Word: traversal
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Besides the relay, Kaplan had a first-place showing in the 100 freestyle with a time of 46.53 seconds. He was almost a triple. winner in the meet, but was just touched out in the 200 freestyle by LaSalle's Mike Travers, 1:43.40 to 1:43.65.
Not so, say three new studies carried out by Stevenson and by University of Illinois Education Professor Kenneth Travers -- at least in comparison with other countries. U.S. school youngsters, the studies found, rank low among 20-odd nations in mathematical skills from Grades 1 through 12. Among the key points...
Also at fault is the U.S. curriculum, which "spirals" students through subjects, with a light introduction in the early years and subsequent returns to concepts at increasingly sophisticated levels. But spiraling, as implemented in the U.S., observes Travers, "fails miserably. . .We keep on retreading and revisiting the same ideas." Finally...
University of Chicago Professor of Education Zalman Usiskin directs part of a reform project to attack failings that the studies point out. Among his proposed first steps: development of well-trained math specialists to supplement the typical all-purpose teacher in the early grades. Usiskin will study translations of a...
Before John Morgan's (Tim McInnerney) bloody mess demands any attention, the brewing uncertainty and turbulence here remains neatly capped beneath the calm British exteriors. Jean Travers (Vanessa Redgrave) is a well-liked schoolteacher who has a number of close friends and a lovely Yorkshire cottage. There certainly are hints...