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JAN. 7, 1998
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Oregon Education Process Said To Be In
A “Daze” (Again), Part I
B y P rof . M c K inley B i kt
to d o before yo u "b lo w up schools” , I
d re n
told him . " ’ Standard Tests' make sense,
w r it in g , E n g lis h g r a m m a r , g e ­
citiz e n s o f this state, that "tim e is
lo r both student and teacher - ju s t like
o g r a p h y . a r ith m e t ic , an d g o o d
ru n n in g out fo r p u b lic ed u ca tio n in
Standard Time Zones, standard Screw
b e h a v io r , f o r s u c h te rm o f tim e
O re g o n ." I ’ ve been m a k in g that
threads, w id th o f ra ilro a d tracks, stan­
as s h a ll
p o in t w ith ever in crea sing fe rv o r,
dard voltage to r y o u r electrica l a p p li­
m o n th s f o r on e s c h o o l in e a ch
being the firs t to in itia te that p lay on
ances, and standard form ulas for m ed i­
y e a r; a n d e v e r y to w n o r h o u s e ­
G lenn R obin son scored 26 p o in ts,
W e need to keep the tu rn o ve rs d o w n
w ords. “ S cho ol da ze" vs "s h o o l
cines and pharm aceuticals like that
h o ld e rs . s h a ll be p r o v id e d w it h
in c lu d in g the fin a l fo u r o f the gam e,
and hustle and th a t’ s w hat yo u need
d a y s " (see lead O re g o n ia n e d ito ­
p ill you just lo ok. He got the message
su ch te a c h e r o r te a c h e rs , f o r such
as the M ilw a u k e e B ucks snapped a
to d o to w in gam es.”
ria l, F rid a y, 1/2/98).
“ Q u a lity C o n tro l.”
te rm o f tim e as s h a ll be e q u iv a ­
six-gam e road lo sin g streak w ith a
M ilw a u k e e to o k the lead fo r g o tx l
le n t to e ig h te e n m o n th s f o r o n e
98-92 v ic to ry o ve r the P o rtla n d T ra il
late m the th ird q u a rte r. A lle n knocked
Blazers
d o w n a ju m p e r w ith 1:40 le ft to r a
T h is is not news to the g o od
in
o rth o g ra p h y ,
r e a d in g ,
be e q u iv a le n t
to
MILWAUKIE 98, PORTLAND 92
s ix
It has been said that " im ita tio n is
In the past I'v e given some e n lig h t­
the m ost sincere fo rm o f fla tte r y ” ,
e n in g accounts o f the high level o f
s c h o o l in e a ch y e a r.
but H h a rd ly seems lik e ly that the
teacher tra in in g and preparation in
c it y , t o w n , o r d i s t r i c t , c o n t a in ­
local e d uca tion al bureaucracy w ill
e a rlie r days in th is c o u n try . Ever w o n ­
in g
or
E rvin Johnson had a season-high 17
fo llo w e d w ith a ju m p e r and a la yup
a p p ly that p h ilo s o p h y to in n o v a tiv e
der hi iw these F oun ding Fathers, early
h o u s e h o ld e rs s h a ll be p r o v id e d
and I I rebounds fo r the B u cks, w h o
to g ive the B ucks a 74 -6 9 lead e n te r­
in g the fo u rth quarter.
f iv e
h u n d re d
In e v e r y
f a m ilie s ,
Ray A lle n scored 17 p o in ts and
70 -69 advantage, and A rm o n G illia m
le arn ing techniques de m on stra te d
congressm en and n e w ly freed slaves
w it h
s u c h te a c h e r o r te a c h e rs
won on the road to r the firs t lim e
to produce im p o rta n t advances in
were so articulate, w rote so w e ll Start­
f o r s u c h te rm o f tim e as s h a ll be
since N o vem b er 29th at M ia m i P o rt­
Johnson opened the pe rio d w ith a
the e d uca tion al process
ing this week we w ill provide a tew
e q u iv a le n t
land native T e rre ll B ran do n added
ju m p e r fo r a se ve n -p o in t lead. T he
P o litic s ,
to
tw e n ty -fo u r
unions, personnel and testing (p u ­
key revelations
M aybe w e 'v e been
m o n th s , s h a ll a ls o be p r o v id e d
16 points and tied a c a re e r-h ig h w ith
B ucks e v e n tu a lly extended th e ir lead
p ils , not teachers) seem to c ro w d
g o in g do w n h ill ever since. 133. M a s­
w it h a m a s te r o f g o o d m o r a ls ,
15 assists.
