[Ohiogift] Rate Busters

[Edward A. Hawks III]

I really enjoy the old Ealing Studios films. One of my favorite films, that
resonates giftedness, is Ayn Rand's The Fountainhead (1949) with Gary Cooper
and a very beautiful Patricia Neal. Rand's various archetypes of human
character, all of which are variants between Roark, the author's ideal man
of independent-mindedness and integrity, and what she described as the
"second-handers." 

 

Chip

 

Edward A. Hawks, III, M.Ed.

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Gifted Intervention Specialist | Exceptional Student Education

Kent City School District

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What he seemed, he was-a wholly human gentleman, the 

essential elements of whose positive character were two and 

only two, simplicity and spirituality. 

(Douglas Southall Freeman on Robert E. Lee)

 

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Cinematherapy time!

"The Man In The White Suit ...  followed a common Ealing Studios theme of
the "common man" against the Establishment. In this instance the hero falls
foul of both trade unions and the wealthy mill owners who attempt to
suppress his invention."

With May being such a busy time of the school year, perhaps buzzword bingo
will have to do for now:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIxcxfL5jas

And, yes, I take Will's observation seriously.

On 4/30/2014 8:03 AM, Will Fitzhugh wrote:

... number of widgets each worker was expected to produce during a shift,
that number was called "the rate." Anyone who produced more than that number
was called a "rate-buster," and was subjected to pressure, sanctions, and
the like ...

 

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