FIRST IN A SERIES | Two decades ago, fifth-graders at Seat Pleasant Elementary became part of an ambitious social experiment aimed at lifting them out of poverty with college scholarships. Did it work?
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Some look back with pride at the gift two wealthy businessmen offered them. Others are haunted by regret. They all remember the moments when they were defined by their potential.
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As Newt Gingrich has surged in the Republican presidential polls, we’ve heard more and more in the media about his intelligence, about him being a large thinker, the big idea guy in the GOP. What does being smart really mean? How do we commonly ascribe intelligence to others?
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On May 26, 1988, 59 fifth graders from Seat Pleasant Elementary School in Seat Pleasant, Md., were offered scholarships to college if they completed high school. Now, 23 years later, the students reflect on the opportunity they were given and where it has taken their lives.
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