The number of spots filled by American students at Harvard, after adjusting for the size of the teenage population nationwide, has dropped 27 percent since 1994.
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For Better Social Skills, Scientists Recommend a Little Chekhov - NYTimes.com - 1 views
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"For Better Social Skills, Scientists Recommend a Little Chekhov"
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Reading literature improves social skills!
The Documented Life - NYTimes.com - 1 views
Brainlike Computers, Learning From Experience - NYTimes.com - 2 views
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Brainlike Computers, Learning From Experience
No Child Left Untableted - NYTimes.com - 1 views
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Getting Into the Ivies - NYTimes.com - 1 views
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As expected. We are facing an inadequate growth of spots in elite universities to match this shifting and, therefore, growing population. I like the diversity, but not at the expense of homegrown diversity.
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"The number of spots filled by American students at Harvard, after adjusting for the size of the teenage population nationwide, has dropped 27 percent since 1994."
Reading, Writing, Arithmetic, and Lately, Coding - NYTimes.com - 1 views
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"Reading, Writing, Arithmetic, and Lately, Coding"
Do Our Kids Get Off Too Easy? - NYTimes.com - 1 views
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Do Our Kids Get Off Too Easy?
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A great argument for changing how we recognize "achievement'
The Shanghai Secret - NYTimes.com - 1 views
A Natural Fix for A.D.H.D. - NYTimes.com - 0 views
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Why Your Kids Love Snapchat, and Why You Should Let Them - The New York Times - 1 views
How to Talk to Children About Terrorism - The New York Times - 0 views
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French newspapers and TV shows have done stories and special issues on how to talk to kids about the attacks. I’ve been reading them avidly. Their advice springs straight from Françoise Dolto, the influential psychoanalyst who was the French equivalent of Dr. Spock: Be honest.