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It was on the water tower, or the roof of the firehouse, or a pole in the middle of town - a grey or silver drum with horns…
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In 1974 the school nurse's office had a vinyl cot with a length of paper pulled over it, a drawer of remedies that was not locked and not…
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In 1974 a child's academic standing was reported four times a year, in ink, on a folded card of heavy stock, and in between there was total silence.…
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In 1974 the machine at the front of an American classroom was a box with a lamp in it, a sheet of glass on top and a mirror…
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In 1974 an American school emptied itself to the sound of a mechanical bell that said nothing except now, and everybody in the building already knew what to…
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In 1974 the audiovisual experience in an American classroom was forty still photographs on a strip of 35mm film, shown one at a time, with the sound coming…