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...imagination seems organically bound to the natural world without actually depicting it. The contrast between the great size of the canvases (One is more than 17 ft. across) and the intricacy of their microforms plays its part too. There is no ideal viewing distance; you must step back to grasp their size and overall energy, but you must also put your nose in them to appreciate their details. Just like the real world, one is tempted...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: Dappled Glories | 11/9/1998 | See Source »

Your report provided a glimpse into the life of budding geniuses, but nobody made these kids better students--they were born that way. Each one is self-motivated and can obviously grasp any task at hand. Each could have been left in a box with a book and would have ended up self-taught. You did, however, confirm my belief that most teachers are only capable of imparting information to ready-made A and B students. Of course, there are a few good teachers, but they cannot overcome the inept system we have. After nine years of watching my dyslexic...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Nov. 9, 1998 | 11/9/1998 | See Source »

...Maryland Army National Guard, runs a tight ship. "Homework is when they come in the door," she insists. "They see nothing, do nothing, until homework is done, and the saxophone is part of that requirement." Donny seems to relish this kind of structure and has a firm grasp on his complicated schedule of sports practices, music lessons, church classes and other commitments. He isn't one to procrastinate: his basketball coach and music teacher marvel at Donny's enthusiasm, even for repetitive drills and scales. "It's such an insight for kids to know the power of practice at such...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How To Make A Better Student: Their Eight Secrets of Success | 10/19/1998 | See Source »

...said the hesitance of professionals to take her seriously was not surprising. Even some of the older lab staff did not really grasp how much in-depth scientific work she had done until after the research was completed...

Author: By Kelly M. Yamanouchi, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Torres Wins Recognition for Attention Deficit Disorder Research | 10/16/1998 | See Source »

...gold medal that McMullen received has a profile of Archimedes--the great Greek mathematician who discovered a method of calculating pi--and the quotation "Transire suum pectus mundoque potri" meaning "Rise above oneself and grasp the world," according to a press release from...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Chaos Work Earns McMullen Fields Medal | 10/13/1998 | See Source »

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