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Whether Whethcr the ch Idren Idrcn ldren have been beengett beengctt beengctt gett gctt ng the right sort of educat onis on onIS onis IS now a quest on ag tat ng manynations many manynations manynations nations That many of the weak weaknesses weaknesses weaknesses nesses in soc sac al systems are due to toemphasIs toemphasis toemphasis emphasIs on the wrong th ngs In Inschool inschool inschool school is 1S widely charged France Francedeclares Francedeclares Francedeclares declares through Marshal Petam Petain Petamthat Petainthat Petainthat that its public school system was a alIe alie ahe lIe and says that from no v onschools on onSLhools onschools SLhools schools will teach respect of thehuman the thehuman thehuman human ind md v dual the fam ly Iy SOCI SOCIcty society society cty ety and the nation . . . 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Name four fournIght fournight fournight nIght clubs most often mentioned inthe In Inthe inthe the press What six movie starswere stars starswere starswere were divorced in the last 10 days days daysand days7and ? and Has mommer developed a sys systern systern systern tern to beat bingo yet yet7 ? ' . . . The three Rs would seem to be beRob beRob beRob Rob nson Rooney and Romero . . . Of course the schools may not beentirely be beentIrely beentirely entIrely to blame tor for the fact that thatlIttle thatlittle thatlittle lIttle boys grow up into mto men who whoyawn whoyawn whoyawn yawn as a veterans parade passes passesgive passesgive passesgive give a sloppy salute to Old Glory and andsay andsay andsay say So what when told that thatdemocracy thatdemocracy thatdemocracy democracy is in danger . . . 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