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81. The exceptional child. [The gifted child] (29:06)

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Gifted child; Exceptional child
Date:
1959
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Explores the unique challenges faced by gifted children, highlighting how their intellectual, emotional, and physical development may differ from others. Through filmed sequences and dramatizations...

82. The Baby's First Weeks (29:03)

Date:
1959
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Discusses the first weeks and months of a baby's life. Explains how the relationship of the parents to the infant affects his future development. Points out various pitfalls parents should be aware...

83. The Lifetime of the Soviet Man (28:11)

Date:
1956
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Presents a highly condensed version of Russian history since the eve of World War I through the eyes of the "average Ivan" who has lived through this period. Discusses the initial period of capita...

84. Logic by machine (29:00)

Alternative title:
Computer and the mind of man
Date:
1962
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Provides a basic introduction to electronic computers and their growing role in science and industry. Dr. Hamming explains how speed, cost, and efficiency make computers superior to traditional lab...

85. The Trial--The Case for the Plaintiff (29:36)

Date:
1958
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Documents and dramatizes a civil lawsuit based on an automobile injury case. Dramatizes the beginning of the trial, showing how prospective jurors are chosen and questioned to determine possible bi...

86. Japan: the changing years. Education in the new Japan (29:02)

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Education in the new Japan; Japan: the changing years
Date:
1961
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Compares the education in imperial Japan to that of Japan today. Shows how students as a group today are an increasing influence in Japan. Considers the Zengakuren and how it operates. Discusses th...

87. Heredity. Fact or fallacy (29:05)

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Fact or fallacy; Heredity
Date:
1960
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Discusses and disproves many folk tales about heredity and its effects. Explains the relationship between heredity and environment, and describes the roles played by heredity and congenital charact...

88. Japan--Answer in the Orient (59:21)

Date:
1965
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Presents an historical examination of Japan and the factors involved in the solution of her population problem. Surveys crowded, modern Japan and illustrates change by focusing on a family and by t...

89. Welthy Fisher (29:48)

Date:
1967
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Introduces educator Welthy Fisher, her philosophy of education, and the environment in India where she works. Shows Indian teachers, trained in institutes founded by Mrs. Fisher, teaching in vario...

90. What tones are (29:03)

Alternative title:
Psychology one
Date:
1957
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Examines tones and noise as auditory stimuli. The episode compares the physical properties of sound with the psychological perceptions of pitch and loudness. It also describes the ear's sensitivity...

91. Music for young people. The string quartet and its music (28:50)

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String quartet and its music; Story of the string quartet; Music for young people
Date:
1956
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This episode explores the history of string quartet literature, accompanied by paintings from the same periods as the featured music. Performances by the Juilliard String Quartet illustrate the dev...

93. The exceptional child. [The visually handicapped child: the partially sighted] (28:55)

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Visually handicapped child: t...; Partially sighted; Exceptional child
Date:
1959
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Discusses the special problems of the child with defective vision, pointing out the many degrees of partial-sightedness and the implications of each. Stresses the role of the home, school, and comm...

94. The Southerner. II (29:11)

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Southerner; Search for America
Date:
1959
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Mr. Hartzell and Dr. Patrick continue their tour of the South by speaking with Mrs. Blanche Carroll of York, South Carolina, about segregation and the church's role in community education. They als...

95. Yesterday's worlds. [More honorable than gold] (29:12)

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More honorable than gold; Yesterday's worlds
Date:
1957
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This episode focuses on the art of the Etruscans, renowned for their skill in terra-cotta sculpture, particularly in creating larger-than-life figures. It highlights a display of such sculptures, i...

96. American Samoa : paradise lost? (53:39)

Date:
1969
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Shows that the traditional life of the Polynesians of American Samoa is being altered and challenged by its governing authority, the United States, and that a potential conflict exists between the ...