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...Recently, I was asked by one of my daughters if I believed in angels. Her second-grade Sunday school teacher had included in her lesson plan a description of seraphim and cherubim and touched on the topics of archangels and fallen angels, and this had left her in quite a muddle. Her question would leave many doctors, myself included, in a muddle as well. Doctors are trained in science, where the truth is defined by tangible proof, not blind faith. But science hasn't proven that angels exist or don't exist. And at least a few times...
...Even though we are now living in the digital age, the basic and most important element of education-the human connection-has not changed. The most wired students still need that one-on-one, teacher-student relationship to learn and to succeed. Teenagers need instruction in English, math or history, but they also want personal advice and encouragement. Kids talk with me about their families, their weekend plans, their favorite TV shows and their relationship problems. In my English and journalism classes, we talk about Shakespeare and persuasive essays, but we also discuss college basketball, the war in Iraq...
...high school biology teacher preferred the coinage “product of the ’90s” to describe any behaviors or beliefs that were popular among students in spite of (or likely, because of) their hostility towards the traditional values endorsed by the founders and faculty of our all-male Christian boarding school. These included, but were not limited to, long hair, agnosticism, and habitual tardiness (in order of descending importance...
...cautions me and the some 40 other "students" at the bar to drink plenty of water between drinks to ward off the dreaded hangover. "I am going to lead you into the realm of intoxication," says Weber with a mischievous grin. It's his job, as teacher and bartender, to share his extensive knowledge of "the pleasure of serious drinking," as he calls it, Loh and Behold Avant-garde murals and imaginative furnishings characterise a new Singapore hotel Identity Parade An iconic style magazine marks its quarter century Summits of Style Esoteric treatments in a minimalist setting A Starflyer...
...He’s really gone above and beyond,” Kruger said. “He’s really a fantastic teacher, and it’s sad he’s leaving...