Well, better late than never. Not one but *two* meetings on GT issues are slated for March. There’s this from the Asian American Parents Advocacy Council: All are invited to attend a program sponsored by the Asian American Parents Advocacy Council: “What Does Preserving MCPS’s Commitment to Gifted Education Mean to the Community at Large?” [...]
Archive for February, 2009
If You’re in MoCo…Upcoming GT Meetings
Posted in Gifted, School, tagged advocacy, education, elementary school, Gifted - Montgomery & Fairfax County GROUPS, highly gifted, identification, magnet program, maryland, MCPS, montgomery county, parent advocacy, parent involvement, School on February 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I Surrender: Twitter
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged twitter on February 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Okay, I’m in. I held off on the whole Twitter thing for the past year and half. While I was all over Facebook and other social media for work, I just didn’t see the point in my quasi-personal life. Who the hell had the time? But I finally caved for work, and do now see [...]
Stand and Deliver
Posted in In the News, Learning, School, tagged education, School on February 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
File under “What took them so long?” The New York Times this morning has a story about ergonomic furniture that allows students to sit, stand, perch, wiggle and jiggle. You can read “Students Stand When Called Up, and When Not” here. The children in Ms. Brown’s class, and in some others at Marine Elementary School [...]
The Now What
Posted in Gifted, School, tagged advocacy, education, Gifted, Gifted - Montgomery & Fairfax County GROUPS, highly gifted, humanities, magnet program, maryland, MCPS, middle school, montgomery county, parent advocacy, parent involvement, PTA, School, verbally gifted on February 24, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Pity the parents at Eastern. At last night’s meeting you could feel the anger and bewilderment as the realization sank in that this move to a 7 period schedule is a done deal as far as MCPS is concerned. Made clear last night, no, this was not a result of budget cuts, except perhaps indirectly. [...]
A Magnet Program Diminished
Posted in Gifted, School, tagged education, Gifted, Gifted - Montgomery & Fairfax County GROUPS, highly gifted, humanities, magnet program, maryland, MCPS, middle school, montgomery county, parent advocacy, parent involvement, PTA, red zone, School, teacher, verbally gifted on February 23, 2009 | 13 Comments »
Don’t advocate vociferously at your peril. That’s what parents at the Humanities and Communication Arts Magnet at Eastern Middle School are learning, belatedly. On February 10 parents were advised that a decision had been made to move the school from an 8-period block schedule, to 7 periods. Eastern had been one of the few middle [...]
Differentiated Instruction? Implications for GT?
Posted in School, tagged differentiation, education, Gifted, high school, MCPS, middle school, standardized testing on February 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
For months (if not years) parents in the Special Education community have been cautioning GT parent advocates, “watch what’s happening to us, because your kids are next.” Well MCPS has just released a new report, Evaluation of the Phase Out of the Secondary Learning Centers: Final Report, and it’s worth a close read. Differentiation as [...]
Paper Cups and String
Posted in Gifted, School, tagged advocacy, education, Gifted, Gifted - Montgomery & Fairfax County GROUPS, MCPS, montgomery county, parent advocacy, parent involvement, PTA on February 22, 2009 | 1 Comment »
What’s a parent who wants to be informed about and discuss GT issues in MoCo need to do? The official media generally lags behind what is actually happening. MCPS? Grab your computer mouse/shovel and start digging on their website because it won’t be easy. Real life face-to-face opportunities–other than the random conversation in the school [...]
Mr. Bean Punjabi Remix
Posted in Uncategorized on February 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Because everyone could use a little Mr. Bean at the end of the week. more about “Mr.Bean punjabi remix“, posted with vodpod
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