One, two, three, four. I declare a … class war. Ladies and gentlemen, Montgomery County Public Schools has declared a class war. Yes, in the past two weeks, MCPS has called out parent advocates in the county. First up, the January 22nd article by Daniel DeVise in the Washington Post, When the Label is ‘Gifted,’ [...]
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Class War
Posted in Gifted, In the News, School, tagged advocacy, education, Gifted - Montgomery & Fairfax County GROUPS, MCPS, montgomery county, School on February 1, 2009 | 5 Comments »
“Keep Fighting for Your Kids”
Posted in Gifted, Learning, tagged exceptionally gifted, Gifted, high school, highly gifted, intensity, profoundly gifted, teen, underachievement on February 1, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Right around the time around I went “radio silent” here, I received a very nice e-mail from a verbally gifted high schooler who’s been reading The “More” Child. Aside from the fact that he likes the blog (:-)), it’s always powerful to hear directly from gifted kids themselves–how they experience school and the world [...]
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