My Grown Up Christmas List (Wish)
Yesterday, I was making some jewelry at my workstation in our home. It is another hobby of mine. With my graduate classes in full swing this fall, I did not…
Category: Gifted Education
Which Path? An Exploration of Whether or Not to Take Advanced Placement (AP) Classes in High School
When my oldest entered high school, there was no question whether he would take advanced placement classes. He had completed all his high school math in middle school, and thus,…
Giftedness: Do We Need the Label or Not?
Recently, I have been bothered by some emails I received from Dr. Jo Boaler who is a Math Professor at Stanford University in California and founder of You Cubed, a…
Slice of Life: Tuesday Post. A New School Garden & AP Classes – What do you think?
Today, I offer a Slice of Life Tuesday post that is two-pronged. In one prong, I ask for you to share your experience with me for a future post. The…
The Power of the Written Word
Recently, I have become acutely aware of the power of the written word. Yesterday’s post on Uncertainty received the most readership and reaction of any post I have made to date.…
Wednesday Word Enrichment: Slough
Yesterday, we drove 75 miles down the Great River Road from West – Central Wisconsin to North – Eastern Iowa. My husband and I had a dual purpose to our…
Still Broken: Talented & Gifted Education
A number of recent things have got me thinking about Talented and Gifted (TAG) Education services in our school district again. These thoughts started when we learned at the recent…
Outliers & The Gifted
If you’ve ever taken a statistics course, you’ve been warned about these. Outliers can throw your data off. If you’ve ever looked at a bell curve, you’ve seen a graphical…