to I I points on a co u p le o lo cca ssio n s,
sachusetts H ig h School L a w
c o m p e te n t to in s tr u c t.
The Y e llo w B ric k R o ad '.
A fte r all, some o f these people are
(I k * geniuses whose level o f acuity had
!8 2 7 ( L a w s o f M a ss a c h u s e tts ,
January session, 1827, ch. exliii).
A rvyd a s Sabonts netted a season-
the fin a l tune w ith fiv e m inutes lo g o
A n d in a d d itio n to the branches
hig h 32 po in ts fo r the B lazers, w h o
w hen B ia n d o n ’ s ju m p e r made it 89-
o t le a rn in g afo re said, in the h is to ry
had then fo u r-g a m e hom e w in n in g
78.
attained that o f "cargo cu lt” islanders
T h is is the first A m erican law p ro ­
o t the U n ite d States, b o o k k e e p in g
streak snapped.
when I become the first in the country to
v id in g fo r the establishm ent o f high
by sin g le e n try , g e o m e try , s u rv e y ­
tribu te d 17 po in ts and G ary T re n t 15.
Isaiah R id e r c o n ­
B u t S a b o n is’ la y u p w ith 2:24 ig ­
n ite d an 8 - 1 P ortla nd run.
A fte r a
Arvydas Sabonis who made a
season high of 32 points.
R o bin son naile d a fad e a w a y ju m p e r
o v e r S abonis alon g the baseline w ith
put on-line com puter terminals in an
schools N ote that its pro visio ns are
in g , alge bra; and shall e m p lo y such
“ It is very fru s tra tin g ," T re n t said.
la y u p by A lv in W illia m s capped it
elementary school classroom 32 years
20 seconds to p la y. He added a p a ir
m andatory rather than m erely pe rm is­
m aster to in s tru c t a scho ol in such
"T he re is so m uch (e x p le tiv e ) g o in g
and b ro u g h t the T ra il B lazers w ith in
a g o -te la tin g fo r the eager students, that
ot tree th ro w s six seconds la te r to
sive. The law was not adequately en­
c ity , to w n , o r d is tric t, fo r the b e n e fit
on, stupid d e cisio n s by eve ryon e.
9 4 -9 2 w ith 37 seconds re m a in in g .
real-time w orld they w ould need their
c o m p le te the scoring .
forced. how ever, u n til Horace M ann
o f a ll the in h a b ita n ts th e re o f, at least
math and com m unication skills tom an-
assumed c o n tro l o f the Massachusetts
ten m onths in each year, e x c lu s iv e
age effectively.
B oa rd o f Education, in 1837. Even in
o t vacations, in such co n v e n ie n t
I intim ated earlierhere that teacher-
1840 there were on ly 18 high schools
places, o r a lte rn a te ly at such place
testing co u ld be as im p ortan t as a
in the State: by 1860 the num ber had
in such c ity , to w n , o r d is tric t, as said
regim en o f student eva lu ation in a
increased to over one hundred. Se.
in h a b ita n ts , at th e ir m e e tin g in
America Presents Signed
Undefeated Monte Barrett
m ea ningful education process A n d
G .H M a rtin , E v o lu tio n o f the M assa­
M a rch o r A p r il, a n n u a lly , shall d e ­
" it had soon better be” , I advise a
chusetts P ublic School System.
