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Date:         Wed, 22 Jul 1992 10:13:00 MDT
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From:         ADAVIS@CUDENVER.BITNET
Subject:      Year Round School

I was a teacher of history and Russian language for four
years in a high school with a year-round schedule (Concept
6) during the 1970s.  The schedule, which involved 3 tracks,
one of which was on vacation at any given time, was adopted
purely as a cost-saving device during a period of intense
growth.  The district correctly realized that their choices
at that time were to (a) go to a year-round schedule, (b) go
to split schedules, or (c) build schools that would
experience declining enrollments 15 years later.  The year
round solution turned out to be a good one, but was
abandoned when enrollment pressures subsided because it
created scheduling problems and students and parents wanted
the employment and travel opportunities of the longer summer
vacation.  (Some areas did vote to keep a shortened summer
vacation and longer winter vacation with everyone on the
same track).

While I cannot dispute Gene's contention that any benefits
to learning were not documented, my own experience
completely supports Kevin Kurtz's observation that students
have a much more positive demeanor in class when the periods
between vacation are short.  In traditional schools, I
always dreaded May, and noted teachers ordering movies and
planning field trips just to relieve the tedium and
alleviate the restlessness.  In the year round schedule,
there was no period of the year that one dreaded, no time
when students were dying to get out.  It was refreshing and
pleasant for teachers and students alike.

From my perspective, the main drawback was in planning
sequential courses, especially ones with low enrollment.
How do you teach a second year Russian course when a third
of your students are coming and going every two months?  In
world history, we gave up on chronological offerings, and
went to semester-length topical courses taken by whomever
was in school that semester.  You could take Middle Ages one
semester, Classical Civilizations the next, and History of
Russia and the Soviet Union after that.  Not a bad move,
probably.

Alan Davis
University of Colorado at Denver
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Sorry to send to everyone but I can't seem to get off this list.  Please drop
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From: rhuffman@diana.cair.du.edu (Robert T. Huffman)
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Subject: IFESH: Information request
Summary: Please send info on Int'l Foundation for Education and Self Help
Date: 28 Jul 92 15:07:15 GMT
Organization: University of Denver, Denver, Colorado

A friend of mine has been accepted to the Teachers for Africa program
sponsored by the International Foundation for Education and Self Help
and the US Agency for International Development.  This program, according
to the brochure, "has been created . . . to allow teachers, school
administrators and professors from the United States to spend one year
in African countries helping to improve the educational systems."  Of
course, my friend is trying to find out as much as possible about this
program and its sponsor, IFESH.  If anybody has any information about
them, please contact me at the e-mail address below, and I will pass it
along to him.  In particular, he is interested in hearing from people
who have participated in other projects sponsored by IFESH, including
their opinions about the organization, favorable or otherwise.

Robert Huffman
rhuffman@diana.cair.du.edu
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Date:         Tue, 21 Jul 1992 16:10:02 EDT
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From:         Anne Pemberton <apembert@VDOE386.VAK12ED.EDU>
Subject:      Re: Please explain year-round school benefits
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              "CXJZL@asuvm.inre.asu.edu" at Jul 21, 92 11:18 am

Is there any indication that the expected benefits actually
happen? Or are these simply suppositions and conjectures.
Nottoway is in a farming community, and year round school could
involve serious alterations in life-style for many who put food
on your table.

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From:         RUD@WCUVAX1.BITNET
Subject:      Re: Year Round Schools

Lynn Burlbaw mentioned the association for year round schools.  It is based
in San Diego, and the head of it is Charles Ballinger.  I was a table mate
of CB at Tom Sergiovanni's SW BEll conference in San Antonio in 8/87 (great
conference, resulted in book SCHOOLING FOR TOMORROW:  DIRECTING REFORM TO
ISSUES THAT COUNT, Allyn and Bacon...check it out).  CB's address and phone
at that time was:  6401 Linda Vista Drive, San Diego, 92111-7399,
619-292-3679.

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From:         CXJZL@ASUACAD.BITNET
Subject:      Re: Please explain year-round school benefits
              21 Jul 1992 00:33:06 EDT from <U4400@WVNVM.WVNET.EDU>

   I am aware of many schools in Los Angeles have year round schools because of
 overcrowding.  Any one with info on those school?

   I can see two basic plusses for year round schools.  One there would be
less student and teacher burn out. (If you went to school for three months
and had one month off)  Second, student retention would be higher.  Students
forget a lot over the summer months.

   The purpose of three month summers was for the farming communities.  It is
now time to look at our present needs.
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Date:         Tue, 28 Jul 1992 20:54:53 EDT
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From:         Bill Stilwell <CPD247@UKCC.UKY.EDU>
Subject:      Vacation

DR. Doris said SET EDPOLYAN@ASUACAD NO MAIL

which I did.

