We interrupt this normally mild-mannered blog on education and gifted issues to bring you a full-throated rant about the insanity that is the selection of Sarah Palin as the republican nominee for vice president. Why? Because it’s my blog and I can. Don’t like? Start your own blog. I am so offended. So insulted. I [...]
Archive for August, 2008
We Interrupt this Blog…
Posted in In the News, tagged election, insane, mccain, politics, rant, republican, sarah palin, vice president, women on August 30, 2008 | 15 Comments »
Sugata Mitra shows how kids teach themselves | Video on TED.com
Posted in Learning, tagged education, Homeschooling, unschooling on August 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve said it before, but I’ll say it again. I’m a huge fan of TED.com. I load TED videopodcasts on my iPhone and watch them on the way home from work. Just this week I’ve watched an *amazing* performance by Pilobolus dancers, heard anthropologist Wade David tell inspiring and gonzo stories about his field work [...]
Parenting.com Article on Giftedness
Posted in Gifted, In the News, tagged Gifted, parenting on August 28, 2008 | 7 Comments »
The title is a little snotty–”Is Your Kid GIfted? Probably Not”–and I can’t even remember how I first came across it. A parenting bulletin board maybe? But I keep bumping into this online article on giftedness from Parenting.com. Laura Vanderkam has blogged about it on The Gifted Exchange. CNN picked it up. A blogger even [...]
Pay No Attention to the Man Behind the Curtain
Posted in In the News, School, tagged education, high school, Jerry Weast, MCPS, SAT, standardized testing, testing on August 28, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Well the College Board released the SAT results for the Class of 2008 the other day, which of course means that MCPS put out a press release. The headline touts, SAT Scores of Class of 2008 Outpace State and Nation: MCPS Seniors Continue to Outpace State, National Averages on SAT Scores and Student Participation Rates. [...]
Back to School: Day Two
Posted in School, tagged Gifted, high school, middle school, reading packet on August 27, 2008 | 5 Comments »
At 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday I shot a quick e-mail to Ms. Magnet Coordinator, checking in on when she thought C.’ s inability to register would be resolved, and whether she could stow her stuff in the magnet office until she was assigned a locker. Ms. Magnet Coordinator wrote me back at 9:58 pm with [...]
First Day Drama
Posted in School, tagged education, high school, MCPS, middle school, School on August 26, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Tuesday was the first official day of school in these parts. I say “official” because both girls had a “practice” three-hour day on Friday. Organized for incoming 6th and 9th graders, the school system ran the buses and the kids had a chance to find out who their teachers are. In addition, on Thursday C. [...]
Huzzah for Non-Conformists! Huzzah for the Maryland Renaissance Festival!
Posted in Home Life, tagged creativity, Gifted, maryland, nerd, Rennaissance Festival, rennfest, stereotype on August 26, 2008 | 9 Comments »
Saturday was the opening day for the Maryland Renaissance Festival and we were there. Our family first attended “RenFest” three years ago, with the vague idea that it would be “educational.” Educational? Hmmm. Perhaps. But it certainly is entertaining. So, how to describe it? RenFest is comprised of several acres of fantastical medieval-style buildings scattered [...]
Ka-Ching: DC Schools Want to Show Kids the Money
Posted in In the News, School, tagged education, School, testing, Washington DC on August 22, 2008 | 4 Comments »
On the Post’s front page today: “D.C. Tries Cash as a Motivator In School: Initiative Is Aimed At Middle Grades”. And we’re not talking coupons from Pizza Hut. Here’s the gist: For years, school officials have used detention, remedial classes, summer school and suspensions to turn around poorly behaved, underachieving middle school students, with little [...]
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