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...while working as a mechanical engineer in Philadelphia, Richard James saw a torsion spring fall off his desk and tumble end over end across the floor. "I think I can make a toy out of this," he later said. Two years afterward, all 400 of the toy's first run sold in 90 minutes--launching the Slinky craze...
...says. (Baltimore does not have good test data going back that far, a problem that plagues many districts, so this assertion cannot be checked. But Rhee's principal at the time has confirmed the claim.) The experience gave Rhee faith in the power of good teaching. Yet what happened afterward broke her heart. "What was most disappointing was to watch these kids go off into the fourth grade and just lose everything," Rhee says, "because they were in classrooms with teachers who weren't engaging them...
...VanDyke Colbys aim to help students explore their faith in an informed way. Each Sunday the students get a brief presentation by a representative of that week's church and sit in on a service, taking notes and joining in worship when they're so inclined. Afterward, they pile into the van and head back to campus, where they discuss the experience in the dining hall over sausages and waffles. "We invite them into some critical thinking," says Don, by examining the core tenets of each faith beyond the feel-good trappings that his wife shorthands as "Jesus...
...Shortly afterward, we ran into Yale’s president. He was pleading for donations with a well-worn Au Bon Pain cup and a cardboard sign. Looks like the market has been tough on Yale’s pitiful endowment! What can you expect in this economy though, right...
...local celebrity, Alperon once allowed a TV crew into his home, where he and his wife, a stylish blonde with a Ph.D. in philosophy, were interviewed by a top model. Afterward, the interviewer, Yael Goldman, remarked soberly, "You see The Sopranos, and it sounds good thinking that some charming [Mafioso] will walk you into the sunset. But in reality, they're quite frightening." And that was with Alperon on his best behavior...