But SHELLY FRIEDMAN, a lawyer for Spence, countered, "The school believes that cities live and breathe through change, and so do landmarks".
At Partin Settlement, there was usually a dish of candy for sale for some fund-raiser or another on the counter in the school office.
Yet many counter that the school's soaring fortunes also result from the Chinese government's growing tolerance of experimental art, which was once banned.
It adds: "It is also equally important to communicate clearly to pupils and families that holding traditional faith perspectives on sexuality is not counter to the school's aims and ethos, but that expressing hatred, negativity and hostility to another is unacceptable".
Christine Blower, general secretary of the National Union of Teachers, said: "The Coalition's obsession with free schools and its attempts to run 25,000 schools from Whitehall has done little to counter the growing school places crisis".
Functionalism, in psychology, a broad school of thought originating in the U.S. during the late 19th century that attempted to counter the German school of structuralism led by Edward B. Titchener.
Mr. Silverman countered that the school district was, he said, "punishing a little girl for what may or may not happen down the road".
At George Washington University, a spokesman countered that the school is hosting a comedian next week — Adam Devine will play Lisner Auditorium, something students had pushed for — and that tickets for Jon Stewart sold out in minutes.
Many educators and parents counter that the schools are not lowering academic standards, just finding a way to make them more palatable.
However, enrolling one's children in English-medium schools turns out to be counter-productive if the school is not effective in teaching English well enough.
