Word: basics
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...years. One example: three years ago, the Bronx's P.S. 3 ranked 672nd among New York City schools - fourth from the bottom. The city fired the principal, replaced two thirds of the teachers, extended the school day and switched from a touchy-feely "real life" curriculum to one emphasizing basic instruction in reading and math. In one year, math scores on the state exam jumped 15 percent and reading scores 8.5 percent...
...that's just one half of the puzzle. Bush sings a sweet song. He's the uniter-not-a-divider. But his entire campaign is designed to mask a basic question: Bush may know who he is, but does anyone else in his party? While Bush runs as "a different kind of Republican," majority whip Tom DeLay has not changed; much of the rest of the leadership has not changed; the party platform has barely changed. He is treated as the messiah by conservatives left in the wilderness since Newt Gingrich was exiled, who have been willing all year long...
...first week was dedicated to basic tracks, the most important of which were the drum parts. The drums are the foundation-the steel frame of the car, the cement cellar of the house, the constitution of country. We recorded bass, drums and guitar all at once to capture the proper vibe, but focused on the drums, the idea being to build the song up from the bottom. The 16 microphones and stands placed around the drum kit looked like something out of Star Wars. In the console Matthew flipped from mike to mike, listening to the sound each captured. They...
...frustrating precisely because Coles never goes beyond the rather obvious statements of how moral leaders make their choices and live their lives. He never gets into risky territory, never tries to deal with the complexity of deciding what morality is or where it comes from. At the most basic level, the general reading public already knows what his point is and agrees with...
...Most faculty members agree that the basic problem is lack of space, which precludes the department from making too many new faculty appointments...