Word: focus
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Formerly," said a brown-kimonoed matron, "the Emperor was the focus of the state. Now where is the focus and what can we strive for? If it is for democracy, what is the exact goal? No one seems able to tell us our objective...
...constitution," replied the Japanese high-school teacher leading the talk, "has as its focus the building of responsible citizens in a responsible democratic state. But we, too, are deeply puzzled about making the focus effective...
...Houses were once intended to promote undergraduate education, the report says, but "the role of the Houses . . . has come out of focus." Three ways in which the Houses can live up to their original purpose, the committee states, are 1) the creation of intimate discussion groups, with "six to ten men, a case of beer, and an instructor or two"; 2) teaching of courses right in the Houses; and 3) centering tutorial and advisory in the Houses...
...Teachers: "Much of the teaching problem will remain unsolved until teaching ability becomes a focus of reward, until those rare men are recognized who can develop skill in giving others the incentive to learn, explore, and discuss...
...General Education: "It is our belief, however, that a serious deficiency in a Harvard Education is also a serious deficiency of the GE report; it is a failure to focus on method and on the problem of eliciting active student participation...