"What it offers is the freedom that probably characterized schooling at its best before the 20th century," Mr. Gatto said.
As the project is extended statewide, MDPH will conduct statistical analyses to help characterize school populations in relation to reported asthma prevalence.
The administration proposed replacing that system, known as adequate yearly progress, with a new accountability system that officials said would more fairly characterize schools' academic progress.
The highly synchronized formations that characterize schooling in fish and the flight of certain bird groups have frequently been explained as reducing energy expenditure.
Three main traits characterized these schools: each school adopted an activity program; each school operated on the assumption that education was something that should not be imposed upon the child from the outside but should instead draw forth the latent possibilities from within the child; and each school believed in the democratic concept of individual worth.
Mr. Rodgers characterized the school's attitude as: "He broke the law.
Still, if she had to choose between "the hamster wheel and the moon bounce that characterized many schools in the United States," she would reluctantly pick the hamster wheel: "It was relentless and excessive, yes, but it also felt more honest.
It's a witty notion, of a kind that characterized old-school science fiction: the fantastic "what if?" premise that allows the writer to examine the conditions of his own time from a different perspective.
The nations vast tapestry of ethnicities and languages poses even greater challenges, and the examination-driven culture that has traditionally characterized Chinas schools fails to nurture pupils creative, physical and work skills development.
Alumnae and teachers use the words "eccentric," "unimpressed by wealth" and "the most anti-debutantish of the girls' schools on the East Side" to characterize the school's ethos.
