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Comment on Let Us Find and Motivate More Smart Kids by ap classes

ap classes — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 08:16:17 +0000

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Comment on Special Offer for National Parenting Gifted Children Week by Lisa

Lisa — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 20:36:21 +0000

Ellie, the idea that “it gets better” is so important for any children who are on the fringes, including gifted children. Thank you for the NPGC Week book offer! I look forward to getting to know you better.
~ Lisa

Comment on Special Offer for National Parenting Gifted Children Week by ljconrad

ljconrad — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 14:36:06 +0000

With my youngest graduating from high school this year, I am constantly asked about ‘empty nest’ syndrome. The questioner is often bewildered at my response ~ I’ve spent a lifetime of preparing my child for this day! It is truly the first day of the rest of their lives. They can be the person they have already been for so long; years before their chronological peers. Yes, it is challenging to parent a gifted child, but the rewards far outweigh the challenge!

Comment on Outliers by ellieschatz

ellieschatz — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 18:05:40 +0000

I agree that Gladwell talks about success as a product of circumstances. And I agree that it’s a rallying cry for improving education. I join him in calling for change such that more smart kids can and will succeed.

Comment on Outliers by bfm

bfm — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 04:46:49 +0000

Gladwell’s point is that we are afraid to admit that success (as he defines it) is not merely a product of hard work and raw talent, it’s a product of circumstances. If more talented individuals were exposed to “outlier” producing circumstances, we’d be better off as a society. It’s a rallying cry for improving modern education.

Comment on Establishing the Habit of Reading by ellieschatz

ellieschatz — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 22:11:15 +0000

Thank you, Beth. You just made my day.

Comment on Establishing the Habit of Reading by Beth Higgins

Beth Higgins — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 22:02:25 +0000

The news about lack of reading in adults is very sad. Reading is the love of my life, and without it I would surely be a lesser person. Fortunately, my love of reading was nurtured in my young years by a favorite aunt, a teacher, who sent me books for birthdays and Christmas. Today many of those same children’s and young adult books still grace my bookshelves. Of course, now days my favorite aunt goes by the name ‘Grandma’, and encourages children all over the country to read. Thank you Ellie, for my love of books!

Comment on Comments on Gifted Program in Madison by Response to WSJ Article: More Background, Additional Information, Long History of Advocacy | Great Madison Schools

Tue, 09 Nov 2010 16:42:38 +0000

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Comment on Comments on Gifted Program in Madison by Lorie Raihala

Lorie Raihala — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 18:38:24 +0000

Thank you, Ellie! I appreciate your comments, especially the last one. The WSJ article paints the parents as unreasonably impatient, since the TAG Plan was just passed in Auguest, 2009. What the WSJ left out of their background and time-line is that 20 years of refusal to comply despite persistent advocacy are behind the action we took with the complaint!

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Mon, 25 Oct 2010 01:45:12 +0000

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