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...primarily a teacher of journal writing, Davis strove to walk “the thin line between helping her students work on their writing and emancipating them as people,” recalled daughter Lydia Davis of Port Ewen...

Author: By Charles F. Pollak, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Radcliffe Professor, Writer Dies At 100 | 10/7/2004 | See Source »

...conscientious and invested teacher, Davis challenged her students to use language precisely to express themselves. She did not hesitate to criticize famous authors’ grammar even though she never graduated from college. Davis kept a file of grammatical mistakes from newspapers to share with her classes...

Author: By Charles F. Pollak, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Radcliffe Professor, Writer Dies At 100 | 10/7/2004 | See Source »

...Davis taught a variety of writing seminars such as, “How to Keep a Journal” and “Autobiography as Detective Story.” Even as she aged, Davis remained sharp and committed to her students. She was named Teacher of the Year at Radcliffe when she was in her nineties...

Author: By Charles F. Pollak, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Radcliffe Professor, Writer Dies At 100 | 10/7/2004 | See Source »

...What's the best way to deal with a teacher who ignores school guidelines and assigns excessive homework? Approach the teacher first, perhaps after consulting with parents of other kids in the class. After all, if many students are struggling, the teacher should reassess the assignments. If the teacher remains unresponsive, consider seeing the principal...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Homework Survival Guide | 10/4/2004 | See Source »

...your 10-year-old is still toiling away? Is it better to send him to bed or have him finish? Send him to bed! A sleepy child is going to experience only diminishing returns for his efforts and will be tired the next day. Talk to the teacher, advises Aaron Pallas, who studies parent involvement at Teachers College in New York City. What are the teacher's expectations? Is he or she aware the work takes so much time? The problem could also lie with the child's study habits. He may be "doing his homework" while surfing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Homework Survival Guide | 10/4/2004 | See Source »

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