Archive for January 2nd, 2009
A Year in 40 Seconds
Posted in Interesting on January 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A Truly Happy New Year
Posted in Home Life on January 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Happy New Year! A day late, but let’s not be picky…. I’ve been largely offline for the past week, spending time with the family and building some sleep reserves for the coming month. The next three weeks are going to be incredibly busy professionally, what with the Inauguration, the launch of a new website, and [...]
MCEF: Hiding in Plain View
Posted in Gifted, In the News, School, tagged acceleration, advocacy, education, Gifted, Gifted - Montgomery & Fairfax County GROUPS, identification, magnet program, MCEF, MCPS, middle school, montgomery county, testing on January 2, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Let’s pause a moment, shall we, and ponder the following sentences from an article that recently appeared in The Gazette, “Parents, Schools weigh “Gifted and Talented” label’”: Evie Frankl, executive director of the Montgomery County Education Forum, said removing the GT label would be a positive step to evening disparity. She also wants to eliminate [...]