As much as I blog about all this school system policy stuff, I didn’t necessarily set out to do so and feel that I truly am a newbie. In my 10 years of having kids in MCPS I had never, until this academic year, attended a public meeting at MCPS headquarters. I had never attended [...]
Archive for June 6th, 2009
“What Research Tells Us about Exemplary Practice in Gifted Education”
Posted in Gifted, School, tagged curriculum, differentiation, education, exceptionally gifted, Fairfax County, Gifted, high school, highly gifted, profoundly gifted, Reis, research, School, teacher on June 6, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Recession Comes to the 12 Year Old Set
Posted in Extracurricular, tagged summer on June 6, 2009 | 2 Comments »
One of the things on M.’s calendar this summer was to work three sessions as a junior counselor at a preschool summer camp–the same school she attended. She did it last year and it’s a sweet deal all around. She gets the experience of having a job and being responsible and in charge of others–but [...]
The Meeting: A Play in One Act
Posted in Gifted, School, tagged acceleration, advocacy, education, elementary school, Gifted, identification, maryland, math, MCPS, parent advocacy, parent involvement, reading, School, teacher, testing, verbally gifted on June 6, 2009 | 14 Comments »
The setting: An elementary school classroom anywhere in Montgomery County, Maryland. The actors: The parent of a second grade student, a teacher. Parent: Thank you for taking the time to see my today, Ms. Smith. Teacher: Thank you for coming in, Ms. Jones. What can I do for you today? Parent: Well, I recently received [...]
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