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Over the years the communes have modified their original intention of giving metaplot, or special nurses, full responsibility for the care of infants, who grow up in special buildings away from their parents' homes.

From Time Magazine Archive

"We have learned that the metaplot are not enough; the first year is a critical one," says Educator Benjamin Katznelson.

From Time Magazine Archive