Word: asking
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Kohn's advice to parents: Stop asking your kids how they did in school today, and ask instead about what they did. "If you have five minutes, talk with your kids for five minutes about what unexpected ideas she came across, or how he feels when he figures something out. Help the child forget about grades, so learning has a chance...
...word passion comes up a lot when college admissions directors are asked what they look for in a student. "There are lots of students out there who can do the work and get the A's," says Robert Kinnally, dean of admissions at Stanford University. "But who are the students who care deeply about the subject matter and will stay after to ask their teacher for another book?" Both Kinnally and Williams College's Parker bemoan the fact that so many college applicants are "packaged" and pushed by their parents. "Parents are trying to mold their children in ways that...
...come, but you do. It reinforces the importance of school." Just as important, he says, is keeping the day-to-day dialogue going, no matter how reluctant a child might seem. Teenagers, in particular, will seem to push the parent away. "Don't stop when your kid rejects you. Ask to see their papers and exams. The initial response to questions like 'What happened at school today?' may be 'Nothing.' You have to be persistent. School is a very important part of their lives...
...Democratic strategist on the Hill: "He could have said, 'I think this process is partisan and unfair, but it's inevitable, so go ahead and vote for it and let's get on with it.' But he didn't. Instead he said, 'Vote your conscience.' Now let me ask you, who the f___ is Bill Clinton to tell us about our consciences...
...address the chain's problems, Nakasone's predecessor last January ballyhooed "Concept 2000," a revitalization plan calling for, among other things, less cluttered, brighter, cleaner stores. But only a month later, Nakasone took over, and in September he replaced the plan with something he calls "C-3." (Don't ask.) It targets service improvements as well as inventory reductions. It promises a $500,000-a-store renovation that will include an oval "racetrack" layout providing 18% more selling space. And it envisions a diversification into products such as clothing and electronics, which Nakasone hopes will attract more customers outside...