William Stilwell, Department of Educational and Counseling Psychology,
College of Education, UK, 40506-0017, 606-257-3395 (O).
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Subject:      Re: Money for Developing Simulation Software

One possible but perhaps unlikely resource would be a company called Autodesk,
the makers of autocad software.  I understand that they do some research into
virtual reality and may have some advice or information.  Don't know the
address, but it's in CA and shouldn't be too hard to find.


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From:         mary mckeown <IADMPM@ASUACAD.BITNET>
Subject:      Please explain year-round school benefits

 *** Reply to note of 07/21/92 07:47
 year round schools are nothing new -- there was a big "experiment" in them in
 Illinois or somewhere in the 60s or 70s.  If you check in the School Board
 Journal, or School Business Officer back about then, there were a series of
 articles that listed pros and cons of the year round elementary/secondary
 school.  year round higher education seems to be accepted without debate --
 why the one and not the other?

 -- mary mckeown 5-5326
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From:         "Dennis H. Sorge" <POX@PURCCVM.BITNET>
Subject:      Re: Please explain year-round school benefits
              21 Jul 1992 16:10:02 EDT from <apembert@VDOE386.VAK12ED.EDU>

Year-around schools do not necessarily mean year around students or teachers.
These are options.  In some cases the year is divided into 3 - 4 month segments
with students studying and teachers teaching 2 of  the 3. This provides more wo
rk and money for teachers who want it. It provide more time for student to reme
diate or advance.  It makes better use of physical plant resources.  Bottom Lin
e: there are variations not obvious from the term year-around.

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From:         "LYNN M. BURLBAW @ TAMU 845-6195" <LMB2379@TAMSUMMA.BITNET>
Subject:      Year Round Schools

Yes, the term is deceiving - a new form in currency is variable school calendar.
It allows for more variations and does not necessarily mean 220 days of
school or even three 4 month segments as suggested by Dennis Sorge.  Before
one is in favor or or against year round schooling one needs A LOT of other
information - just as Anne asks.

Charles Loyd of Conroe, TX independent School district did his dissertation
at Texas A & M University on a pilot program in the Conroe Schools.  I don't
know his address or I would provide it.  For information one might try the
UMI Dissertation Abstracts International.

One of my students is doing his record of study on stress level differences
in teachers teaching in a variable school calendar v those in a regular
calendar.  No data yet so nothing to report.

There is an association for year round schools (Natl Assn for Year Round Ed)
based in CA somewhere.  A superintendent in CA by the name of Brekke seems to
have written quite a bit on the topic.

Lynn burlbaw
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Date:         Wed, 22 Jul 1992 09:15:00 CDT
From:         LAPORTEM@OSHKOSHW.BITNET
Subject:      bars vs psi

Date sent:  22-JUL-1992 09:13:40

I met a couple this past weekend from England and their pressure gauges read in
bars instead of psi.

Can someone please explain the difference to me?

Like how many bars is 3000psi, what the equivalence is, etc..

TIA


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Date:         Tue, 28 Jul 1992 00:24:59 CDT
From:         Douglas Eder <C900@SIUEMUS.BITNET>
Subject:      PADI AOW

Especially to Han---

Regarding PADI Advanced Open Water....

First my opinion on generalities: As a divemaster I have watched many
fresh open water divers stride off into the unknown with a delightfully
blithe naivete. They're wonderful, really, and in a loosely supervised
group of, say, 3-10 pairs in 45 feet of clear, still water, we
have always had a grand time. Where I have witnessed problems, however,
is when relatively inexperienced divers try to plan a dive on their
own (one pair of divers) especially in less-than-ideal conditions. The
advanced open water course teaches and reinforces navigation, deep
diving, and night diving. Moreover, the advanced course, properly
taught, includes a lot of safety and dive planning; this permits
a diver to feel a whole lot better about leading a dive ("Hey,
Sweetheart, I'm free this weekend---let's take the boat out, some
sandwiches, and dive the Blue Hole.") and not getting lost under there.

Now the specifics: PADI offers flexibility in its Advanced Open
Water course. The straight "PADI Advanced" requires bookwork in
all the specialities plus five required dives (navigation, night,
deep, and two specialties of your own choosing). Beyond the
three required "specialties," your choices include such things as
drift, boat, photography, wreck, drift, drysuit, high altitude,
and so on. PADI ALSO offers an "Advanced-Plus" which has the
same foundation as straight advanced but requires more book theory
and SIX specialty dives beyond navigation, night, and deep.

I agree with the person who replied earlier. Advanced training is
a good way to get some supervised diving. I find that advanced or
experienced divers seem better able to LEAD and to STAY OUT OF TROUBLE,
partly because they are more familiar with the diving environment.

There are, of course, other ways to acquire this experience. What
attracts my attention as a divemaster is when I see newly
certified open water divers wandering into open wreck hatches,
knowing nothing about silt or currents within. Shudder. At least
READ an advanced diving book. The PADI Open Water certification seems
a bit thin on what I believe to be fundamental theory and practice.

                        ---Doug
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From: chenina@rhrk.uni-kl.de (Robert Chenina [Chemie])
Subject: Re: bars vs psi
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Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1992 06:51:36 GMT

LAPORTEM@OSHKOSHW.BITNET writes:
[...]
>I met a couple this past weekend from England and their pressure gauges read in
>bars instead of psi.

