Word: unorthodox
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...third suggestion, the Overpowering Assumption, I think, is best. Best not for the reasons he suggests--that the assumption is so cosmic that it might be accepted. It is rarely "accepted"; we aren't here to accept or reject, we're here to be amused. The more dazzling, personal, unorthodox, paradoxic your assumptions (paradoxes are not equivocations), the more interesting an essay it is likely to be. (If you have a chance to confer with the assistant in advance, of course--and we all like to be called "assistants," not "graders"--you may be able to ferret...
Many educators hope that TFA's unorthodox approach will boost the low status of the profession and help alleviate the growing teacher shortage. According to the American Federation of Teachers, U.S. schools will have to hire 1.8 million new teachers by 1997. The need is especially acute in inner cities and rural communities, precisely the areas TFA serves. "Without programs like ! this," says New York City Schools Chancellor Joseph Fernandez, "we are never going to resolve pipeline issues related to attracting the very best and brightest to our profession...
...king of the social jungle. The TV commentator on the Bavarian capital's Schickeria -- the chic and shallow set -- is brought to life twice a month on the ARD network by ANDREAS IK, 37, a onetime psychology student. Life's a peep show for Lukoschik, and his unorthodox interviews with the rich and notorious -- he once sat on a white stallion to interview a party girl bathing in mare's milk -- attract millions of viewers. Not to mention voyeurs...
Darden, who liked to wear capes and tool around town in a vintage Rolls, was a perfect archetype for the troupe: brainy, unorthodox, funny, demanding and supercilious. He takes up a lot of space in this dishy backstage book: even here, the star system prevails. Despite the author's strenuous attempts at seriousness, the eruptive, disruptive talents who made the theater memorable are the same ones who make The Compass a good read...
...fire of the Sierra Club and other activist groups, which denounced him for consistently siding with corporate polluters. They scarcely mentioned Bush, even though Sununu was only carrying out the President's policies. Such loyalty is prized by all chief executives, but especially by George Bush. Moreover, Sununu's unorthodox political calculations have often been vindicated, most impressively when he has stood against the consensus of more seasoned Bush advisers...