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Does Teaching Kids To Get 'Gritty' Help Them Get Ahead?

Does Teaching Kids To Get 'Gritty' Help Them Get Ahead?
hide captionAt the Lenox Academy in Brooklyn, N.Y., educators try to teach kids to see struggle as a normal part of learning. Tovia Smith/NPR At the Lenox Academy in Brooklyn, N.Y., educators try to teach kids to see struggle as a normal part of learning. Tovia Smith reported this audio story in two parts on Morning Edition and All Things Considered. It's become the new buzz phrase in education: "Got grit?" Around the nation, schools are beginning to see grit as key to students' success — and just as important to teach as reading and math. Experts define grit as persistence, determination and resilience; it's that je ne sais quoi that drives one kid to practice trumpet or study Spanish for hours — or years — on end, while another quits after the first setback. "It's a very, I think, American idea in some ways — really pursuing something against all odds," she says. Even the Obama administration is now on the "grit" bandwagon. But can grit be taught? Courtesy of Jacquie Bryant Related:  Saved for later 3

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The Proton | zeropointfield Image 1: The standard model of particle physics Since all the talk about the Higgs boson started, a lot of people now understand what the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), which is situated at the CERN in Geneva does: It accelerates protons to a speed near the speed of light and smashes them into each other. This destroys the proton and creates lots of smaller particles which are then analysed by the CERN’s detectors, which are the ATLAS, CMS and LHCb detectors. How is it possible, that a small a particle as the proton can produce a myriad of other, quite distinct and different particles? Or, if one poses the question in another way, what exactly is inside a proton? First it is important to understand that the proton is not an elementary particle according to the standard model of particle physics – you can see a list of elementary particles in image 1. Image 2: Inside a proton – standard representation Simple enough, and one can often see graphical representations like the one in image 2.

Interview: Jimmy Carter, Author Of 'A Call To Arms' Prakash Methema/AFP/Getty Images Editor's note: To hear our full interview with Jimmy Carter, tune into Weekend Edition on Sunday, March 23. President Jimmy Carter has written more than two dozen books over the course of his career, about everything from the art of aging to how to achieve peace in the Middle East. All his writing is anchored by a deep-seated belief in the equality of all people. In his new book, A Call To Action, Carter tackles a fundamental question of equality head-on: the subjugation of women in cultures around the world. Interview Highlights On how the Bible is used to argue for both equality and the inferiority of women There are some verses ... In one letter, to the Galatians, he says there's no difference between Jews and gentiles; there's no difference between male and female; there's no difference between slaves and masters. On human trafficking We have a terrible affliction here of slavery. On whether religion is a conduit for lasting change around gender

"Star Trek: The Next Generation" The Measure of a Man (TV Episode 1989) - Quotes This edible water blob could replace plastic bottles What's one solution to the growing problem of plastic water bottle waste? A trio of Spanish design students think they have the answer, and it involves creating a "water bottle" that you can eat, reports Co.Exist. Designers Rodrigo García González, Guillaume Couche and Pierre Paslier call their creation "Ooho," a gelatinous blob that is actually a membrane that encapsulates water like a bladder. The Ooho globule is formed through a process called "spherification," a methodology first pioneered in 1946 and still utilized by some chefs in modern cuisine. "Anyone can make them in their kitchen, modifying and innovating the recipe," said co-designer García. Similar products have already made it to the market; an edible food delivery system called WikiPearl is available at select Whole Foods markets. One immediate use for the Ooho water containers could be for running sports events. Related on MNN:

Journal of Political Ecology Volume 21 (2014) Articles (abstracts are at the end of each PDF file) The biopolitics of 'food insecurity': towards a critical political ecology of the body in studies of women's transnational migration. Nos. 6-11: Special Section on "Non-capitalist political ecologies," edited by Brian Burke and Boone Shear. Introduction: engaged scholarship for non-capitalist political ecologies. Conrad Hal Waddington Conrad Hal Waddington CBE FRS FRSE (8 November 1905–26 September 1975) was a British developmental biologist, paleontologist, geneticist, embryologist and philosopher who laid the foundations for systems biology. He had wide interests that included poetry and painting, as well as left-wing political leanings. In his book The Scientific Attitude (1941), he touched on political topics such as central planning and praised marxism as a "profound scientific philosophy". Life[edit] Waddington, known as "Wad" to his friends and "Con" to family, was born to Hal and Mary Ellen (Warner) Waddington, 8 November 1905. He attended Clifton College and Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge. During World War II he was involved in operational research with the Royal Air Force and became scientific advisor to the Commander in Chief of Coastal Command from 1944 to 1945. Waddington was married twice. Evolution[edit] In 1972, Waddington founded the Centre for Human Ecology [2]. Epigenetic landscape[edit] Creode

