You’ve probably noticed that the feverish pace of blog postings has slacked off here. Yes, it’s summertime. On Friday I waved goodbye to the family as they drove off to Canada for a week to see my brother-in-law and his new wife. And what did I do for the rest of the weekend? First off, [...]
Archive for July, 2009
Rubber, Meet Road: MSA Results Announced
Posted in In the News, School, tagged education, elementary school, maryland, math, MCPS, middle school, montgomery county, MSA, NCLB, standardized testing on July 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Yes, it’s that time of the year, the time when the MSA results are announced. Not surprisingly, it was front page news in the Washington Post this morning. Md. Scores In Reading, Math Show Big Strides the headline blares. But let’s take a closer look. Montgomery County continued to fare strongly in most categories, although [...]
Where’s My Book?
Posted in In the News, School, tagged advocacy, education, Gifted, green zone, Jay Mathews, Jerry Weast, maryland, MCPS, montgomery county, red zone, School on July 21, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Yesterday the Post’s Jay Mathews had a big write up of Harvard Business School’s Jerry Weast hagiography, Leading for Equity: The Pursuit of Excellence in Montgomery County Public Schools. And I’m gratified that he wasn’t tripping over himself to join the cheerleading bandwagon: I, however, write about teachers, and I am not quite as thrilled [...]
Great Idea, Bad Timing
Posted in Gifted, tagged conference, Gifted on July 20, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Can anyone explain to me why the National Association for Gifted Children has designated THIS week as National Parenting Gifted Children Week? I mean, it’s a fine and dandy idea, but it’s the peak of summer. Few people are are paying attention. School is out. Families are vacationing. Why couldn’t it have been the first [...]
I’m at SENG
Posted in Gifted on July 17, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Hello from Orlando, Florida! Yes, I’m in Orlando, sitting in a hotel lobby Starbucks, waiting for the the SENG conference to begin. Surprised, huh? What is SENG? You’ll see them in my sidebar. SENG stands for Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted. They have some fabulous resources on the topic, the part of gifted that [...]
First One Down
Posted in Gifted, School, tagged AP, high school, testing on July 17, 2009 | 4 Comments »
The other day a certain envelope from the College Board arrived. A certain envelope bearing some most excellent news–C.’s first AP result. And you’ll be pleased to note that I refrained from telling C. that the score could be obtained a month earlier via phone (for an additional $8 charge). I was in no hurry [...]
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