Terms: hawks
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- Global Outcry Against US Attack on Iraq (Guardian - Watt, Norton-Taylor, and Ward)
"Alarmed by growing rhetoric from leading hawks in Washington, key countries from China to Saudi Arabia warned of the devastating consequences of a US-led assault against Iraq." 8-02
- An Unnecessary War (Foreign Policy - Mearsheimer and Walt)
"In the full-court press for war with Iraq, the Bush administration deems Saddam Hussein reckless, ruthless, and not fully rational. Such a man, when mixed with nuclear weapons, is too unpredictable to be prevented from threatening the United States, the hawks say. But scrutiny of his past dealings with the world shows that Saddam, though cruel and calculating, is eminently deterrable." 2-03
- 12-31-03 Bush Advisors See Syria, Iran, and North Korea as Next Targets (SMH.com.au - Rennie)
"Washington's hawks have sent a public manifesto to President George Bush demanding regime change in Syria and Iran and a Cuba-style military blockade of North Korea backed by planning for a pre-emptive strike on its nuclear sites." 12-03
- Top Rated Western Movies and "Luminaries" (IMDB.com)
Provides a list of the top 10 rated by IMDB. (Other surveys will result in different lists). The movies include Buono, il brutto, il cattivo, Il (1966), C'era una volta il West (1968), The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948), High Noon (1952), Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969), The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962), The Wild Bunch (1969), The Searchers (1956), Unforgiven (1992), and The Ox-Bow Incident (1943). Luminaries include John Ford, John Wayne, James Stewart, Clint Eastwood, Sergio Leone, Howard Hawks, Gary Cooper, Gregory Peck, Sam Peckinpah, and Maureen O'Hara. 7-05
- Where Humans Are Headed Genetically (U.S. News)
"Hawks is among a growing number of scientists who are using whole-genome sequencing and other modern technologies to zero in on just how we've changed. Their research is helping illuminate not only how humans became what we are but also where we might be headed." 07-08
- -03-20-09 Could a Helmet Have Saved Natasha Richardson? (USA Today)
"Fifty-three people died on U.S. slopes last year, and 25 of those skiers and riders were wearing helmets, Hawks says. But sports-injury experts say ski helmets cut the rate of head injuries by 30% to 50% — and are particularly valuable when participants fall and suffer a glancing blow to the head on hard-packed snow." concussions 03-09
- Accountability - Evaluating Accountability Systems (Phi Delta Kappa International)
"According to RAND, what we are seeing in states leading the accountability charge -- Texas and Florida, for instance -- should also give us pause. To wit:"
"students are becoming discouraged and competitive, rather than cooperative
teachers are becoming alienated and are narrowing curricula to teach to tests
administrators are becoming number-obsessed and are overspending on tests and other purchases peripheral to teaching and learning
policy makers are becoming misinformed about learning and focused on the politics of perception, and
communities are also becoming misinformed, as well as distrustful of schools and teachers."
"The fundamental problem is that these reformers focus...on designing controls rather than developing capacity. In other words, instead of promoting and investing in the expertise of teachers and trusting them to do their job, most state systems focus their resources on building remote-control systems...."
"And here is the point our present accountability hawks and our grassroots activists miss: systematically creating conditions of possibility for knowledgeable professionals to practice their art adaptively must be a crucial feature of any lasting education reform. Good teaching here and there is not enough. Securing meaningful learning opportunities for our own students or decent working conditions for ourselves and our own colleagues is not enough. We -- educators, parents, and other stakeholders who want meaningful education for all students -- need to work together for structural change as well."
"Instead of asking, 'Does this system raise test scores?' and 'Is it efficient?' we'd be better off asking questions that correspond to Nebraska's 10 principles of sound accountability."
"Does this system regard teachers as leaders?
Does this system focus on capacity rather than controls?
Does this system foster commitment and not mere compliance?
Does this system promote integration of accountability and school improvement?
Does this system risk complexity rather than demand simplicity?
Does this system really include all students?
Does this system engage all teachers?
Does this system engage all other relevant stakeholders?
Does this system keep pedagogy at its center?
Does this system encourage high-impact, not high-stakes, assessment?" 1-04
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