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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1980
Page
5
A humorous look at adults behaving like children as the kids drag their parents to visit friends. The piece contrasts parental fussiness with kid like impatience and ends with a cheeky reminder that adults can be spoiled brats.
Dear Abby column discusses two letters about weight and overeating and another about exposing children to trashy magazines. Experts urge understanding husband motives and balancing discipline with supportive reading materials for adolescents.
German preschool teacher Marty Zalac Huntjens and French librarian Danielle Martinod visited Aiken for two weeks, hosted by the American Host Foundation. They explored local libraries, farms, a tobacco festival, and landmarks while comparing American and European teaching and cultural practices.
The American Host Foundation brings European teachers to the United States to study American teaching methods. Ms Huntjens and Ms Martinoci learned of the program via local papers, applied, and were interviewed by Mur phys. They selected the Southeast, leading to hosting and travel to Aiken with 15 South Carolinians hosting European guests this summer.
The piece surveys early foreign observers from Tocqueville to Svinin and Bjornson, noting intense curiosity about the United States and varied judgments of its democracy, business, manners, women’s roles, and regional development. It contrasts praise with cautions and highlights differing cultural lenses shaping views of America’s future.
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