A little weekend entertainment, care of students from PS 22 in New York. Enjoy!
Archive for April, 2009
PS22 Chorus Sings “Eye Of The Tiger”
Posted in Interesting, tagged music, teacher on April 26, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Navarro: “Perhaps Terminating Boutique Programs”
Posted in Gifted, School, tagged board of education, education, magnet program, MCPS, montgomery county, School on April 25, 2009 | 1 Comment »
No, the “itministration” won’t be “determining the fatigue.” What Board of Education member Nancy Navarro did say at its April 14th meeting was that “it will take some difficult decisions by the administration and board in perhaps terminating the boutique programs, in looking to going to scale…which need to be brought to scale.” (That’s as [...]
“People Don’t Want to Give Up Those…Boutique Programs”
Posted in Gifted, School, tagged AP, Center for the Highly Gifted, education, elementary school, Gifted, high school, IB, magnet program, maryland, MCPS, middle school, montgomery county, School on April 24, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Here we go. The much anticipated video excerpt from the April 14, 2009 Board of Education Meeting. (Thanks MagnetParent2009!) where Superintendent Jerry Weast muses on the magnets. For those who want to see the whoooooole thing, here’s video of the entire BOE meeting on the MCPS website. See the players live and in action! A [...]
Montgomery County Imposes New 80–20 Rule?
Posted in Gifted, Homeschooling, In the News, tagged early college, Gifted, Homeschooling, Jay Mathews, Jerry Weast, maryland, MCPS, montgomery county, parent advocacy on April 23, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Since December I’ve been following the MCPS skirmishes of homeschooling mom Patricia Downey on various listservs and lately a blog. Her son is high school age, quite gifted and taking college-level courses. The problem? At her homeschool review with the county she was told that only 20% of a homeschooler’s instruction could be carried out [...]
As I was saying…
Posted in Gifted, In the News, tagged early childhood, media, profoundly gifted on April 22, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Drat you VodPod.com video loader!! Fail!! Well I tried three times and just couldn’t get it to work. So I’ll have to do it old school, with a simple link: Today Show video: 2-year-old can read newspapers April 22 MSNBC’s Janet Shamlian checks in with 2 year old Elizabeth Barrett, who started reading at 18 [...]
Homeschool Carnival Luv
Posted in Homeschooling, tagged Carnival on April 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Just so you know, TheMoreChild is in this week’s Carnival of Homeschooling, hosted by The Common Room, a group blog featuring Equuschick, TheHeadGirl, Headmaster, TheHeadmaster, Pipsqueak, JennyAnyDots, Headmistress, zookeeper. Thanks for including me!
Just another well-adjusted, profoundly gifted kid
Posted in Gifted, In the News, tagged early college, Gifted on April 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Well this is refreshing. A news story that doesn’t portray an early college entrance student as asocial, maladjusted or any of the other tired stereotypes surrounding kids who choose to/need to attend college early. (From the Miami Herald.) Pembroke Pines boy, 12, tackling a double major at FIU A 12-year-old student is working toward degrees [...]
The ‘Hood Next Door
Posted in In the News, School, tagged maryland, MCPS, montgomery county on April 21, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Lest anyone think that Montgomery County is all Range Rovers, nutsy soccer parents and overachieving academic types, check out this Sunday’s New York Times piece on the ‘hood five miles or so down the road from me, Struggling to Rise in Suburbs Where Failing Means Fitting In. It’s depressing, depressing, depressing. Middle school, high school…yep, [...]
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