National Commission on Teacher Education Act: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Education, Arts, and Humanities of the Committee on Labor and Human Resources, United States Senate, Ninety-eighth Congress, Second Session, on S.J. Res. 138 ... June 7, 1984 |
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... become so widespread that it is now taken for granted . Over 20 percent of adults in this country are function- ally illiterate , and another 32 percent are only marginally literate . Billions of dollars are spent every year on remedial ...
... become so widespread that it is now taken for granted . Over 20 percent of adults in this country are function- ally illiterate , and another 32 percent are only marginally literate . Billions of dollars are spent every year on remedial ...
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... become so popular that last year some parents camped out for 3 days in order to enroll their children be- cause it operates on a first - come , first - served basis . I believe that this evidence is compelling enough to warrant a study ...
... become so popular that last year some parents camped out for 3 days in order to enroll their children be- cause it operates on a first - come , first - served basis . I believe that this evidence is compelling enough to warrant a study ...
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... become so widespread that we have come to accept it as the norm . Over 22 percent of adults in this country are functionally illiterate , and another 32 percent are only marginally literate . Billions of our tax dollars are spent every ...
... become so widespread that we have come to accept it as the norm . Over 22 percent of adults in this country are functionally illiterate , and another 32 percent are only marginally literate . Billions of our tax dollars are spent every ...
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... becomes a kind of " religious " position in its own right which competes directly with other re- ligious views . For instance , Values Clarifica- tion theory consistently presents the indi- vidual self as the final arbiter of value ...
... becomes a kind of " religious " position in its own right which competes directly with other re- ligious views . For instance , Values Clarifica- tion theory consistently presents the indi- vidual self as the final arbiter of value ...
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... become reading disabled , and many graduate as functional illiterates . Why ? Is it possible that something is wrong with the way we teach children to read ? How do they teach reading in the Soviet Union ? They use the analytic ...
... become reading disabled , and many graduate as functional illiterates . Why ? Is it possible that something is wrong with the way we teach children to read ? How do they teach reading in the Soviet Union ? They use the analytic ...
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Page 262 - If an unfriendly foreign power had attempted to impose on America the mediocre educational performance that exists today, we might well have viewed it as an act of war.
Page 10 - Senate, and shall be compensated at the rate provided for level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of title 5, United States Code. One such Associate Director shall be designated "Associate Director for Domestic and Anti-Poverty Operations...
Page 9 - The teacher preparation curriculum is weighted heavily with courses in "educational methods at the expense of courses in subjects to be taught. A...
Page 10 - Code, governing appointments in the competitive service, and without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title relating to classification and General Schedule pay rates, but...
Page 10 - Any vacancy in the Commission shall not affect its powers, but shall be filled in the same manner in which the original appointment was made.
Page 10 - All other members shall be entitled to receive an amount not to exceed the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay in effect for grade GS-18 of the General Schedule for each day during which they are engaged in the actual performance of duties vested in the board. While away from their homes or regular places of business...
Page 221 - Nothing contained in this Act shall be construed to authorize any department, agency, officer, or employee of the United States to exercise any direction, supervision, or control over the curriculum, program of instruction, administration, or personnel of any educational institution or school system...
Page 194 - the deliberate, systematic, and sustained effort to transmit, evoke, or acquire knowledge, attitudes, values, skills, or sensibilities...
Page 10 - c) The Commission shall submit to the President and to the Congress such interim reports as it deems advisable. The Commission shall submit to the President and to the Congress not later than twenty-four months after the first meeting of the Commission, a final report of the study and investigation, together with such recommendations as the Commission deems advisable. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS SEC.
Page 208 - Give a man a fish and he eats for a day; teach a man to fish and he eats for a lifetime.