te rm in e ; and in e ve ry c ity , o r to w n ,
re a d y
W ith its p ro m o tio n a l b a ske t a l­
b r im m in g
w it h
ta le n te d
local ad m in istra tor, a fo rm e r 1970’ s
B e it e x a c te d . T h a t ea ch to w n
and d is tric t, c o n ta in in g fo u r th o u ­
yo u n g h e a v y w e ig h ts , A m e ric a P re ­
student o f m ine at PSU - searching
o r d i s t r i c t w i t h in th is C o m m o n ­
sand in ha bitan ts, such m aster shall
sents ad de d y e t a n o th e r b r ig h t
w herever fo r solutions. W hen he
w e a lth , c o n t a in in g f i f t y fa m ilie s ,
be com p eten t in a d d itio n to a ll the
yo u n g sta r w ith the s ig n in g o f u n ­
looked at his w atch and popped a
o r h o u s e h o ld e r s , s h a ll be p r o ­
fo re g o in g branches, to in s tru c t the
defeated M o n te B a rre tt to a lo n g
high blood pressure p ill, I had m y
v id e d w it h a te a c h e r o r te a c h e rs ,
L a tin and G reek languages, h is to ry ,
c o n tra c t.
o p p o rtu n ity, "there are other things
o f g o o d m o r a ls , to in s tr u c t c h i l-
rh e to ric , and lo g ic.
Reflections On Black History
Good Times in Chico
B y T homas C. F leming
So far in m y w ritin g s ab ou t C h ic o ,
C a lif., the a g ric u ltu ra l to w n w here I
s lic k bo xe r-p u n ch e r w ith d e va sta t­
ing hand speed, B arre tt scored nine
not s w im at a ll, but H e n ry fu rn ish e d
o f Ins v ic tim s never made it past the
to g e th e r e ve ry day fro m then on.
me some w a te r w in g s , and I lost m y
firs t round.
"W e are d e lig h te d to have M o n te
n a tu ra l
fear o f the w ater. W hen 1 saw h im
o u ld o o rs m a n . H e d id n ’ t care a n y ­
d iv e in , I do ve in rig h t b e h in d h im ,
B a rre tt,” said A P c h ie f o p e ra tin g o f ­
fic e r Dan G oossen, w h o has sched­
1926, I have m a in ly focused on the
th in g ab ou t s c h o o l -- he d ro p p e d
using the dog paddle style at first,
d iffic u ltie s o f be in g part o f a sm a ll
o u t a fte r the fo u rth o r f if t h gra d e -
then d o in g the ove rha nd s troke, as he
u le d B a r r e t t ’ s d e b u t u n d e r the
did.
A m e ric a Presents’ banner lo r S a tu r­
B la ck m in o rity in a W h ite -d o m in a te d
- b u t he w as a s u p e rb stu d e n t o f
p o p u la tio n .
n a tu re . H e k n e w p la n t and a n im a l
O n occa sio n, H e n ry and I c lim b e d
day nigh t on Fox Sports Net T V in
B u t m ost o f m y m em ories o fC h ic o
lif e b e tte r than a n y o n e I had e v e r
to the fo o th ills in search o f Ind ian
C h icag o. “ H e ’ s big. he ’ s last, lie ’ s
are happy ones, and m y sto ry w o u ld
m e t, a n ti w e fo rm e d a tig h t fr ie n d ­
arrow heads, w h ic h we u su a lly found.
b rig h t, and he is N e w Y o rk . I f there
not be com p le te w ith o u t te llin g you
s h ip th a t la ste d u n til w e b o th le ft
In e a rly sp rin g , poppies turne d a ll
is a fo rm u la lo r future h e a v y w e ig h t
open space in the C a lifo r n ia c o u n try ­
cham pions. B arre tt fits it."
about the good tim es I had. in a place
w here kid s o f a ll races had a lo t o f
freedom to do w hat they w anted.
C h ic o .
H e n ry began to teach me thin gs
lik e fis h in g , h u n tin g and go in g to the
side in to g o ld , as fa r as the eye co u ld
see.
I m et H e n ry H e rifo rd , an o th e r
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H e n ry k n e w e ve ryon e in to w n ,
y o u n g B la c k bo y. the day a fte r I got
H e tau g h t me about b lu e g ills -- an
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