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...more, we have to watch our language and resist easy generalizations whenever they may occur. Dismissive of intellectual modesty, academia and government still suffer these pitfalls, speaking expansively, rather than narrowly and concretely. As individual Americans, we have the opportunity—if not the obligation—to foster a new paradigm whereby scholars and policymakers take after a public that respects the complexity of the issues and approaches them with limited goals. Collectively, we should set the standard, encouraging further questioning, rather than accepting easy appeasement through comfortable theories...
...district is making some progress in closing the gap. One effective method: home visits, which foster a relationship between teachers and parents and encourage working together to meet a child's needs. Suggested by a parent in 1998, the program helped boost reading scores in the district's elementary schools 36% and math scores 73% (reading and math scores are still only at the 46th and 59th national percentile, respectively...
...Girls, it's Leni Riefenstahl. The director of aesthetically innovative Nazi propaganda films turned 100 last week, but she's still zippy enough to stir up controversy, most recently over who should play her in a movie about her life. A prominent name mentioned at one point was Jodie Foster, who was developing a now stalled project. Working on a competing film was director Paul Verhoeven, who reports that he communicated with Riefenstahl by mail and through the producer on the project. "The producer told me she said, 'Jodie's not beautiful enough to play me,'" Verhoeven informs TIME...
...chore for all concerned. One old fellow wonders why his favorite candidate, God, isn't listed. There are no hanging-chad jokes, but the film's spare wit is as applicable to Broward County as to the Persian Gulf. Secret Ballot offers further evidence that an Islamic regime can foster humanist satires with a critical, political edge...
...Mice and Cell Phones You can say a lot of bad things about cell phones. For starters, they're annoying, expensive, and poor quality. But here's one bit of good news: They may not foster tumor growth. In a study of 1,600 mice conducted at the Adelaide-based Institute of Medical and Veterinary Science in Australia, researchers concluded that radio waves from cell phones do not trigger tumor growth...