I remembered that I started this blog in November of last year, but wasn’t quite sure of the exact date. Well I just checked and lo, today is the day! 141 posts 385 comments 46,705 hits Most popular search terms: “accelerated math,” “pencils,” “more child.” (The pencil comes from the image I used to illustrate [...]
Archive for November, 2008
Happy Anniversary to Me!
Posted in Uncategorized on November 12, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Frustrated Scream
Posted in Gifted, School, tagged acceleration, advocacy, education, Gifted, MAP-R, MCPS, middle school, School, subject acceleration, verbally gifted on November 11, 2008 | 3 Comments »
I just got off the phone with the “Literacy Coach.” The same one who I spoke with last week in the afterglow of Election Night (cue the glitter, unicorns and bunnies). The one who said she was going to make a recommendation that M. be placed in 7th grade GT English. Well, she had her [...]
RIP National Vocabulary Contest
Posted in Extracurricular, Gifted, tagged contest, verbally gifted on November 11, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Word on the street, or at least my listserv internets, is that The National Vocabulary Contest is no more. A visit to its website, www.winwithwords.com, takes you to a blank screen. And a check of the NVC wiki page confirms it. Dead as of November 2. The entry is still up, so you can see [...]
Buzz Lightyear Meet Abe Lincoln
Posted in Learning, School, tagged 21st century skills, curriculum, Gettysburg Address, high school, powerpoint, technology on November 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve been catching up with my feed reader and reading with interest Kitchen Table Math’s critiques of “21st Century Learning Skills” (and here and here). She’s always thought provoking. Among her posts, this find for your Monday Morning Amusement: “If Abe Lincoln had 21st Century Skills. It links to the Gettysburg Address as Powerpoint. In [...]
Public or Private for the Obama Girls?
Posted in In the News, School, tagged election, obama, private school, School, Washington DC on November 10, 2008 | 3 Comments »
As predicted, the question of where Sasha and Malia Obama will attend school is heating up. Two days after the election, Huffington Post was right on it, with this helpful slide show of some of the area’s prep schools…with two DC public schools thrown in for good measure. Now this morning the Post’s Jay Mathews [...]
Obama Karma Works Miracles: Brings Sunshine, Rainbows and Unicorns to MCPS
Posted in Gifted, School, tagged acceleration, advocacy, election, Gifted, middle school, mpcs, School, subject acceleration, verbally gifted on November 5, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Was it my imagination or was everyone just happier today? This morning I went to work with a smile on my face. Like millions around the world, I was thrilled and stunned and moved by Sen. Obama’s victory and this morning it was all starting to sink in. There was a magical, generous feeling in [...]
Canvassing in Virginia
Posted in Home Life, tagged canvassing, election, obama on November 4, 2008 | 3 Comments »
On Sunday our entire family finally canvassed for the Obama campaign. C. had already canvassed once, as well as phone banked at at the local campaign office, but other than write checks, I hadn’t yet done my part. And I couldn’t NOT do my part, because this is an election we’ll be telling our grandchildren [...]
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