Word: teacher
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...film isn't merely a showcase for Hanks and Field. The minor characters are vital to the plot and theme; the lineup of stand-up comics at the Gas Station is odd and intriguing. One man dresses as a nun every night; another, an overweight high school history teacher, endures hissing disdain from the audience--all for the sake of his family, his students and comedy. Romeo (Mark Rydell), the self-concerned club manager, tries to prod and cajole his comics to the top. These characters are left behind as Steven and Lilah rise closer to success, and we feel...
When he was taking a high school geometry class, Gleason says he suddenly realized he understood more about math than did his teacher. While his contemporaries were having difficulties solving proofs and determining the volumes of spheres, he understood the subject well enough to help his teacher with the explanations in class--an experience that led him to his decision to become a researcher and a teacher...
Over the past 30 years, the Hayden Planetarium has also supplemented the science curriculum of the Cambridge public schools, said Albert H. Giroux, director of public relations for the Cambridge school system. He said the planetarium provides free field trips for students and hosts teacher workshops. It is currently showing an exhibit of "dinosaur art" from the Cambridge elementary schools, he added...
...they beamed down spectacular views of the mottled blue and white Earth miles below, the Discovery astronauts spoke about the Challenger--America's last manned space venture--which exploded on lift-off 32 months ago tragically killing school teacher Christa McAuliffe and six others...
However, Clark pointed to a rift between student and teacher concerns. "Very few faculty members that we interviewed seemed to say with concern, 'We're not close to the students,'" he noted...