Zeitgeist The Zeitgeist (spirit of the age or spirit of the time) is the intellectual fashion or dominant school of thought that typifies and influences the culture of a particular period in time. For example, the Zeitgeist of modernism typified and influenced architecture, art, and fashion during much of the 20th century.[1] The German word Zeitgeist is often attributed to the philosopher Georg Hegel, but he never actually used the word. In his works such as Lectures on the Philosophy of History, he uses the phrase der Geist seiner Zeit (the spirit of his time)—for example, "no man can surpass his own time, for the spirit of his time is also his own spirit Other philosophers who were associated with such ideas include Herder and Spencer and Voltaire.[1] The concept contrasts with the Great Man theory popularized by Thomas Carlyle, which sees history as the result of the actions of heroes and geniuses. Zeitgeist theory and leadership[edit] Examples of zeitgeist in psychology[edit] References[edit]

Poverty.com - Hunger and World Poverty U.S. MAB United States Constitution, Bill of Rights, Declaration of Independence: United for Human Rights United States Declaration of Independence (1776) In 1776, Thomas Jefferson penned the American Declaration of Independence. On July 4, 1776, the United States Congress approved the Declaration of Independence. Its primary author, Thomas Jefferson, wrote the Declaration as a formal explanation of why Congress had voted on July 2 to declare independence from Great Britain, more than a year after the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War, and as a statement announcing that the thirteen American Colonies were no longer a part of the British Empire. Congress issued the Declaration of Independence in several forms. It was initially published as a printed broadsheet that was widely distributed and read to the public. Philosophically, the Declaration stressed two themes: individual rights and the right of revolution. The Constitution of the United States of America (1787) and Bill of Rights (1791) The Bill of Rights of the US Constitution protects basic freedoms of United States citizens.

Rent or Buy? The Math Is Changing Photo Billy Gasparino and Jenna Dillon-Gasparino were savvy enough to wait out the housing boom of a decade ago as renters. Not until 2010, well into the bust, did they buy a house in the Venice neighborhood of Los Angeles, less than a mile from the beach, for $810,000. Only four years later, the couple see new signs of excess in the housing market and have decided to go back to renting. “It just seems like the housing market came back so strongly, so fast, that maybe there’s a little bit of a bubble there,” said Mr. Their decision reflects a new reality in many of the nation’s largest metropolitan areas. Continue reading the main story The Times also created an online calculator that enables prospective buyers and renters to analyze their own decision. “A lot of these coastal markets look overvalued compared to rents,” said Mark Zandi, the chief economist at Moody’s Analytics. It is the latest change in a yo-yo pattern over the past decade. There are important caveats, of course.

606 - A Cucumber Map of Europe | Strange Maps "A cucumber should be well sliced, and dressed with pepper and vinegar, and then thrown out, as good for nothing", said Samuel Johnson . The lexicographer's wit is as piquant as the cucumber's taste is bland. The humble fruit is about 95% water and not terribly high in nutrients, so perhaps its detractors have a point. But as a refreshing snack, and a popular ingredient in salads, cucumbers have their fans too. Whether loved or loathed, the Cucumis sativus certainly has pedigree. The Greeks are credited with introducing cucumbers to the rest of Europe. Much later, Columbus introduced them to America, planting cucumbers on Hispaniola in 1494. Cucumbers, related tot pumpkins, melons and other squashes, are not distinct from pickles and gherkins; these are just names for cucumbers that have been preserved in vinegar, brine or other solutions. In 2011, your average American ate 9.2 lbs of cucumbers, down from 11.2 lbs in 2000, but up from 8.5 lbs in 1970. So does this mean anything?

Map of Europe in Year 1000 This map is in Sovereign States mode, zoom in to display the dependencies

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