Kings of Independent Study
New nerd obsession. The Way of Kings book series by Brandon Sanderson. A time consuming, wonderful indulgence. And of course we can find...
Legacy
Every year my GT class creates what they call their legacy videos. Of course they have much to say about legacy, what it is and what it...
O.C.P.S.
Obsessive Compulsive Problem Solver. Anyone else have this disease? You hear about a problem and simply can’t shut the brain down from...
May the 4th...
...be with you. Why does that never grow old? #StarWars
Problem with Word Problems
The problem with word problems is this--Who cares? Really. If you can't make the connection for the student to why the problem is a real...
Looking for Services...
The adventures I experienced the past few weeks trying to find a good High School fit for my daughter--Band, Academics, GT...
Algebra is My Zen Garden
One of my GT ISP students lingered in my room one afternoon on his way from tennis to his car. That is so often how my best mentoring is...
How Do You Service GT?
Possible life changes have me shopping for a High School for my own youngest gifted child. She will be a freshman next year, and I want...
Evidence of Over Excitability
Can you see what has been left behind? Tidying up after my GT Independent Study Program and this is what was left by one of their...
This is Not a Test--JLV
Jose Vilson's book, "This is Not a Test" has been thought provoking. I have enjoyed his candid personal stories of his journey to a...