Word: rule
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...students in the advanced-placement classes at Grady High School. "There are others that could do it," she says, "but they get caught up in the stereotypical, 'AP, that's nerdy.'" Physics teacher Delphia Bryant admires Enjolique's can-do spirit: "She's one of those people who will rule the world...
...there is a rule on homework, it's this: let them do it in the way that works for them. Not every child needs silence and a desk facing the wall. Not every child can settle down to the task right after school...
...Another rule on homework: be involved, but not too much. Math-homework sessions at Mike Terry's house used to end in tears. "I would lose patience with him," admits Tom Terry, who excelled in math as a youth. "Comparing him to the ways I might have done things at his age didn't work." He had to learn to be less overbearing and to see things from his son's point of view. "We care passionately about how he's doing, but we're just calmer on the outside." Says Mike's mother Karen: "Kids are not vending machines...
...innovative, start your own non-profit or socially-responsible company. You will learn a lot more trying to implement your own ideas than you will researching other people's. Maybe then, when your children come to Harvard, consulting and I-banking will be the exception and not the rule...
...rule changes they've been emphasizing with players' safety in mind, which is good," Mora said...