Question: At a primary school in a small town in the east of South Carolina, second-grade teachers Carneau and Lynne are convinced that separating primary boys and girls produces immediate academic improvement in both genders

David Chadwell, South Carolina's coordinator of single gender education says, " Boys and girls learn,hear and respond to their surroundings differently. We can teach boys and girls based on what we now know."

Male and female eyes are not organized in the same way,he explains. The composition of the male eye makes it sensitive to motion and direction. " Boys interpret the world as objects moving through space," he says.

The male eye is also drawn to cooler color1s like silver and black. It's no accident that boys tend to create pictures of moving objects instead of drawing the happy color1ful family,as girls do in class.

The female eye,on the other hand,is drawn to warmer color1s like red, yellow and orange. To attract girls, Chadwell says, the teacher doesn't need to move as much as in boys' class. Using descriptive phrases and lots of color1s in presentations or on the blackboard gets their attention.

Boys and girls also hear differently. " When someone speaks in a loud tone,girls interpret it as yelling, " says Chadwell. " They think you're mad and can shut down. " Girls are more sensitive to sounds. He advises girls' teachers to watch the tone of their voices. Boys' teachers should sound more forceful, even excited.

A boy's nervous system causes him to be more cautious when he is standing, moving, and the room temperature is around 6.Stress in boys,he says, tends to increase blood flow to their brains, a process that helps them stay focused. Girls are more focused when they are seated in a warmer room around 75degF. Girls also respond to stress differently. When exposed to threat and conflict, blood goes to their guts ,leaving them feeling nervous or anxious.

These differences can be applied in the classroom, Chadwell adds. " Single gender programs are about maximizing the learning." 1. What are the names of the two teachers?
2. What grade do they teach?
3. What do they think is a good idea.
4. What color attracts boys eyes?
5. What are boys more likely to draw?
6. What about females?
7. Do boys and girls see the world the same?
8. What is one color female eyes are attracted to?
9. What is another color?
10. Does the instructor need more movement to keep girls attention than boys?
11. Do both sexes hear things the same?
12. How do girls interpret loud speech?
13. Who is David Chadwell? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. Carneau and Lynne
2. second
3. separating primary boys and girls
4. silver and black
5. moving objects
6. happy color1ful family
7. no
8. red,
9. yellow
10. no
11. no
12. They can shut down.
13. South Carolina's coordinator of single gender education

Question: (CNN) -- Real Madrid duly took advantage of Barcelona's latest slip-up to return to the top of La Liga after a routine 3-0 win over Levante in the Bernabeu Sunday.

The mid-table visitors ended the match with 10 men after David Navarro was sent off in the second half for a foul on Cristiano Ronaldo, but they were well beaten even before he saw red.

Ronaldo had put Real ahead after 11 minutes before defender Marcelo put the home side two up just after halftime.

An own goal from Nikos Karabelas completed Levante's miserable evening.

The victory put Carlo Ancelotti's men three points clear of city rivals Atletico.

Defending champions Barca lost 1-0 to struggling Valladolid Saturday and trail by four in third place, making this month's El Clasico clash with Real all the more important.

Real have not lost since a 2-1 league reverse to Barcelona in October as their goalscoring trio of Ronaldo, Karim Benzema and Gareth Bale have found the net on a regular basis.

Ronaldo showed his heading qualities by rising to meet Angel di Maria's corner to put Real ahead before Benzema hit the post.

Marcelo's superlative curling effort on 49 minutes all but settled the affair before Navarro, who was once banned for seven months after a notorious Champions League brawl when playing for Valencia, got his marching orders for the seventh time in his career.

Marcelo also had a hand in the final goal as Karabelas turned the defender's cross into his own goal and there was just time for Ronaldo to thump the woodwork as he sought a second. 1. When was the last time Real lost?
2. To who?
3. What was the score of Real's win on Sunday?
4. Over who?
5. Who scored the first point?
6. Who scored before halftime?
7. Who scored the last point?
8. Who were the champs last year?
9. Did they win?
10. Who did they play?
11. Score? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. October
2. unknown
3. 3-0
4. Levante
5. unknown
6. Ronaldo
7. Nikos Karabelas
8. Barca
9. no
10. Valladolid
11. 1-0

Question: Global warming is causing more than 300,000 deaths and about $125 billion in economic losses each year, according to a report by the Global Humanitarian Forum, an organization led by Annan, the former United Nations secretary general.

The report, to be released Friday, analyzed data and existing studies of health, disaster, population and economic trends. It found that human-influenced climate change was raising the global death rates from illnesses including malnutrition and heat-related health problems.

But even before its release, the report drew criticism from some experts on climate and risk, who questioned its methods and conclusions.

Along with the deaths, the report said that the lives of 325 million people, primarily in poor countries, were being seriously affected by climate change. It projected that the number would double by 2030.

Roger Pielke Jr., a political scientist at the University of Colorado, Boulder, who studies disaster trends, said the Forum's report was "a methodological embarrassment" because there was no way to distinguish deaths or economic losses related to human-driven global warming amid the much larger losses resulting from the growth in populations and economic development in vulnerable regions. Dr. Pielke said that "climate change is an important problem requiring our utmost attention." But the report, he said, "will harm the cause for action on both climate change and disasters because it is so deeply flawed ."

However, Soren Andreasen, a social scientist at Dalberg Global Development Partners who supervised the writing of the report, defended it, saying that it was clear that the numbers were rough estimates. He said the report was aimed at world leaders, who will meet in Copenhagen in December to negotiate a new international climate treaty.

In a press release describing the report, Mr. Annan stressed the need for the negotiations to focus on increasing the flow of money from rich to poor regions to help reduce their vulnerability to climate hazards while still curbing the emissions of the heat-trapping gases. More than 90% of the human and economic losses from climate change are occurring in poor countries, according to the report. 1. What is causing a lot of death?
2. How much is lost in money?
3. What group tracks this?
4. Is this human influenced?
5. How many other people does it affect?
6. When will this number go up?
7. Is there agreement on the research?
8. Who think's the research is bogus?
9. Who stood up for it?
10. Where are most of the losses happening? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers:
1. Global warming
2. $125 billion
3. Global Humanitarian Forum
4. human-influenced climate change was raising the global death rates
5. 325 million
6. 2030
7. no
8. Roger Pielke Jr.
9. Soren Andreasen
10. poor countries