And since he's gonna fight me, he needs falling lessons".
That's why the Guardian will track the Enfield Experiment for the next couple of years: to see at which hurdles it falls, what lessons get learned and how many successes chalked up.
Usually historical writing works because of a discrete link between literature and politics: the narrative of rise-fall-rise works well as both national literature and national politics, that of decline-fall-lessons learned does the same for empire.
Early in the movie, Chappie's creator tries valiantly to teach the robot the difference between right and wrong, but even the most basic lessons fall flat; the robot understands that killing people is wrong, but is seduced by a rather less savory character into believing that merely cutting people — to "help them go to sleep" — is acceptable.
Some days, my lessons fall flat, and I realize that I need to start from scratch -- even after 29 years.
This consistent absenteeism causes female students to fall behind in lessons, which can have a major impact on academic performance and achievement, confidence, and their decision to pursue further education.
Until we teach that the environment we are trying to save is not just some distant rain forest, but our own Hudson River and Long Island Sound, the environmental lessons will fall on deaf, uneducated ears.
For now, Hamp and Zimmerman said they will focus on the children who continue to be exposed to lead so that they don't start school behind their peers, or fall behind as their lessons become more challenging.
"There was a single lesson: things fall apart.
Suddenly, with no experience or expertise needed, anyone could climb off a couch, take a 30-minute lesson and fall out of a plane while attached to an instructor.
Another consequence of the real, live nature of the transaction is its unpredictability; Urquhart warns that occasionally even the most carefully prepared lesson can fall flat "if the class is in an off-the-wall mood".
