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...teacher reading this article, I wasn't surprised by the diversity of the student body. Rather, it was the message that came across from the administration and staff: little or no homework because few do it anyway. "They can learn in class even if they aren't doing homework"--what educational philosophy is this? College preparation or adolescent latchkey? Just keep the kids in school (especially the blacks). They're money in the bank. Cha-ching. Typical high school. What a joke! JAMES R. DE LUCA St. Louis...
...Harvard students, CityStep is a program that mixes two of their passions: dance and children. Whether as an in-school teacher who wakes up early twice a week to work with a class of fifth-grade Cambridge public school students, or as an after-school teacher who meets twice a week in the Quad, each Harvard volunteer makes a huge commitment to the program, the other teachers and most importantly their students...
...completely student-run program, CityStep is able to grant its teachers creative and developmental freedom. Whether it is leading class activities or working out specific problems, each teacher actively supports and develops every aspect of the curriculum. By pushing through the many obstacles and troubles of working with children, teachers develop many personal skills, but they also get to see the product of their labor in the final performance...
Professor Was Talented, Caring Teacher...
...information-technology teacher and computer coordinator here at the Vientiane International School, I read with great interest the article on new software programs for students [Oct. 4]. I found it ironic that the Encarta Reference Suite 2000 was endorsed as a tool when it encourages plagiarism. An application that allows students to "cut and paste'' electronic information to index cards, then export that material to a word-processing program for editing and arranging, clearly does just that. In addition, it gives the students the impression that Encarta is the be-all and end-all in the research process. Research, however...