Word: scholasticism
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When the educators of the '60s turned their backs on traditional scholastic programs and sought new methods, they made one horrifying mistake: they allowed students to dictate the needs. Sesame Street may be America's last vestige of fundamental learning. The ivory towers have been razed and replaced...
College English instructors have made similar complaints in the past, but the percentage of incompetent writers among entering freshmen has risen in recent years. Maxine Hairston, director of freshman English at the University of Texas at Austin, blames the shortcomings on the fact that high school students do not read...
The Massachusetts law, which was sponsored by Rep. Lois G. Pines (D-Newton) states only that each school committee must allow a parent, guardian or student over 18, upon request, to inspect "academic, scholastic or any other records concerning such pupil." The law provides no procedure for enforcement.
Tommy has been successful since his high school days when he led his Framingham North team to the league championship. As a result of his fantastic senior year, the hustling halfback was showered with accolades, including being named to the all-scholastic starting team by every major paper in eastern...
You get a faceful of social outrage in the very first scene. A bunch of young kids sit on a stage, squirming in the summer heat as some starchy board of education types present them with scholastic awards. One old caricature, decked out in clothes more appropriate to a stroll...