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How do kids learn this? Usually, it's the same way Bismarck learned: having parents who show through their own behavior that persistence pays. A new book by Judith Rich Harris, The Nurture Assumption, has caused a sensation by claiming that parents matter less than peers in shaping a child...
Most outstanding students have an outstanding teacher lurking somewhere in their past, a teacher who somehow connected with them. Karen Arnold found this was true of the valedictorians she studied. Principals and parents confirm it. "If you talk with kids, they will tell you about someone who has captured their...
The same rule applies to parental involvement with the school: be involved, but make sure it's constructive. Parents of successful students are advocates for their child but are supportive, rather than combative, toward the school. "These aren't parents who blame you and want to know why the system...
Complicated and confusing? Yes. But everyone is thriving. Donny graduated from Winand Elementary School in June and received the Principal's Award, one of the school's highest honors. Other credits: he was acting president of the student government, most valuable player in his basketball league, a Little League star...
Among Galbraith's many accomplishments was his service as price czar under President Roosevelt during the great depression. In this capacity, Galbraith was a principal architect of the New Deal, an economic relief effort that called for increased government spending to stimulate the economy and narrow the gap between rich...