Word: taylorism
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...Alpine, every goal, every lesson, every response is carefully documented in binders that track each child's progress. That is the rigorous heart of ABA, explains executive director Bridget Taylor, who co-founded the school in 1988. "I'm a scientist-practitioner; I need data," says Taylor, a certified ABA therapist with a Ph.D. in psychology. The binder for Jodi DiPiazza, 4, is easily seven inches thick, though Jodi has been at Alpine less than a year. Like most other children at the school, she started ABA therapy at home as a toddler...
...Taylor says 29% of her students, most from ages 5 to 8, get mainstreamed into regular schools, generally with an aide. Many who remain at Alpine have limited language skills; some of the older students use electronic devices to express basic desires. The ritualistic behavior that is characteristic of autism is strongly suppressed. "Hands down," says a teacher to a child who begins to flap. "We're not a culture that accepts that," says Taylor. "Fifty percent of the battle is addressing behavior to look good...
...says with a full laugh. “Also, there’s learning how to adjust a microphone stand, or booking a complicated itinerary between Kansas and Texas,” she adds. Carlisle grew up in a musical Montanan household—“James Taylor was always playing,” she says. Her first major inspiration was her father, who taught her how to sing and play guitar while she was in her late teens. Her second influence, once she had learned to drive, came from the country stations whose signal filtered through...
...eighth with a run-scoring single off the bat of designated hitter Matt Brunnig to trim the NU lead back to three. Wilson was gunned down at home to end the threat, sliding into the wallow around the plate after a shallow single by eventual winning pitcher Taylor Meehan (1-1). In fact, the dirt areas of the mostly-turf Friedman Diamond—the batter’s boxes and the mound—required constant maintenance, much to the chagrin of the benches and the grounds crew alike, throughout the soggy afternoon. “It?...
...what inspired producer Taylor M. Owings ’08 to see this once again realized on stage? “Every year Harvard S.T.A.G.E., a program that exposes inner-city Boston kids to the dramatic arts, puts on a fundraising musical. We chose to do Footloose because we love its ‘cut-loose’ attitude and knew everyone at Harvard would appreciate that at this point in the year. It has a top 40 score. The plot is fun. We know that Harvard students and our S.T.A.G.E. kids alike will love it,” said...