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PENN: Well, I'd written the script originally structured for songs. I love that kind of thing in movies. I was born in 1960, so you can do the math and figure out that I was just coming into my own with Harold and Maude, and earlier than that, Simon and Garfunkel and The Graduate, and Coming Home. It just added something, letting your songwriter be a co-author of the script in many ways...
Across the country, universities with vastly smaller endowments are actively extending themselves beyond traditional boundaries to solve old problems in new ways. Examples include Clark’s University Park Campus School, the Academy of Math & Science at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, The University of Chicago Laboratory Schools, and Stanford’s Online High School for gifted students...
...rent to defray your costs. Many homes remain too expensive for this plan; the cost of a mortgage, insurance and taxes is higher than the rent the property can realistically generate. But for the first time in years, home prices have slipped enough in some regions for the math to work, including in Destin, Fla.; the Outer Banks of North Carolina; Branson, Mo.; and the Smoky Mountains, says Karpinski. Her rule of thumb: if one week of peak rental income can cover a month of mortgage expense, the deal is a winner. The trick is getting over your fears. With...
Interest in math and science has been on the decline in the United States. How can we captivate and inspire future generations? -Vince Indriolo, ChicagoThat is an excellent question. We lag behind other countries in our schooling and I think we have to stimulate the political people to appreciate science. That can help make it filter down to parents and school systems and perhaps make this universal throughout the country. It is very crucial. In society there is a fascination with sports, music and Hollywood heroes, but not educated heroes. We need to change that somehow...
...featured in the article, I was taking Algebra II when I was 11 or 12. My mother pushed school administrators to allow me to do so. I had encountered resistance from a couple of teachers, and their lack of understanding caused some problems. It certainly caused me to abandon math and science. I became a lawyer instead...