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Together they get on the T going outbound. Today was bad but likely a good indication of what she can expect next year. Miles starts kindergarten in September. The school begins too late and ends too early for April’s work day, which means she will have to drop him in daycare early, go to the lab, then move him from daycare to school, then back to the lab, then move him from school to daycare, then back to the lab, and finally pick him up to go home. Not to mention the prospect of losing the daycare...
...certainly didn’t expect there to be an open seat,” he said. “I was planning to run against the Senator in the September primary...
...unique model of incentives, to see which would work best. Some kids were paid for good test scores, others for not fighting with one another. The results are fascinating and surprising. They remind us that kids, like grownups, are not puppets. They don't always respond the way we expect...
...been gathering force in Beijing: What sort of model should China follow? How should it construe its national interest? Can it trust the U.S.? This debate is electric, and it is inevitable in a nation facing such huge problems. The mood in Beijing isn't what you might expect from a nation that grew at some 9% in 2009. There is some arrogant chest slapping, to be sure, but it is mixed with plenty of exhausted eye rubbing. To sit with China's leaders as they ponder the enormous challenges facing them in financial markets, corruption, civilian-military relations, Tibet...
...pale and dry-skinned Harvard students may not be able to boast a vacation-like climate, but we can rejoice in knowing that because of the bad weather in Cambridge we ultimately grow closer to the superhuman individuals we expect ourselves to become. Each dismal day takes us farther down the path of success, eliminating distractions and thankfully giving us no option but to concentrate on our studies. The occasional cheery days that Cambridge does enjoy are not enough to distract us from our main purpose at Harvard—to become wealthy future world leaders and save people from...