>Can someone please explain the difference to me?

>Like how many bars is 3000psi, what the equivalence is, etc..

>TIA

	Here are some equivalences:
		1 psi = 0.06894 bar
		1 bar = 14.5054 psi
		1 bar = 10^5 N/m^2
	For european divers the rule of thumbs is quite simple:
	The normal pressure at the surface is 1 bar and for every 10 meters
under water add 1 bar. When You are 20 meters deep the pressure is 3 bar and
Your breathing rate is 3 times greater (generally set to 75L/min for easy 
diving, no efforts).

	A followup question: How do You manage Your depth pressure and Your
air consumption/residual volume in Your tank when You think in psi? Are
they any similar simple rules for non metric units?

	Greetings from Germany,
				Robert
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From:         Rob Simpson <robs@CHARLES-CROSS.POLY-SOUTH-WEST.AC.UK>
Subject:      Re: bars vs psi

A BAR is equivalent to roughly 1 atmosphere of air pressure (or one AT, the
 weather forcast gives air pressure in millibars, ie. 986 mb). One bar is around
 15 psi I think. This is conveniently equal to the pressure of 10 metres of
 sea-water, so the total pressure at 30 metres is 4 bar.

In the UK one typically might get a tank filled to ~220 bar, and allow 50 bar
 for reserve when diving. (Tanks are often rated as 'Working Pressure 232').

Rob Simpson (Plymouth, England)
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From:         lmendlow@TECNET1.JCTE.JCS.MIL
Subject: [ANS] divers knifes & customs

Knives are not a major problem with the airlines if they are packed in
the CHECKED baggage.  I would not foresee any real problem with bringing
a dive knife through customs with the rest of some dive gear.

Larry
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Date:         Mon, 27 Jul 1992 18:21:00 EDT
From:         "Tony.Kuhlman" <ADP64@MSU.BITNET>
Subject:      divers knifes & customs

  Definitely check your dive knife with your luggage, and not with your
carry-on luggage, either.  I routinely carry a sailor's knife.  It has 2
blades about 2 1/2 inches (6 cm) and a marlin (sp?) spike (for weaving the
strands of 2 ropes together, end to end to make one longer line) about 2 3/4
inches (7 cm) long.  It was picked up by the airport security people.  My wife
makes me check it in our luggage now when we fly.

  You should have seen the Secret Service guard at the White House in
Washington, DC, when we tried to take the tour.  He wasn't a sailor, and was
very suspicious of that spike.

Tony Kuhlman
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI  USA

NED rep. in charge of political assasinations while sailing on the high seas.
(Sorry, I don't do power boats.  I don't have a knife with a wrench on it)
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From:         Pete McCarthy <pete@NTSC-RD.NAVY.MIL>
Subject:      Re: uw-cameras

On the Subject of underwarter cameras. . .

I know that Ikelite makes a housing for the Kodak Weekender type throwaways.
They retail for 70-80 dollars and include a viewfinder.  I think a strobe
would be definitely handy, however.  The housing is rated down to over
150', so it would be fine for all recreational uses.

On a trip to Bonaire, one of my dive buddies brought his Minolta (yellow and
white plastic looking) that is rated to around 15' or so.  It operates to
that depth, but we kept it with us for an entire dive, starting down around
the 60-70' range.  No leaks.  It won't shoot that deep, but it didn't
have any problems underwater just being toted about.  We finished
the dives shallow where the camera would work.  An excellent way to make a
safety stop (especially in Bonaire where the reef starts that shallow).

Peter J. McCarthy (pete@ntsc-rd.navy.mil)
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From:         NEVILLE CARVALHO <A3NC@PSUORVM.BITNET>
Subject:      Re: divers knifes & customs

He must have invented the "giant stride" :)

----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> Is that because Ted Kennedy does no like scuba divers?

Ted Kennedy is a SCUBA Instructor.  I have seen his picture on the walls of
several Caribean dive shops.
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Date:         Sat, 25 Jul 1992 16:11:07 EDT
From:         "Nicholas J. Simicich" <scifi!njs@UUNET.UU.NET>
Subject:      Re: uw-cameras

In article <9207241451.AA10510@relay1.UU.NET> you write:
>I am taking a trip to the keys....and suggestions on what brand
>of throw away to use and what the maximum depth for these cameras is?
>Jordan Barnett
>BarnettJ@snysyrv1.bitnet

The throw-away cameras only seem to be good to about 15 feet.  They
may be waterproof deeper, but the water pressure will push the button,
and it won't release until you ascend.  You need a flash, deeper than
15 feet anyway, or your pictures will look all blue.


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From:         NEVILLE CARVALHO <A3NC@PSUORVM.BITNET>
Subject:      Re: divers knifes & customs

Is that because Ted Kennedy does not like scuba divers?


Neville Carvalho.Computer Operator
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