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...study at Columbia University's Teachers College looked at the lives of 100 prominent Americans, ages 40 to 55, and found that those who had come from disadvantaged backgrounds were especially likely to cite the influence of a mentor as a key to their success. Sometimes a caring teacher served "as a parent substitute," says Charles Harrington, who co-directed the study. Sometimes the teacher provided an affirming "turnaround moment," for example, by standing up for a child and saying, "Henry wouldn't lie." That moment of validation, he notes, "transforms Henry...
...homework is done, and the saxophone is part of that requirement." Donny seems to relish this kind of structure and has a firm grasp on his complicated schedule of sports practices, music lessons, church classes and other commitments. He isn't one to procrastinate: his basketball coach and music teacher marvel at Donny's enthusiasm, even for repetitive drills and scales. "It's such an insight for kids to know the power of practice at such a young age!" muses Devlin. As for his mom's homework-first policy, no problem. Says Donny: "I made it up myself...
Pleasant Rowland, a former teacher and newscaster, launched American Girls 12 years ago in Middleton, Wis., precisely to offer girls an alternative to the unnaturally proportioned Barbie. Yet in July, Rowland sold her company to Barbie's corporate parent, Mattel, for $700 million--and a promise that American Girls would retain its separate identity...
When Atlanta fifth-grader BRENDAN DUNWOODY wore a New York Yankees shirt to class last week, he knew he was committing a small act of subversion. It was, after all, Braves Spirit Day at his school, and his teacher had warned the transplanted New Yorker against wearing his native colors. When he showed up in his jersey anyway, she promptly--and according to his father, appropriately--made him change his uniform. The local act of defiance turned into a media maelstrom when a New York paper picked up the story. The school began receiving harassing calls, while the Dunwoodys' answering...
...however, the latest news about the brain did little more than remind us of other ways we can screw up--only this time it isn't just diaper changing on the line; it's the emotional and intellectual growth of our newborns. Cathy Smith, my daughter's teacher at Sing 'n Dance, says lots of moms seem preoccupied with the social and cognitive development of their babies. More than ever, they're asking to sign up two- and three-month-olds to be in classes with six- to 11-month-olds, believing that their infants' cognitive skills will be boosted...