American education is every bit as
polarized, red and blue, as American politics. On the crimson, conservative end
of the spectrum are those who adhere to the back-to-basics credo: Kids, practice
those spelling words and times tables, sit still and listen to the teacher;
school isn’t meant to be fun—hard work builds character. On the opposite, indigo
extreme are the currently unfashionable "progressives", who believe that
learning should be like breathing— natural and relaxed, that school should take
its cues from a child’s interests. As in politics, good sense lies toward the
center, but the pendulum keeps sweeping sharply from right to left and back
again. And the kids end up whiplashed. Since the Reading Wars of
the 1990s, the U.S. has largely gone red. Remember the Reading Wars In the
1980s, educators embraced "whole language" as the key to teac A. (A) hurt B. (B) beaten C. (C) deteriorated D. (D) overwhelmed
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American education is every bit as
polarized, red and blue, as American politics. On the crimson, conservative end
of the spectrum are those who adhere to the back-to-basics credo: Kids, practice
those spelling words and times tables, sit still and listen to the teacher;
school isn’t meant to be fun—hard work builds character. On the opposite, indigo
extreme are the currently unfashionable "progressives", who believe that
learning should be like breathing— natural and relaxed, that school should take
its cues from a child’s interests. As in politics, good sense lies toward the
center, but the pendulum keeps sweeping sharply from right to left and back
again. And the kids end up whiplashed. Since the Reading Wars of
the 1990s, the U.S. has largely gone red. Remember the Reading Wars In the
1980s, educators embraced "whole language" as the key to teac A. (A) Math, American Kids’ Nightmare. B. (B) U.S. Education, the Retunrn of the Tradition. C. (C) Polarized Politicians, Polarized Educators. D. (D) Reading From Phonetics.
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Every year, the American Lung Association (ALA) releases its annual report card on smog, and every year it gives an "F" to over half the nation’s counties and cities. When ALA’s "State of the Air 2002" recently came out, dozens of credulous local journalists once again took the bait, ominously reporting that their corner of the nation received a failing grade. The national coverage was no better, repeating as fact ALA’s statement that it is "gravely concerned" about air quality, and neglecting to solicit the views of even one scientist with a differing view. Too bad, because this report card says a lot less about actual air quality than it does about the tactics and motives of the ALA.
The very fact that 60 percent of counties were giver an "F" seems to be alarmist. This is particularly true given that smog levels have been trending downward for several decades. According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA A. trusting B. suspicious C. critical D. hesitant
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highly esteemed value in the American culture, and Americans may feel
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