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Wisenheimer: A Story of Verbal Giftedness
I was hanging out in the biography section of Borders, banished there because History was M’s section, when the book caught my eye. Red and white cover — curiously several books I’ve bought recently...
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It’s Official: Homeschooling is Hot
No lesser authority than the New York Times Magazine has decreed it: Homeschooling is “in vogue.” Just check out the piece “School’s In,” about Mini-R.A.D, short for Revolutionary Artistic...
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Oh, But I Don’t Mean YOU
Meow! If anyone ever had any doubt about the venom that is out there on the topic of gifted, one just has to take a look author Marjorie Ingall’s (aka Snarly — never was there a truer moniker)...
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New Beginnings
Okay, one week in and it’s time to post. Last Thursday we packed up the Prius, C. said her goodbyes and we headed north. Those last few days were really sweet, capped by a lowkey sendoff with close...
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What’s “Fees-ible” in MCPS
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...
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The AP Drug
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...
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Race to Nowhere: Counterpoint
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...
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Update Part Two
And now the Update Part Two. M. you’ll recall is homeschooling and back in September I posted a line up of what we were planning. Like all good homeschoolers, we did some adjusting along the way. The...
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Under a Bushel
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...
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Happy Mother’s Day
Well hello there! Yes, it’s been a very, very long time. So, you’re asking, why aren’t you posting anymore? It’s hard to say, but I think, in a nutshell, things just got way better and the urge…the...
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