Mr Manley will be teaching most of the theory himself, and working in partnership with a local further education college for such things as brickwork.

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FedEx founder Fred Smith (a middling student at Yale by some accounts) is known to be a huge fan of the classical economic scholars, but how awful for all of us if he'd wasted his talent on teaching classical theory over founding a company that employs thousands and makes all of our lives much easier.

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FedEx ( FDX - news - people ) founder Fred Smith (a middling student at Yale by some accounts) is known to be a huge fan of the classical economic scholars, but how awful for all of us if he'd wasted his talent on teaching classical theory over founding a company that employs thousands and makes all of our lives much easier.

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The scientist, who is also a Church of England priest, adds that any teaching should not give the impression that creationism and the theory of evolution are equally valid scientifically.

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So the purpose of teaching philosophy was - and remains, in theory - to complete the education of young men and women and permit them to think.

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At the same time he's been running Theory, Rosen has also bankrolled a string of hot young American talent, teaching them how to turn their ideas into well-made garments that sell.

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In a number of states, the struggle between religious and secular approaches to education has focused on the teaching of evolution - with disputes over whether Darwin's theory of evolution or the biblical creation story should be taught.

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To have our schools of communication (fairly new institutions) teaching technique as the do without regard for theory is tragic, though not unique to this discipline.

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