Standardized testing draws fire from educators and researchers
In a critique of standardized testing, Dr. Jerrold Zacharias and Dr. Bernard McKenna argue that tests misjudge child potential, label students unfairly, and waste time and money. Proponents plan due process to inform parents, enabling refusals, while educators warn against overreliance on machine scored results.
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Jerrold R. Zacharias
MIT
Zacharias
Bernard McKenna
National Education Association
Mckenna
Johnny
Jane
Education expert Paul Harvey quotes Premo on small schools
An education expert discusses the limits of trends in teaching and argues for smaller, community‑based schools focused on fundamentals. Armand Premo, a district superintendent in North Hero Vermont, criticizes the push for gimmicks and large schools, urging back to the three R’s and better teacher training.
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Armand Premo
North Hero
Vermont
Premo
Automating Banking Chores Across the Nation
Sylvia Porter notes banks offer automated around the clock services allowing fund transfers and bill payments via touchtone systems. The article contrasts this with shopper phone orders, illustrating how machines increasingly handle routine tasks, from banking to shopping, without visible staff.
Voice processing boosts efficiency in sales and services
A new voice processing concept automates phone requests to streamline shopping, cut costs, and reduce wait times. Hospitals like Kingston General use it to relay diet changes faster, while critics worry about job displacement. Kissinger’s taped conversations remain largely private, with some notes kept for accuracy in diplomacy.
Kissinger Withholds Transcripts For Memoir Use Private aide aids filing
Henry Kissinger says transcripts will be used only to revive memories for his memoirs and he will not quote directly. He has hired Peter Rodman to assemble documentation and awaits departure from government next month before publishing decisions. In California deserts, federal officials allowed races and events despite lacking environmental analyses, triggering growing dis content and alleged violations of the National Environmental Policy Act.
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Washington
Henry Kissinger
Library of Congress
Kissinger
Peter Rodman
Fragmented OCR Question on Adare and Ward
The readable text asks about Adare and Wak within a context of a question on a nascent phase. It resembles garbled OCR with missing letters and unclear entities. No coherent event or facts are discernible beyond potential place names.
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