Word: elkind
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...harsh reaction to poor grades is a symptom of deeper problems. "The cards may be an emotional lightning rod," explains child psychologist David Elkind of Tufts University, who notes that "grades are a concrete embodiment of many issues." For one thing, bad grades can unleash parents' anxieties about their social status and their children's prospects. To the poor, success in school offers a way for children to escape impoverished lives. Middle-class parents push their offspring to surpass their own accomplishments. And wealthy, well-educated people routinely expect stellar performances from youngsters...
Child-development specialists point out that it is difficult to assess a small child's mental abilities, because they are constantly evolving. "It's simply a bad time to be testing," says David Elkind, professor of child study at Tufts University. A youngster who cannot recognize a square one week, he notes, may have mastered geometric shapes the next...
Mitchell S. Elkind...
...Robert B. Trager, president of the Greenhouse Cale expressed reservations about the plan, citing possible difficulties in finding help for the extra hours, and his obligation to the students, who have previously made arrangements in use the Greenhouse area for club purposes. But Rozen and Elkind volunteered to work at the cafe during the new hours until Trager could find permanent help...
...Elkind said that the Undergraduate Council is optimistic about permanent extended hours, adding, "have you ever had their chocolate chip cookies...