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...group and, more important, their level of competence. The work sessions were videotaped, and a group of independent observers performed the same evaluations, as did Anderson and Kilduff. All three sets of judges reached the same conclusions. Consistently, the group members who spoke up the most were rated the highest for such qualities as "general intelligence" and "dependable and self-disciplined." The ones who didn't speak as much tended to score higher for less desirable traits, including "conventional and uncreative...
When Anderson and Kilduff checked the participants' work, however, a lot of pretenders were exposed. Repeatedly, the ones who emerged as leaders and were rated the highest in competence were not the ones who offered the greatest number of correct answers. Nor were they the ones whose SAT scores suggested they'd even be able to. What they did do was offer the most answers - period...
...type with one finger on each hand, incredibly fast. He’d just be concentrating, so focused, it was like somebody watching TV. You’d have to say [his name] several times to get his attention.”After graduating with Middlesex’s highest honors, Sunstein brought his intellectual curiosity and his Advanced Placement credits to Harvard in the fall of 1972, where he set out on an Advanced Standing track in English. A Currier resident, Sunstein belonged to the Hasty Pudding and the Lampoon, a semi-secret Sorrento Square social organization that used...
...United States has the highest incarceration rate in the world, although it is only the third most populous country—one out of every 100 American adults is currently behind bars. We must continue to scrutinize our judicial and penal system to determine whether justice is being administered fairly and reasonably—making an effort to ensure that punishment fits the crime—and correct any inequalities that cause some groups to be punished disproportionately over others. A modern, civilized nation cannot simply lock people away and forget about them. Good government must concern itself with...
...National Council on Teacher Quality was not afraid to give Massachusetts a near-failing grade in its latest state survey on education policy. According to the report, Massachusetts received an overall grade of D, which was below the national average of D+. South Carolina received the highest overall score, with a B-. The council evaluated each state in terms of 15 goals, broken up into three sub-areas. Massachusetts state policy received a D- for identifying effective teachers, a D+ for retaining effective teachers, and a D+ for dismissing ineffective teachers. According to the report, Massachusetts “completely...