Readers of this blog will remember that last year I did a whole series of posts about the proposed — and then enacted — scheduling change at the Eastern Middle School humanities magnet. One of the predictions was that the move from an 8-period block schedule, to 7 periods, and the resulting loss of an [...]
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Discordant notes
Posted in Gifted, School, tagged art, education, Jerry Weast, magnet program, maryland, MCPS, middle school, music, verbally gifted on January 10, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Documentary: Race to Nowhere
Posted in Gifted, Home Life, School, tagged achievement, AP, college, documentary, film, Gifted on January 7, 2010 | 7 Comments »
Ah, now this is one I have to see. Race to Nowhere: The Dark Side of America’s Achievement Culture is the title of a new documentary. Here’s the link to the website. Race To Nowhere is a groundbreaking documentary film that examines education, childhood and the unintended consequences of the achievement-obsessed way of life that [...]
A Happy Birthday
Posted in Home Life, tagged Home Life, parenting, sibling, teen on January 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Today I officially become the mother of two teenage girls. Thirteen years ago, M. came into the world. Now in many ways she’s been a teen for quite awhile, but there’s something about crossing over from twelve…which seems like such a babyish number… to thirteen…which seems so much more “worldly”… that is significant. She finally [...]
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