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...sound like a theme park, but the founders worked closely with education experts, including British creativity guru Sir Ken Robinson and UCLA's Daniel Siegel, to create the curriculum. Questions like HOW DO 4-YEAR-OLDS UNDERSTAND THE COLOR RED? are written on pieces of paper stuck to the classroom walls. Learning is to be provoked, not imposed. Teachers talk approvingly of "fun provocation going on in the 3s." Simko describes her job as leading students into a series of questions that will guide the curriculum. "It doesn't suit everybody," she says of the methodology, "but every school should...
...China rapidly becomes the world's workshop, supplying everything from Thomas the Tank Engine toys to computer chips to blood thinners, the world is coming to understand what Chinese citizens have known for quite a while. The country's growth--and intense competition among manufacturers in industry after industry--has gone far beyond the government's ability to regulate the economy effectively. In an ostensibly communist country, unfettered competition combined with nonexistent or, in many cases, corrupt government oversight has often produced a race to the bottom among businesses. Competition based on cost, in which manufacturers eke out slim profits...
...extremely difficult parts of the world, and they know what's needed. They're an enormously talented team." There may be a comfort factor too in that CforC is a business for which profit isn't a dirty word. Yet it is close enough to the NGO world to understand the kinds of projects that are most critic-proof...
...freshmen and sophomores] are doing a great job,” Finelli says. “It’s funny, because we refer to ourselves as a veteran team when the majority is underclassmen. They’re doing a great job to understand the system, really stepping up and playing outside of themselves. Each person now sees herself as having an integral role in our team, taking pride in that, and trying to do the best they...
...also tapped into these institutions’ human talent.“We’ve brought in consultants from various artistic organizations,” Bhabha says. Experts from theater groups and museums have briefed the Task Force on how their organizations operate, helping the group better understand how other universities incorporate and support their arts communities. LOOKING TO THE PASTIn addition to exploring how other universities have dealt with encouraging the arts on campus, the Task Force has also examined Harvard’s own artistic heritage. Previous initiatives have shown that, at Harvard, such changes require time...