Epilogue: Less than a year after he quit in a huff, Bob Jr. was the CEO of ExecuCopters, and pops was teaching a class on running family businesses at the Stern School of Business.

FORBES: Head Coach

But since January 2003 Mr Badnarik has been criss-crossing the country, making speeches and teaching a freelance class on the United States constitution to anyone who will listen.

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On a recent morning, Mr. Leon was teaching his 12th-graders a class about gender roles in the media and society.

WSJ: Newark Lays Off Newest Teachers, Even If They're the Best Teachers

This semester I found myself standing at the front of a class, teaching sessions on analyzing funds.

FORBES: Scary Movies, Scary Funds

Mr Galton reckons that 35% of the primary-school day is now spent on whole-class teaching, up from 15% a few years ago.

ECONOMIST: Plowden��s progress

My friend and colleague, John Gregory, was teaching a short non-credit summer class at Pasadena City College on the history of rock songs based on his book Making Music.

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Ms Carr, a teaching assistant in the girls' class last term, was arrested on suspicion of murdering them.

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Before Plowden, whole-class teaching got a bad name because it often led to teachers droning on while their pupils dropped off.

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