Speaking from my son's experience, Chinese and/or Korean wouldn't hurt. Emily Correll School Program Coordinator Montgomery County Historical Society ph:...
We hope that parents, educators, students and members of the public who care about gifted and talented education will attend the Wednesday, February 27, 2008,...
I wanted to follow-up on someone's comment about what grades go into your GPA and what colleges look at for grades. Mostly, I am hearing that many parents are...
To answer the question in your letter, there is no need to worry about whether or not the colleges see grades for the first two years of a language or algebra....
Actually, for one of my kids, counting eight semesters of high school courses taken in middle school has a significant impact on his GPA. (For him, it's a...
Oh, so now I have to take it back, all things being equal, PE is unweighted 1 credit, Health is unweighted 0.5 credit. Also, my kid did band, so 4 credits...
I'm looking at a transcript right this moment. I remember the math teacher meeting with parents to explain this years ago. The argument was that if you got...
As you may be aware, all school systems in MD must comply with the new COMAR regs and state curriculum for tech ed by school year 2008-2009. The most visible...
Language and 1 and 2 are non-honor at high school also, so un-weighted. Only level 3 and up are honors. So in the case of language that makes no difference. ...
CTY - I'd be interested if anyone has had experience with their child taking the Inventions (3-4th gr) or Examining the Evidence -Forensics (5-6th gr) summer...
Frederick Stichnoth 14105 Cricket Lane Silver Spring, MD 20904 fstichnoth@... February 6, 2007 Via email Ms. Nancy Navarro, President Board of Education...
My daughter is in eighth grade in the Eastern magnet and signed up for Blair for high school. She is in GT science and her recommended 9th-grade science at...
Did anyone attend this forum or another like it? Does anyone know where the candidates stand on GT programs? Janet MODERATOR'S NOTE: WE CANNOT POST MESSAGES...
Here is a link to the League of Women Voter's Election Guide for the at-large board of ed position, the only contested position in the primary election. It...
... Below is the link to a fascinating paper written by Michael Jones Correa, identified as from Cornell University, on "immigrant incorporation in suburbia",...
The key is to look at endorements by other groups. Any candidate who is endorsed by MCEF (Mont. County Educational Foundation/Forum) is not GT friendly. While...
Please take a look at this article. For our purposes, it shows that the local school GT battle is not about the programs; it's about race, ethnicity and SES...
I found this fascinating, as did other readers. I had to think though that the author seemed to find Weast's role to be only that of a bureaucrat, whereas to...
Since the term "minorities" is being used again, I just want to recall that each identified racial and ethnic group in MCPS---African American, American...
I've just upload a file with a name something like that in the subject line here. Have a great weekend. My Main Issues 1. Two principles take precedence:...
Thanks for posting this, I agree with your statement. But the author used the term in a general sense, not just for the demographics of MCPS. Cathy On Fri, 08...
... Hi Fred, I think you are on the mark, but I would just say that I find it more useful to speak of preparedness than of ability. I realize that "highly...
Fostering Independence: What Parents Can Do NOW to Prepare Students for Success Walter Johnson HS Cafeteria THURSDAY 2/21 Fostering Independence: What Parents...
Hi -- I am looking for feedback about Chevy Chase (3-6) and Rosemary Hills (k-2). At Rosemary Hills, I'm particularly interested in anyone who can tell me how ...
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