Word: scholasticism
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Baby-Sitters was the brainchild of Jean Feiwell, editor in chief at Scholastic Inc., which publishes juvenile books. She noticed that tales with the word baby-sitter in the title sold well to young girls eager for that first taste of grownup responsibility. The club members -- now totaling seven -- and...
But the scholastic disregard of our young tradition is itself reason enough to see that tradition prized, and that it grows. If American universities do not recognize and explore the contributions American have made to English literature, which universities will? A country can not have a sense of national identity...
SAT scores are no big deal. The officials begin by attacking our supposed faith in the Scholastic Aptitude Test, arguing that the SAT is a poor indicator of academic prowess and that it discriminates against minorities and the economically disadvantaged. Considering that the authors of the response are quick to...
The infamous Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) is a case in point. The SAT, as numerous educational experts have argued, is geared towards the experiences of middle-class students. The themes and concepts addressed in the verbal parts of the test, for example, reflect an upbringing in a suburban white community...
THE only good part about the newly dubbed SAT-1 and SAT-2 is that we now know why we had to take all of those experimental sections of the old Scholastic Aptitude Test. But the drawback of the new tests is that they change the elements we identify with...