Professors Debate Grading Theories And Self Evaluation
In Our Opinion, Professor Paul Allen of the University of Arizona argues for combining external and internal causation theories in grading. He notes grades reflect not only observable behavior but perceptions of environment, while stressing the need for data for self evaluation. He warns against overreliance on letter grades and advocates a common yardstick understood by students and parents.
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Today's Education
Journal of the
National Education Association
College of Education
Readers Question City Sign Rules and Enforcement
A reader questions sign size limits across zones, cites uneven enforcement and requests outside engineering review. The letter criticizes traffic violations, double parking, and favoritism, urging straight answers and noting sarcasm in prior replies. It ends with a personal jab about salary.
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Oracle of Wisdom
Senator McClellan Turns Eye on Appalachian Volunteers
A column notes Sen John McClellan's plan to disrupt the Office of Economic Opportunity and probe the Appalachian Volunteers amid Kentucky sedition cases. It describes bank holding law loopholes, headlines Bank Holding Company Act amendments, and a history of federal banking rules aimed at separating banking from nonbanking business.
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House Banking Committee
William McChesney Mar- Kuac
Federal Reserve
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This Date in History for February 8, 1969
On this date in history events include 1904 Port Arthur siege beginning the Russo Japanese War and 1910 the Boy Scouts of America formation. Other noted moments: 1690 Mohawk and French attack Schenectady, 1861 Arkansas seizes Little Rock arsenal, 1587 Mary Queen of Scots beheaded, and 1969 reference to Indonesia arms deal and Dutch royal crisis.
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Manchuria
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Schenectady
N.Y
Arkansas
U.S
Little Rock
Boy Scouts of America
Officer Friendly proposal aims to curb crime in schools
Paul Harvey argues crime rises nationwide as citizens fearfully retreat behind doors. He credits a Sears Roebuck Foundation funded program called Officer Friendly for shaping children’s view of police as helpers and rescuers while government action expands.
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Sears, Roebuck Foundation
President Johnson
Washington, D.C
Texas
Pick An Ailment by Hol Boyle
New York AP satire lists quirky fears as diseases to amuse readers. It lampoons common winter ailments by pairing everyday anxieties with fanciful phobias such as hylophobia the fear of forests and taphephobia the fear of being buried alive, suggesting for every fear there is a diagnosis.
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New York
Hong Kong
Corry Evening Journal Briefs Echo Local Happenings
Fragmentary OCR item from Corry Pennsylvania paper notes scattered names and events. Readable fragments mention individuals and dates but lack clear actions or outcomes for a concise news item.
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