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...makes pious reference to public opinion and the importance of gathering informed laymen's views on teacher education. The program he designs, however, would take little note of these views; by removing extensive state super-vision of teacher training it seeks not to increase public participation, but to widen professional control to include academic faculties. This aim is unrealistic. The ultimate effect of making institutions as a whole responsible for teacher training is to increase the accountability to the public, whether by statute or custom. Before they accept the responsibility that Conant offers, therefore, colleges must ask if they...
Since it would be unsafe for the Drive to widen beneath the underpasses and then narrow to its present width elsewhere, observers consider it likely that the road will eventually be widened along its entire length. Although this might not eliminate the grassy strip by the river, it would probably make it difficult for students to reach what remained...
...great literary contribution of his own; bit through his relentless campaign for increased intellectual freedom Yevtushenko has made, and will continue to make, an important contribution to he artistic achievements of others. He and his allies will suffer setbacks, as they did last spring, but each time they will widen the sphere of freedom little further...
Fear & Sex. "I see the mind of a five-year-old as a volcano with two vents, destructiveness and creativeness," writes Author Ashton-Warner. "To the extent that we widen the creative channel, we atrophy the destructive one." To achieve that requires an unconventional kind of teaching-not imposing education from the outside, thereby fostering frustration and aggressiveness, but inducing the child to reach out from inside himself...
...Chinese were ready to prolong the quarrel indefinitely. "If the differences cannot be resolved this year," said Peking blandly, "they can wait until next year." The Russians were less patient. They shot back an answering communiqué warning Peking that "the immediate future" will decide whether the split will widen. Then Moscow gave the Red Chinese-and the West-a pointed reminder. After all, said the Soviets, "we have a common enemy...