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Boyle says, "Slumdog is just a hybrid of the words underdog and slum. Some people found it insulting, when actually it's a triumph for a kid from that background and a vindication of his resilience...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: From Slumdog to Top Dog | 1/29/2009 | See Source »

...kid foods to avoid...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: No Medal for U.S. at Cooking Olympics | 1/28/2009 | See Source »

...gone through a year of speed when I was a kid, drank really heavily for quite a while,” O’Brien said, “but I finally quit all the craziness because...

Author: By Michelle L. Quach and Peter F. Zhu, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: Square Bookseller To Close Bookstand | 1/28/2009 | See Source »

...Rockwell didn't want to limit the fun to just one place. So he came up with a portable version that is meant to complement existing play structures, not replace them. Through a partnership with kid-focused nonprofit Kaboom!, Imagination Playground in a Box is expected to arrive at more than 1,000 parks and schools nationwide within the next five years. "Demand is also tremendous from day-care centers, pediatricians' offices and children's museums," says Kaboom! founder Darrell Hammond. "This could fundamentally change adults' ideas of how children play...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The New Playground: Bye, Jungle Gym | 1/28/2009 | See Source »

...were awarded "too readily." Princeton in 2004 became the only Ivy League school to adopt a grade-deflation policy, including quotas for A's. To skeptics like Gibson, grades should be guides to help students see where they can improve, not rubber stamps to confirm a smart kid's hunch that he or she is smart or gold stars on a résumé. "Grades don't only exist to be reported to college-admissions officers," he says. Gibson also rejects the Fairgrade argument that adjusting the standards would improve the dropout rate among those at risk of failing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Virginia Parents Fight for Easier Grading Standards | 1/28/2009 | See Source »

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