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The best students get a few Bs and Cs
The “best” students, or those most likely to succeed in college, a career, and life, usually don’t get straight As in school.
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Collaboration, invitation, and celebration in Normal
Marching bands come together at 2 central IL high schools, and the result is phenomenal: learning, collaboration. And MUSIC.
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‘Wow’ comes up short for an 11-school dance concert
A dance concert celebrates the art form while bringing together students from schools that sometimes compete.
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Dr. sentenced, MSU prez resigns in gymnastics abuse
A man who served as “the must-see” physician for US gymnasts was sentenced to 40-175 years in prison for having abused them.
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Youth hockey player dies after flu takes hold
A 10-year-old hockey player died from flu complications last weekend in N.Y. It’s shaping up to be a terrible flu season.
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Unlike monkeys, we turn competition into cooperation
Games, like life, don’t have to be a zero-sum game, as scientists at Ga. State found by looking at primate behavior in monkeys.
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Competitive pressure makes ‘choking’ more likely
Unless monetary reward is involved, competition may adversely affect performance of employees. Is the same true for students?
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Magazine declares top high schools in America
Based on its own criteria, well established as they may be, a news magazine once again ranked high schools in America.
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Worst semester of life at a competitive high school
Being a student at a highly competitive high school has its good points, but many students bail out at the first sign of stress.
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Under pressure, men choke more than women
Stress under highly competitive situations, such as a Grand Slam tennis match, shows that men choke under pressure quite consistently while women choke only sometimes.
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