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...assemble portfolios demonstrating mastery in 14 subjects (seven majors and seven minors). Those portfolios are judged by a graduation committee on the basis of how well they satisfy the five "habits of mind" that form the basis for the curriculum: evidence, perspective, connections, supposition and relevance. It sounds New Agey, but students understand. As Lohattis Hayden, a 12th-grader interested in sociology, says, "The way we learn is totally different. We read a lot of articles and literature, but we don't have to take a load of textbooks home. This school is more than just studying--it's looking...
Some parents bristle at such squishy, New Agey techniques. At its worst, they say, emotional learning verges on therapy sessions for third-graders. "I don't want my children talking about my family's problems in the classroom," a Highland Park father said at a school meeting. But EQ gurus such as Professor Roger Weissberg of the University of Illinois in Chicago say students in the best programs have shown not just "more positive attitudes about ways to get along with people" but also improvements in critical- thinking skills. And in New Haven, teenagers say they're witnessing less violence...
...deal with him playing less than sold-out shows. His ego is too hard to handle,'" says Coppel. Bolton's management denies this and says the lawsuit is "frivolous and has no merit, and will be dismissed by the court." But this cloud might have a silver, New Agey-type lining. According to his publicist, the makers of Bolton's preferred brew, Celestial Seasonings, have already inquired about an endorsement deal...
...them. Then through a door comes a large figure out of a Magritte painting: long overcoat, umbrella, bowler hat, no head. The child takes the creature's magic hat, puts it on--and dreams the three-hour show. The chairs, the door rise into the air. Benoit Jutras' New Agey music soars with them. A menagerie of demons and sprites glides on stage, primed to amaze. Once again, Cirque has reinvented itself...