Word: curriculum
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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During the panel presentation, head writer Lou Berger explained that each episode of Sesame Street is made up of six serious "bits" and one muppet "insert." All of these show parts must support a given year's curriculum, which changes to meet social needs determined through conferences with preschool educators and in-house consultants...
...characters are only as strong as the writers, according to Berger. The show's head writer took time during the panel to discuss the interplay between writers who are concerned with "what can I do with Grover in restaurant" and the necessity of meeting curriculum goals for each scene...
...every level, curriculum, adult and child viewing, it's funny," he said...
...said he drew inspiration for the project from similar programs at Princeton, the movement for an ethnic studies concentration and the alternative study group in Social Analysis 10: "Principles of Economics," where students have formed their own section to discuss approaches that differ from the established curriculum...
...broad-brush enforcement by school administrators infuriated conservative Christians, who gradually developed enough clout to force Congress to make a change. The resulting Equal Access Act of 1984 required any federally funded secondary school to permit religious meetings if the schools allowed other clubs not related to curriculum, such as public-service Key Clubs. The crucial rule was that the prayer clubs had to be voluntary, student-run and not convened during class time...