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...movie figure, both uniting and divisive, Wayne can finally be seen as a superb actor, not a Vietnam-era political litmus test. He made more than 150 films, but three of the best are in this package. Stagecoach, his first western with director John Ford, made Wayne a star. Howard Hawks' Rio Bravo was the most genial and communal of Wayne's films, as Dean Martin and Ricky Nelson help him corral the bad guys. In Ford's The Searchers--about a man obsessed by the ravages done to his niece by an Indian chief--Wayne is a cauldron...
...have the foreign policy of this country dictated by terrorists." JOHN HOWARD, Australian Prime Minister, after Iraqi militants demanded a pullout of Australian troops in exchange for the release of engineer Douglas Wood...
...norm. Dosed up on theory, graduates are "unprepared for the real environment," says Brownlee. Confronted suddenly by parents, "they feel defensive and don't want to hear questions." Unfortunately, parents tend not to make allowances for callow teachers. "If someone is new within our walls," says St. Ives?based Howard, "they virtually have to prove themselves to parents. Teacher bashing is one thing, but young-teacher bashing is something else. Parents will put the pressure on to make sure their child gets the best of absolutely everything . . . the experience can be quite destructive for young teachers...
...ring-gai Unit for Gifted and Talented Students, based at St. Ives North School in Sydney. Parents of children who've sat the test and been rejected often won't go quietly. "I've come out of many conversations with my head reeling," says unit coordinator Tina Howard. Not that parents whose children are accepted necessarily relax. Many Year 6 parents become agitated as the entry test for selective high schools approaches each March, "because the fear of not getting into one of these schools after being in a program like this is high," says Howard. "Some of these children...
...much stronger community [than other houses],” says Sarah K. Howard ’07. “It’s not for everyone but if you’re really interested in communal living and a more intense experience it is an opportunity to be a bigger part of the decision-making...