Word: connection
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...human brain in its early years is to make sense of mathematical principles from objects found in the natural world," says Jane M. Healy, an educational psychologist and author of Failure to Connect: How Computers Affect Our Children's Mind--and What We Can Do About It. This philosophy--championed most famously by the Swiss developmental psychologist Jean Piaget--explains the near ubiquity of counting rods and beads, known in academic circles as manipulatives, in most grade-school classrooms. As kids approach adolescence, however, they may be ready for slightly more abstract methods of learning, and computers may offer just...
Carter should know that a school paper is not merely a platform for University propaganda. The student press should connect the administration to the student body, investigating and exposing problems like grade inflation. Its editorial page should scrutinize school policy, offer solutions and keep University officials accountable and honest. Otherwise there are few checks on the administration, which is there, ostensibly, to serve the students...
...Guevera in a Tony-award winning performance of Evita, spent two days at Harvard answering students’ questions and lending his expert advice in two master classes. While relating the ups and downs of his own path to success, Patinkin expressed a true desire to connect with students and to share an inspiring yet cautionary message with those considering a career in the arts...
Rebecca J. Levy ’06, who sang the haunting “In a Very Unusual Way,” spoke emphatically about her experience singing for Patinkin, who told her, “In some way, you connect to this. You don’t need to perform this song—it’s yours.” Says Levy, “I found it fun to have him critique my performance and to work with him on giving it new possibilities. Also, it was amazing to see the changes he brought about...
...determine which college gives its students the best education for their money, U.S. News compared three variables that connect academics and financial aid, according to U.S. News’ website...