Whew it’s gotten wonky around here! Not my intention necessarily, but this is after all a blog about “Extreme giftedness, education, homeschooling, parenting and more…as seen from the Washington, DC suburbs” and the recent moves by MCPS to eliminate GT identification squarely hits several of those areas. But on to some lighter fare, namely what [...]
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“MCPS Is Not Eliminating Gifted Programs” – A Closer Look
Posted in Gifted, School, tagged acceleration, advocacy, Center for the Highly Gifted, education, elementary school, Gifted, Gifted - Montgomery & Fairfax County GROUPS, high school, identification, magnet program, MAP-R, middle school, montgomery county, NCLB, parent advocacy, parent involvement, School, testing on December 26, 2008 | 1 Comment »
So, let’s take a closer look at the document released hastily by the Office of Accelerated and Enriched Instruction on December 24th, shall we? The document entitled “Montgomery County Public Schools is Not Eliminating Gifted Programs: Questions and Answers” seeks to provide answers and reassurance on the following questions: What is the current process for [...]
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