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...light-hearted White House conversation with representatives of Texas newspapers may have opened a new controversy for President George W. Bush. The President laughed when Knight-Ridder?s Ron Hutcheson asked for Mr. Bush?s "personal views" about the theory of "intelligent design", which religious activists advocate should be taught in U.S. schools as an alternative to theories of evolution. After joking that the reporter was "doing a fine job of dragging me back to the past," to his days as governor of Texas, Bush said: "Then, I said that, first of all, that decision should be made to local...
...graphics and electronics lab, three gymnasiums and many extracurriculars. While the best of Milwaukee's K-8 schools have adopted such middle school features as lockers, science labs, changing classes throughout the day, they can't equal a program like Fritsche's. At Humboldt Park, for instance, Spanish is taught by a paraprofessional using computerized lessons; the only gym doubles as the cafeteria...
...teachers are out to get you--its sole purpose is to make your life a living hell. In some ways, that's true. There are certainly too many cruel people and comments that follow me around. With all the teasing, I often turned to my favorite class, English, taught by the amazing Joel Ronkin. That was the one place at school where I could express myself, through writing...
...specifically mentioned as examples two Core courses related to engineering have been designed to appeal widely to undergraduates. The courses, which focus on the interplay of engineering and society, are Quantitative Reasoning 48, “Bits,” taught by McKay Professor of Computer Science Harry R. Lewis ’68, and Science A-52, “Energy, Environment and Industrial Development,” co-taught by McKay Professor of Mechanical Engineering Frederick H. Abernathy and Butler Professor of Environmental Studies Michael B. McElroy...
...actually went to learn to bake bread for the book. I was that devoted. I went to a friend who is truly a domestic goddess, and bakes her own bread every day, and practically has chickens running around the yard. She taught me from scratch. I have to say, it was very enjoyable. We had this lovely day, and we baked all of this bread. We made four loaves. But what really hit me was that then we sat down for tea, and we ate one of the loaves between us. It dawned on me-you make it, and then...