Well of course I went to hear the Jay Mathews talk… As I mentioned in a previous post, Mathews came to speak at a local school’s monthly PTSA meeting this evening. I’m not sure how the PTSA lured him but he was quite the draw, filling the school’s media center seats and leaving some standing. [...]
Archive for March 10th, 2009
Jay Mathews…Live!
Posted in Gifted, School, tagged acceleration, challenge index, education, elementary school, Gifted, Gifted - Montgomery & Fairfax County GROUPS, high school, Jay Mathews, MCPS, middle school, School, standardized testing, teacher, testing on March 10, 2009 | 12 Comments »
Magnet Update? – Help Me Out
Posted in Gifted, School on March 10, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Well I’m still waiting to hear what went down at this morning’s Board of Education meeting. (I was at work.) Evidently a group of Eastern Middle School magnet parents was planning to attend and try to either speak or hold up signs in support of retaining the 8 period block schedule. I don’t expect to [...]
Eeny, Meeny, Miny, Mo
Posted in School on March 10, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Decisions, decisions. Not just one, but two possible events to attend tonight (and that’s assuming I’m not the one that has to take M. to her practice.) First up, a teen homeschooling panel: Montgomery Home Learning Network Support Group Meeting: Teen Panel 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Wheaton Library 11701 Georgia Ave Wheaton, MD 20902 [...]
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