Pasadena fundamental school pioneers back to basics movement
Barbara Riegelhaupt reports on Pasadena John Marshall fundamental school and its peers, where strict discipline, daily homework, group by ability, and a focus on reading writing and math define the program. Enrollment climbs, test scores rise, and racial gaps narrow as communities copy the model.
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Barbara Riegelhaupt
Pasadena
Calif
Donn Jenning
Donna
John Marshall Fundamental School
Marshall
Senor
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Mother urges hands on learning to boost child education
Connie Grezelka profiles Sara Ann Friedman mother of three who after observing her son in a third grade class advocates extending the classroom into the home. She argues curiosity self respect and thinking skills matter more than method and urges parental involvement through practical home activities.
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Connie Grezelka
New York
Sara Ann Friedman
Robin Crismon and Paul McGee announce engagment
Robin Lynn Crismon daughter of Glen and Mrs Crismon of Carbondale plans a June wedding to Paul Anthony McGee grandson of Mr and Mrs Paul Luke of Murphysboro. Crismon a Carbondale Community High School senior works as a file clerk for local dentists while McGee a 1977 Murphysboro Township High School graduate serves in the U.S. Air Force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robin Lynn Crismon
Paul Anthony McGee
Glen Crismon
Carbondale
Paul Luke
Murphysboro
Miss Crismon
Carbondale Community High School
T. R. Thulman
DMD
G.M. Brown
DDS
McGee
Murphysboro Township
U.S. Air Force
The difference between snakes
Poisonous snakes inhabit every state except Hawaii, Alaska and Maine, according to Andy Koukoulis, curator at Silver Springs. He notes a key difference is eye shape with round pupils in harmless snakes and elliptical pupils in poisonous ones. By the time you can tell them apart, it is often too late.
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Silver Springs
Fla
Hawaii
Alaska
Maine
Andy Koukoulis
Reptile Institute
Florida
Koukoulis
Thompsonville couple announces engagement of McClerren Paris
Debra McClerren and Jef frey Wayne Paris announce their engagement. The bride elect is the daughter of Rev and Mrs Kenneth McClerren of Thompsonville. The groom is the son of Mr and Mrs Maurice Dutch Paris, also of Thompsonville. The bride elect is a senior at Thompsonville Community High School and employed by Dutch Paris Cabinets. He plans to attend Southern Illinois University in the summer.
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Debra McClerren
Jeffrey Wayne Paris
Kenneth McClerren
Thompsonville
Maurice
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