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While it's in the nature of parents to want to smooth out the bumps in the road, it's in the nature of teachers to toss in a few more: sometimes kids have to fail in order to learn. As children get older, the parents may need to pull back. "I believe that the umbilical cord needs to be severed when children are at school," argues Eric Paul, a fourth- and fifth-grade teacher at Roosevelt Elementary School in Santa Monica, Calif. He goes to weekend ball games and piano recitals in an effort to bond with families...
...voted were joyful, with many fathers bringing their small sons to experience and get a snapshot of the moment. Officials pulled off a smooth election, thankfully free of the terrorist attacks in the country by Saudi-born Osama bin Laden's Al Qaeda organization that have killed 221 since 2003. Yet women were barred from participating, while even male voters were allowed to choose only half the representatives on 178 toothless municipal bodies, the rest to be appointed...
...interactions between Jones and Smith provide the charismatic highlights of an often poorly written movie. The contrast between their two styles (Caucasian and awkward, African-American and smooth) creates unsurprising but still amusing physical fun, particularly during the lessons on dancing styles and the need for restraint during the first move...
...friendships. Connections with other people, platonic or otherwise, can and do cross the cultural, racial, and social fissures that concerned my grandfather. Relationships are worthwhile because people are so different, lending countless opportunities to learn about and from each other. Cultural or racial similarity does not guarantee a smooth ride when it comes to friendships or romantic relationships. Perhaps so many people have trouble finding that elusive spark or electricity with another person because they’re only looking in one place; take it from me, electricity crosses the color line. Besides, like my dad once told...
Love Deluxe. A perfectly balanced album from Sade that's smooth enough to soothe and soulful enough to conjure romantic passion...