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Researchers were interested less in the number of gestures a child or parent made than in their variety - for example, pointing at a doll 10 times would count as only one gesture, but pointing at a doll and then a bed might count as two. During the 90-minute session, 14-month-olds from well-off families used an average of 24 meaningfully different gestures, researchers found, while children from lower-income families used an average of just...
While the American Society for Training & Development reports that spending on outsourced corporate education is on the decline, a session at PIU--at about $2,000 a pop--is cheaper than, say, a day of golfing. And, depending on your handicap, no more humiliating. Plus, it gives companies a rare opportunity: to guarantee their employees a soft landing...
JUNE 2006 Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger convenes a special legislative session to discuss overcrowding and recidivism. He proposes a $6 billion plan to build more prison space...
...recent afternoon at 104 rue d'Aubervilliers in Paris, a surreal after-school program appears to be in session. In a warehouse space the size of a basketball court, teenagers in baggy jeans are spray-painting graffiti on the paper-covered walls while others pound away at a punching bag. Near the center of the room, a handful of youngsters gather around a thumping sound system and swap French slang-infused lyrics over a heavy hip-hop beat. Reclining on a nearby sofa, sporting a black leather jacket and yellow athletics pants, his short dreadlocks covered by a furry ushanka...
...communicate social messages. Moreover, our theater productions must provide an educational experience—not only for the cast and crew of that particular production—but also for the audience and community that the production encompasses. Sam Linden ’10, during a question-and-answer session for the recent production of “The Laramie Project,” quoted a friend who commendably stated: “Theater is education disguised as entertainment.” But we continue to forget what the essence of theater can be. In order to stage a show...