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...They divided their attention equally among students, refusing to let a small group monopolize discussion. "Research shows that unless specific action is taken, four to seven people tend to dominate any group," she says. "In a coed class, more of the attention getters may be boys, but a lot of boys, as well as girls, are left out. A single-sex class does not change the pattern--only deliberate inclusiveness works for everyone...
...increasing use of MI in schools raises a very simple question: Is this a good thing? The answer is not so simple, but there are good reasons to have doubts about this trend. To be sure, cognitive psychologists and educational researchers tend to give Gardner high praise for helping the public understand that intelligence is multifaceted, and MI has undoubtedly helped teachers understand and value the various talents a child has. Nevertheless, evidence for the specifics of Gardner theory is weak, and there is no firm research showing that its practical applications have been effective. No one says that using...
...much of his major work has been done in Europe--for example, Exchange, 1996, a soaring array of seven trapezoidal slabs, 65 ft. high, propped together over a highway traffic circle outside Luxembourg City. The chance to see any number of his large pieces together is rare. They tend to be too big for museums, too heavy for their floors, and their installation is brutally costly. And so the current show of seven new pieces, the Torqued Ellipses, in the Geffen Contemporary building at Los Angeles' Museum of Contemporary Art, is--to put it mildly--quite an event...
...service just got more complicated. Last week AT&T launched its dial-around discount service, dubbed Lucky Dog, which lets consumers bypass their carrier and pay 10[cents] a minute by punching in 10-10-345. Though they make big promises, dial-arounds like MCI's 10-10-321 tend to deliver savings for people with monthly bills under $20 or those who make calls during peak daytime hours. Otherwise, Lucky Dog may have more bark than bite...
...STEWART UDALL, appears to be winning back a seat lost to the G.O.P.'S BILL REDMOND in 1997's special election. But the Greens' CAROL MILLER, whose showing helped Redmond last time, could again damage the Dems. This prospect does not seem to alarm the Greens much. "Third parties tend to exist only to nudge other candidates along," says DEAN MYERSON, the Greens' national secretary. "They don't take themselves seriously. But we do. We're grass roots...