I imagine Professor Hochman is a little too old to have benefited from the Whole Language approach. In which case, the phrase '... mediate her individual learning concerns ...' can be blamed, presumably, on the Kill & Drill method. Still. There must be some on the list who've had the advantage of the more enlightened teaching. If they were to identify themselves we could all then judge the method by the quality of their prose. Or is it aimed more at speed of consumption than clarity of expression? Scottie B.