Word: teaching
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Dates: during 1960-1960
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...wanted to teach had found his true vocation. In 1949 Strauss was elected to the first postwar Bundestag. At 33, he was the leader of Bavaria's delegation by virtue of his party post. "Anyone who wants a weapon in his hand," he said in one of his first speeches, "should have his hand...
...typical United States method is to teach these fundamentals as they are needed for more specialized work. This approach, however, often leads to confusion in understanding fundamental concepts...
...kids to take. We'd like them to say 'Don't worry about it, son, we'll get yourself through somehow. And if we can't, well then you'll get yourself through somehow. The important thing is to study hard now.' But if the parents don't teach a kid this, then it's up to us to teach...
...Besides encouraging these kids to go to college we try to give them the tools they'll need to prepare themselves. We teach them reading skills, for instance--how to skim, how to read a science book as opposed to a novel, thinks like that. We also try to get them to read as much as possible outside of school. We have what we call a 'Readers Are Leaders' program. If a student reads six outside books he gets a button, like a Boy Scout merit badge, which says 'Reader'; then if he reads twelve books he gets another badge...
...with higher group rankings. They were impressed by various teacher who characteristic ways, though always it was the teacher who communicated enthusiasm whom they remembered well. Some of the graduates attacked scholars and researchers "I am really upset about ... philosophy ... becoming academic." Others remembered the excitement of heating researcher teach: "the people who are better organized and have a firm grasp of the material are the people who are really doing some exceptional things in their field ... are makes the whole field come alive or speak to you..." Yet even where the graduates disagreed on researcher vs. teacher, there...