Word: notionally
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...lest you think countless Citizen Kanes are falling through the cracks, people whose job it is to see hundreds of independent films will quickly disabuse you of that romance. "There's this notion that there are all these amazing movies out there, and it's just not true," says John Cooper, a programmer at the Sundance Film Festival (which this year received around 800 feature submissions for 45 slots). Still, the idea that many hundreds of movies are going unseen each year--even movies worse than the ones we do see--is sobering. Yes, show business is designed to shatter...
Mired in the sociology, education theory and hype surrounding "gender equity," we sometimes overlook the common humanity of children: what they share and how they differ, regardless of gender. "The focus on girls has translated into the notion that somehow if you help girls, you hurt boys," says Susan Bailey, executive director of the Wellesley Centers for Women. "People want a quick fix, but there is no one-size-fits-all solution for either girls or boys...
...Girls and boys are taking about the same math and science courses in high school, but boys are more likely to take advanced-placement courses in chemistry and physics. Girls are slightly more likely to take AP biology. Patricia Campbell, an education researcher in Groton, Mass., scoffs at the notion of "opposite" sexes with different learning styles. "When you just know somebody's gender, you don't know anything about their academic skills or interests," she says. "The stereotypes of girls being collaborative and boys competitive, of girls being into relationships and boys into numbers--that's laughable...
When evaluating the use of Gardner's theory in schools, it is easy for people to let their emotions run away with them. The notion that a child may have important abilities that are not measured by IQ tests is immensely appealing; it also happens to be true. As Siegler said, "Howard sells hope." Yet this hope ought to be tempered by realism, and a realistic view of MI theory may not justify the enthusiasm it has engendered thus...
...produced millionaire ice-cream philanthropists Ben and Jerry, a socialist mayor and, most interesting, the rock band Phish. Launched by guitarist Trey Anastasio and three buddies in a University of Vermont dorm room in 1983, Phish has built a hugely successful career as an underground band around the quaint notion that music can be used for building a sense of community, not just making money. As corny as this sounds, it is exactly the idea that paid off so handsomely for the Grateful Dead...