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...been very helpful to me, especially freshman year when I took an advanced math course. Since then, I've mainly used the time to complete term papers," says Charles A. Goodman...
...they were to give us the time over Christmas break, my impression is that no work would get done. It's very hard to take books home and actually get stuff accomplished," Goodman says...
...Goodman says eliminating reading period would remove the motivation for many students to hit the books...
Shelby Woo's creator, Alan Goodman, was always taken aback at Nancy Drew's ability to take command of any environment she found herself in: "She winds up in ski country, and suddenly she's winning a ski championship." Goodman limned Shelby, instead, as someone made of flesh and bone. "She doesn't excel in every course," he says of his character. "She depends on her friends for rides; she works because she needs the money. I wanted her to be more reflective of the girls I grew up with. Nancy Drew never made a wrong assumption in her life...
...success of these shows makes you think more young female heroines are destined to arrive on TV soon, you're right. The new archetype is certainly an appealing one to TV producers. "As a writer," notes Goodman, "it's more fun to do these shows because you can put a girl in a situation she hasn't been in a hundred times before. Women on TV have generally been defined in terms of their relationship to someone else. But these girls stand alone." And some would argue that female actresses at 13 or 14 are better performers than their male...