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But youre absolutely right. the psychiatric approach is that this could be treated, and i think youre right. jeffrey would know better than that, its going to be forced. >> can somebody be forced? >> absolutely. and theres an interesting medical ethics question, because there are doctors who dont want to participate in this, because the goal of this treatment is to get him sane enough to go to go to trial where he may be executed and hes not going to be executed if he doesnt stand trial. so ther...

Violent outbursts. but youre absolutely right. the psychiatric approach is that this could be treated, and i think youre right. jeffrey would know better than that, its going to be forced. >> can somebody be forced? >> absolutely. and theres an interesting medical ethics question, because there are doctors who dont want to participate in this, because the goal of this treatment is to get him sane enough to go to go to trial where he may be executed and hes not going to be executed if he doesnt s...

Blames my country that we are playing double game. do you think, stan, that we lost 30,000 innocent people, did we ask al qaeda, did we ask taliban to kill us? >> reporter: now saying the relationship with the united states is turning a corner, hes looking forward to more cooperation, more respect and more intelligence sharing and joint operations. stan grant, cnn, islamabad. all right. thank you very much. if you havent heard by now, the rapture did not happen. actor steven baldwin is next to...

In americas classrooms theres a big shortage of minority teachers. right now, according to education officials, less than 4% of teachers in the united states are african-american, even though the number of minority students has exploded. education secretary arne duncan is trying to change that. in tonights "perrys principles" heres cnns education contributor and school principal steve perry. >> which one? >> d. >> d. >> reporter: teachers like luther sewell iii are rarely found in classrooms aro...

Thank you, susan. it was a performance that was under fire before he even took the stage. >> even through the unseen i know that god watches from one kings dream, he was able to barack us. one kings dream, he was able to barack us. >> rapper, common, at the white house poetry reading this week, and well look at whats really behind the conservative uproar over his invitation. but first, george lucas created "star wars," now he has set his sights on the problems in education. cnns education co...

But first, a new literacy project is using unusual methods to get kids interested in writing, including a store that resembles a pirate ship and a row of published books made by the students themselves. steve perry has this and more in this weeks "perrys principles." >> reporter: a literacy organization with eight chapters across the country. today were at the original location in san francisco called 826 valencia. here kids get tutoring, attend creative writing workshops and watch their own boo...

Means more than ever. 30 million adults in the united states lack the basic reading and writing skills to read a newspaper. steve perry sat down with a man forced to face his illiteracy head on and now works in an unlikely place, a library. heres tonights "perrys principles." >> davids mom always said, no, david. >> reporter: john is known as mr. z. his mission -- to get kids excited about reading. >> im having probably more fun than all of you, and theres a special reason for that.

Little lady got in the cab and i imagine her opening up the bag and seeing this snake. >> to this day, shes cursing you. >> thats right, if she survived the cab ride. still ahead, parents gone back to school to learn how to help their kids with homework. "perrys principles" is next. can a trading site help make you a sharper trader? mine can. td ameritrade can. theyve got trading specialists i can call for help. and paper trading. free practice trading that helps me hone my technique. complex ...

Are failing our children, too many of our kids are dropping out of school, thats not a black or a white or brown problem, that is an american problem. were going to have to solve that problem. we are all responsible. >> the support a child gets at home can make a huge difference. thats the idea behind a program that teaches parents how to help their kids with homework. heres cnn education contributor and principal steve perry with "perrys principles." >> do you remember when we went to school? w...

Helping kids reach that goal and perhaps pushing aside the needs of gifted kids. steve perry explores the possible consequences in tonights "perrys principles." >> what do lady gaga and facebook founder mark zuckerberg have in common? theyre alums for cty, the 32-year-old organization that seeks out and identifies kids who are academically advanced. >> sometimes the teachers dont know who they are, because they may be the ones who sit in the back of the room who become behavior problems because ...