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...history lesson. You don?t feel like you?re being fed spinach. I?m a fan of not making movies that taste like spinach. I think we?ll see when it opens, but I think that people are looking to have a little fun with a little bit of education to it. Not that I think this is bad education. I think this is a great primer. It?s a great way to open a door to a much larger conversation...
...Gender Gap I was intrigued to see Nancy Gibbs' article on affirmative action for boys, "College Confidential," but a bit disappointed that Ms. Gibbs avoided the greater question about what is happening to boys [April 14]. Rather than question what might be behind the slide in boys' achievement - and what the long - term effect might be if boys continue to fall behind - the article instead turns to ponder what this all means for girls. It is a sad commentary when even an article about boys' academic troubles seems uninterested in the roots of the problem. Malia Blom, Director, Boys...
...intrigued to see Nancy Gibbs' article on affirmative action for boys, "College Confidential," but a bit disappointed that Ms. Gibbs avoided the greater question about what is happening to boys [April 14]. Rather than question what might be behind the slide in boys' achievement--and what the long-term effect might be if boys continue to fall behind--the article instead turns to ponder what this all means for girls. It is a sad commentary when even an article about boys' academic troubles seems uninterested in the roots of the problem. Malia Blom, Director, Boys and Schools WASHINGTON...
...food stamps for a while when you're growing up, you went to school on scholarship," Obama said "So when someone makes that argument, particularly when I've spent my entire life working with workers in low-income communities to try to make peoples lives a little bit better, that's when you know we're in the political silly season...
There's not one thing wrong with that analysis, but it doesn't exactly lend itself to snappy slogans. "That sounds a bit academic, doesn't it?," said Brown after a long explanation of how voters in Kirkcaldy or New Jersey might be convinced of the importance of reforming international institutions. And those voters who do grasp the issues might well ask why Brown places trust in the ability of large numbers of nations to reach agreement on contentious matters. For all his faith in the power of multilateralism, Brown dislikes the protracted meetings that are at the heart...