Houghton Mifflin’s quest to enter classroom advertising business will draw ire of teachers. 1992 Resolution still NTCE’s position. From Jim Metrock: Early on, the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) passed this resolution opposing Channel One. This position statement is as strong as it gets. The NCTE urges teachers...
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From Jim Metrock: Teachers don’t like Channel One News. Not all teachers of course. There are some that like the hour-a-week break Channel One provides from dealing with students. Some teachers like this electronic babysitter. “Be quiet and watch your TV,” you can hear a lazy teacher tell students. But lazy teachers are a...
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This is from an article Obligation wrote for a Midwest newspaper. “A movie of such rank stupidity and appalling taste that it would seem impermeable to analysis, much less critique.” OREGONIAN “Loud, violent, mindless” DALLAS MORNING NEWS These are a few of the more charitable reviews for “Rollerball” an ultra-violent and profanity-filled movie that premiered on...
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