March 10th was D-Day in boarding school world. The day that acceptance, denial and waitlist letters went out. We did our best not to think too much about it, but it was always there, in the background. Two weeks earlier I got a call at work, from C.’s school. As a courtesy they wanted to [...]
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Decision Time
Posted in education, School on May 14, 2011 | 5 Comments »
Buh-Bye Jerry Weast, Hello Joshua Starr
Posted in In the News, School, tagged board of education, education, Jerry Weast, joshua staff, maryland, MCPS, stamford on April 25, 2011 | 1 Comment »
As you can probably guess, I have absolutely zero sadness at the departure of Jerry Weast. Words cannot adequately capture the smarmy arrogance of the man. I had one final chance to catch him in action at the March 28 Board of Education meeting. An overflow crowd of parents representing various interests — including GTA’s [...]
Under a Bushel
Posted in education, Gifted, In the News, School, tagged education, high school, identifcation, maryland, MCEF, MCPS, montgomery county, School on February 28, 2011 | 5 Comments »
Congratulations to Montgomery Blair High School! Blair was honored on February 16 with the Maryland Excellence in Gifted and Talented Education (EGATE) award. It is one of just five schools statewide—and the only high school—to receive the prestigious award, which recognizes outstanding gifted and talented education. MCPS actually issued a press release! For those readers [...]
Sir Ken Robinson on Homeschooling
Posted in Homeschooling, Learning, School, tagged education reform, Homeschooling, sir ken robinson on January 29, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Hello Readers! Thank you for the recent kind comments. So where have I been? Well, here. Between work whose demands are picking up (but not salary–everyone took a 10% pay cut in early December ), homeschooling and momming, and shepherding M. through the application process this fall to 5 boarding schools and a local application [...]
Race to Nowhere: Counterpoint
Posted in education, Gifted, In the News, School on December 8, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Welcome new readers! I’ve been told that the link to my previous blog about the recent Race to Nowhere screening was shared on a local high school listserv…. Yesterday morning’s New York Times greeted the nation with a stark rebuke to the message of Race to Nowhere. The headline reads, “In PISA Test, Top Test [...]
The AP Drug
Posted in education, Gifted, School on December 8, 2010 | 4 Comments »
Parents concerned about the crazy stress your high school students are under, look no further. We have met the enemy…and he is your own school system administrators. The Washington Examiner recently published article on declining AP pass rates in Fairfax and Montgomery Counties. Fairfax School Board member Jane Strauss credited higher AP exam participation rates [...]
Race to Nowhere: Ground Zero
Posted in education, Learning, School on December 4, 2010 | 3 Comments »
This week I finally had the opportunity to see the documentary Race to Nowhere. I first wrote about it back in January, when was it a mere twinkle in the eye of a few education bloggers. Fast forward ten months, and it’s been making the rounds of county high schools in PTA screenings, eliciting tears [...]
What’s “Fees-ible” in MCPS
Posted in Gifted, School on November 8, 2010 | 12 Comments »
This morning, for the second time in three years, I dropped off a high school magnet application packet at a local high school (yes, it’s that time of year). Enclosed: a check for $50. And I have to say, it totally galls me. Again. Now I know that some readers will huff, “Hey! At least [...]
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