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...N.C.T.M. itself has come riding to the rescue. In a notably slim document, it has identified just three essential goals, or "focal points," for each grade from pre-K to eighth, none of them fuzzy, all of them building blocks for higher math. In fourth grade, for instance, the group recommends focusing on the quick recall of multiplication facts, a deep understanding of decimals and the ability to measure and compute the area of rectangles, circles and other shapes. "Our objective," says Fennell, "is to get conversations going at the state level about what really is important." In recent weeks...
...league’s superior season. The Tigers beat the Bulldogs last week to give Yale its only conference loss, and Princeton’s 9-1 overall record was better than the 8-2 Bulldogs....Corey Mazza caught a 26-yard touchdown in garbage time, giving him his eighth of the year. The senior wideout caught exactly one scoring pass in each of eight games this year, amassing an overwhelming team lead....Dawson finished his collegiate career with 4,841 total yards, 126 more than Cornell’s Ed Marinaro. McLeod, with two seasons under his belt...
...with one of its top players on the bench, and then beat Princeton, the No. 2 team in the country, by a 7-2 tally. The Crimson is ranked right behind the Tigers, at No. 3, and Yale follows at No. 4. Williams and Brown are ranked eighth and eleventh, respectively. “So far this year we’ve started off on a great note,” Sheth said. “The intensity with which we’ve been practicing, and the way we’ve been playing, are much better now than...
...would have had as much success as a team without him.”Even injury can’t stop Sherlock, as he nonchalantly lists the concussions and muscle tears he’s suffered in his athletic career.Learning to bounce back early, he vividly remembers an eighth-grade torpedo-tackle that dislocated his shoulder, which he quickly popped in before continuing playing game. “My dad was right there on the sidelines, and he said I jumped right up immediately, looked down, and all the color just drained out of my face,” Sherlock...
...Louis five years ago, Cusworth will not be in uniform when the Crimson men’s basketball team opens up the stretch drive of its Ivy League schedule at home against Columbia on February 2. By that point, he will have graduated from Harvard following his eighth semester, and league rules prevent him from taking an extra semester for anything other than academic reasons, despite the fact that he is eligible to compete for a full year in the eyes of the NCAA. Cusworth’s unfortunate predicament is a reminder of the major demon that has pursued...