Word: viewpoint
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...course, minority enrollment is going to drop when affirmative action is curtailed. But as Charles Krauthammer noted [VIEWPOINT, April 20], many minority students were enrolling in schools whose academic requirements far exceeded their abilities and preparation. At heart, this is a socioeconomic problem. Many minority students come from low-income families, in which education is often not held in high regard. As a result of their parents' indifference, a number of these children do not perform well in school and are generally ill prepared for any college, much less schools with high academic standards, like the University of California, Berkeley...
...thoroughly enjoyed humanities professor Camille Paglia's commentary on how suits charging a "hostile environment" in the workplace have got out of hand [VIEWPOINT, March 23]. I fully support fair practices for working men and women, but the business world is not a perfect place. It was built on competition, human communications, flexibility and risk. Men as well as women have had to endure hardships and personal challenges to succeed. Both men and women should exhibit tact and professionalism toward those with whom they work. And women in the workplace need to toughen their attitudes and demonstrate their ability...
Student organizers in Pugwash said presenting a diverse viewpoint, like that of Breggin, is valuable...
...Lanny Davis took the calls from investigative reporters, McCurry had to wage a vigorous internal campaign for openness. "What Mike McCurry has stood for is that if you give reporters all the facts up front, even before they ask for them, you stand a better chance of getting your viewpoint expressed and you'll have the story written accurately and completely," says Davis, who left the White House earlier this year...
...This viewpoint, from the stance of an "invisible" observer and interactive helper, is wonderfully educational. I strongly encourage every college student to spend a few days in a public school, whether as a tutor, teacher or observer. Schooling will be so different from how you remember it. Teaching styles, classroom dynamics, aptitude classifications all show the variation that goes on within a school, emphasizing the uniqueness of every kid and the strengths and weaknesses of the approach to public education. You will see why individual attention is needed...