A few weeks ago I mentioned that I attended the Maryland State Advisory Council for Gifted and Talented Education’s “Celebrating Gifted Education” reception in Annapolis. One of the highlights for me was a video on the the Top 10 Myths in Gifted Education, done by high school students at a Baltimore magnet school. Well, the [...]
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Top 10 Myths in Gifted Education
Posted in Gifted on March 30, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Happy Day
Posted in Home Life, tagged parenting, private school on March 11, 2010 | 5 Comments »
The FedEx envelope was waiting inside the door yesterday. Fat. Always a good sign. I called C. and asked, “Should I open it?” “Yes!” So I did. Accepted. Creamy folders with creamy coordinated letters, brochures, certificates, DVD, business cards. All declaring, you are in. Best of all, the warm, personal note from the admissions person. [...]
No Good Deed Goes Unpunished
Posted in Gifted, School, tagged budget, education, Gifted, maryland, MCPS, montgomery county, teacher on March 10, 2010 | 3 Comments »
So Marylanders, how did you celebrate “Gifted and Talented Education Month” in the state? What? You didn’t know that Governor Martin O’Malley had issued such a declaration for the month February? It wasn’t plastered on your local school system’s website? A press release touting your system’s great gifted and talented education services wasn’t released to [...]
We return to our regularly scheduled blog
Posted in Uncategorized on March 6, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Yes, I’ve been away. Things have been–still are, really–shall we say, “in flux.” And yes, some posts have been set to “private.” Sorry for the annoyance. The good news is that the NHD paper is done! M. did it–with time to spare–and I am incredibly proud. She is too, as she should be. Footnotes, annotated [...]
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