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CAMPING WITH KIDS It's not too early to plan your family's summer vacation, especially if you'd like to be among the 291 million people who will visit America's national parks this year. February's Sesame Street Parents magazine has done some of the homework for you--studying safety, quality and variety of attractions--and has come up with six top family-friendly parks: Acadia, Cape Hatteras, Crater Lake, Great Smoky Mountains, Rocky Mountain and Yosemite. Log on to www.sesame.org/parents/ and search the site for more vacation tips...
...despite the potential hardship, the lure of the high-tech world is easy to understand: no homework, potentially hefty paychecks and the chance to set your own rules free from proctors and teaching fellows...
Spring may be a while off yet, but don't tell that to Harvard students. Now that we've come back from our exotic intersession destinations, tanned or sporting chic new Parisian outfits, we're ready to hit the dating scene. Without homework or exams to interfere with our morning dressing routine, we actually have time to put on a little make-up or experiment with our 'do. Add this to the fact that we're actually well-rested and awake before noon, and you have a recipe for love potion course catalogue number...
...what, then, constitutes a respectable concentration at Harvard? Certainly not Folk and Myth, probably not anything in the humanities. But certainly something that involves lab work, problem sets and/or the rigorous reading of densely theoretical texts. Nothing that brings you pleasure while doing your homework...
LOCATION, LOCATION Where is the best place for children to do their homework? According to the latest thinking, it's not in the quietest part of the home but rather where the family computer should already be: in a shared area like a family or dining room. Kids won't feel exiled or isolated in such a place, and parents will be able to keep a casual eye on both homework and computer use. Some of the old homework rules still hold: the area should be one that is reasonably quiet, well lighted, stocked with supplies and TV free...