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They set out on a motorcycle journey through the Himalayas in India, and along the way met sadhus, foreign travelers and locals who became personally invested in the father’s and son’s success. But as ‘Pops’ became weaker and the effort to sustain him more daunting, Jonathan has to confront his limited ability to help. Father Spirit, a documentary film about their trip, is soon to be released. Also featured: Any teacher can tell you, boys and girls learn differently. But Abigail Norfleet James can back that up with her work in neuroscience. James grew up in a boys’ school, where her parents worked, and attended a girls’ school--and that experience sparked a life-long journey to understand how young female and male brains develop differently. She’s working on techniques and strategies that might help teachers in the classroom.
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They set out on a motorcycle journey through the Himalayas in India, and along the way met sadhus, foreign travelers and locals who became personally invested in the father’s and son’s success. But as ‘Pops’ became weaker and the effort to sustain him more daunting, Jonathan has to confront his limited ability to help. Father Spirit, a documentary film about their trip, is soon to be released. Also featured: Any teacher can tell you, boys and girls learn differently. But Abigail Norfleet James can back that up with her work in neuroscience. James grew up in a boys’ school, where her parents worked, and attended a girls’ school--and that experience sparked a life-long journey to understand how young female and male brains develop differently. She’s working on techniques and strategies that might help teachers in the classroom.
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