Word: teach
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Segat points to this background in explaining her support for after-school programs, attributing her academic and personal success to "caring teachers who were willing to stay after school and teach...
...knowledge of the universe grows and becomes more precise, and new hypotheses are supported and disproved at an alarming rate. But while creationism is presented as a scientific theory, it has been refuted fairly convincingly by leading scientists. Our knowledge of the world around us thrives because we teach theories that withstand scientific scrutiny and the test of time, not those that are unsupported...
...though the members disagree on the principles of what should be taught in the classroom, they should realize that in order to provide a high quality of education for the students, scientific theory must be taught. If parents wish to instruct their children differently, they have every right to teach these theories at home. However, by removing scientific theories from the state curriculum, the Board provides a disservice to its students by limiting their education and hampering their prospects in the American job market. Therefore, the Board should reconsider its decision in the interest of the students' well being, which...
...emergency. Even though I was within the affected area, I went outside in the rain and slept with my windows open. I know many people who did the same on the night of the accident because of the lack of information. Now I must see the young students I teach line up to get checked for radiation. I hope the citizens in Tokaimura and the surrounding areas will take an active role in making sure a life-threatening nuclear accident like this doesn't happen again. NAOMI COOK Kanasago, Japan...
...whose recommendation that "teachers should be encouraged to have guns" earned the animus of 52: "When I read that, I had to scream." "Bochard's pathological relationship with her weapon makes me hope there are no little children who call her Mommy." "Pistol-packing pedagogues can teach the four Rs: readin', 'ritin', 'rithmetic and 'rmed response." "Instead of sending a disruptive student to the principal, the teacher could just shoot him in the kneecap." "Hey, Lisa! Get rid of the gun, get help and get a life!" CHOICE EPITHETS FOR TIME'S STAFF FROM THE TICKED...