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Review: 'My Life and My Life in the Nineties' by Lyn Hejinian
There's that John Cage quote people trot out when you call a piece of art boring — “In Zen they say: If something is boring after two minutes, try it for four. If still boring, then eight, sixteen, thirty-two, and so on. Eventually one...
Tags: John Cage, Arts and Culture, John Ashbery, Chicago Tribune, Poetry
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Getting a grip on grammar
The Baltimore SunIf you are a native speaker of English, you have English grammar in your head, and it has been there since you were a very small child. Unfortunately, the process of translating that grammar into terms for discussion of writing has not gone well....Tags: Authors, Students, Arts and Culture, Teaching and Learning, Education
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Foreign language studies could be de-emphasized
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Foreign language studies could be de-emphasized in Michigan under a bill that would drop it as a high school graduation requirement. The Detroit News reports Monday that supporters of the change say it would offer more...
Tags: Students, Arts and Culture, Teaching and Learning, Education, Science and Technology
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If they want rules, give them real ones
The Baltimore SunMuch as I am in sympathy with Lucy Ferriss's latest post at Lingua Franca, I fear that something she says may be subject to a dangerous misinterpretation: As I’ve said before, people want rules. Students, for instance, take notice when they...Tags: Arts and Culture
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District 202 preparing for new educational standards
A big change is coming to Plainfield public schools next academic year, and district officials want to make sure students — and their parents — are ready for it. Starting next fall, Plainfield Community Consolidated School District 202's...
Tags: Students, Plainfield (Will, Illinois), Arts and Culture, Teaching and Learning, Science and Technology
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District 95 to expand bilingual education program
Lake Zurich Community Unit School District 95 will expand bilingual education after officials there learned a state audit showed more of the district's students were bilingual and that one of its programs for those students may be insufficient....Tags: Arts and Culture, Students, Teaching and Learning
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Italian language instruction taking hold in Howard County schools
You can hear their passion for teaching the language, a Viva Italia! enthusiasm they hope to make infectious to those who sign up for the courses. For Italian language teachers Catherine D'Ascoli of Wilde Lake High School and Peter DiMarco of Hammond...Tags: National Government, Arts and Culture, High Schools, Teachers, Government
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Out of the woodwork
The Baltimore SunIt was to be expected, on National Grammar Day, despite the cautions from Kory Stamper and others, that the peeververein would make their voices heard. A reader signed on as "diteora" at the post "Good grammar doesn't entitle you to be smug" asks for...Tags: Human Interest, Social Media, Arts and Culture, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Weaponry
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Rae Arlene Moses, 1935-2013
Rae Arlene Moses taught linguistics and co-founded the women's studies program at Northwestern University, where she was assistant dean of the College of Arts and Sciences for eight years. There were few women in top administrative positions at the time...
Tags: Colleges and Universities, Medical Research, Students, Arts and Culture, Teaching and Learning
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Edward V.C. Nicol, SSA employee
Edward V.C. Nicol, a retired Social Security Administration public affairs representative who earned the name of "Mr. Meals on Wheels" for his more than three decades of volunteer work, died Jan. 13 of pneumonia at the Presbyterian Home of Maryland in...Tags: Interior Policy, Human Interest, Arts and Culture, Social Security, U.S. Army
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Contest highlights students' public speaking skills
Imperial Valley Press Staff WriterBRAWLEY — Although a majority of people might say public speaking is their No. 1 fear, Dakota Hickingbottom sees it as one of her strengths due to her involvement in mock trial at Brawley Union High School and through 4-H. On Wednesday, the 16-...Tags: Robert J. Lopez, Students, Arts and Culture, Teaching and Learning, Education
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District 99 preparing new English, Social Studies curriculum
The English and Social Studies departments in Community High School District 99 are working together to determine how to best incorporate the state's new learning standards into the curriculum for the 2013-2014 school year. A committee of about 30...Tags: Culture, Social Sciences, Arts and Culture, Students, Teaching and Learning
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