One wonders if diploma = differentiated diploma or ???????????? in Grasmick land. School systems doing their own projects but yet somehow that would end up...
... I know a mathematician who is interested and involved in math ed. I attach his comments below, but I repeat one here because it struck me as particularly...
When Special Education Goes Too Easy on Students Parents Say Schools Game System, Let Kids Graduate Without Skills By JOHN HECHINGER and DANIEL GOLDEN ...
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20227956/site/newsweek/page/0/ Kay Romero ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at ...
I have some nice educational materials that we don't need anymore. I'd be happy to pass them along to anyone who can make good use of them. They are in...
Mary - you didn't mention a towel fee for PE. We are required to pay $3 in middle school (Sligo) for use of a towel for PE because kids are not allowed to...
This year, Springbrook HS is apparently offering IB Certificates to students who take some IB courses but don't qualify for the IB Diploma. I would imagine the...
Interested people may fill out a University of Iowa survey on the impact of the report, A Nation Deceived. Links are below. Elizabeth Enders ... From: Nick...
A Nation Deceived, Three Years Later: Impact on Attitudes, Practices, and Policies about Acceleration The Belin-Blank Center for Gifted Education at the...
I am the parent of a 10th grader taking Algebra 2 this year and we are looking for a tutor to guide her along. If you have anyone you would recommend as an...
Yes. Even at RM this option is available. In order to get the IB Diploma, a student needs to pass six tests, write an extended essay, and do 150 hours of...
... ~~ Lori, Who told you that there was "no book budget" at RCMS? Textbooks and materials of instruction are to be provided to public school students per...
This page on the MCPS site gives information on the high schools in the county that offer IB: http://mcps.k12.md.us/curriculum/specialprograms/high/ib.shtm A...
What should we do at the BOE forums, besides participate? The BOE is holding two forums to receive input on the Strategic Plan and the Operating Budget. It is...
My child was formally identified through the routine screening of second-graders as gifted. However, I have seen no sign that there will be any change in her...
Janis, The teachers in the Humanities program told me this. They were promised money for the novels, etc. that the kids were to use in the Humanities program,...
Does your child go to Twinbrook, or go to Maryvale or Rolling Terrace? -- Scott Rogers The secret of life is honesty and fair dealing. If you can fake that,...
Hi The teachers are supposed to use the GT identification tohelp them provide differentiated instruction in the classroom (although they are also supposed to...
Here is my tally for my family of academic expenses. This does not include the total for the AP/IB testing that will come later in the year. Also note: Child...
... And now a more direct and less generous answer: I think this was the non-introduction that many of us received to MCPS's GT non-program. The report says...
Hi Can anyone tell me how the Tacoma Park magnet middle school handles math? I assume al the kids come in at an accelerated level. Do they then do one year/...
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