stopped...