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What about Harry?

Posted by Angie on July 31, 2007 in Random 'Munchings", Writing Entries

I’ve been to several blogs lately that have an entry regarding the latest release of the Harry Potter books. The blog entries all read just about the same: “you won’t be hearing from me for a while, I’m reading Harry Potter” or “don’t spoil it for me”. I hate to admit that I joined the [...]

 
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Young Writers

Posted by Angie on July 24, 2007 in Gifted Education, Incitement 2007 - Young Writers

I have invited Zen to be a contributing writer to my Incitement 2007 – Young Writers’ Page. Zen is a homeschooled gifted 14 year old that comes to the site through a mailing list designed just for families who are homeschooling in the Houston area. Please take a moment to visit her first posting. I [...]

 
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Hey Y’all

Posted by happyzen on July 24, 2007 in Incitement 2007 - Young Writers

Alrighty, I’m Happy Zen, or Zennie. Any friends will, of course, know my real name. Ayway, I’m fourteen, and I live in Texas, which is cool. I don’t, however, plan on living here for the rest of my life. No way. I want to live in Italy….or Spain. Or both, haha. I LOVE theoretical physics, [...]

 
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“Cradles of Eminence”

Posted by Angie on July 21, 2007 in Gifted Education

I enrolled my two children in a gifted program (daughter as a 1st grader, son as a 5th grader). As a parent, I saw their scores but had no information to compare it to. I just thought they were pretty smart. Then I received training as a gifted teacher when my daughter was in junior [...]

 
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NCLB

Posted by Angie on July 17, 2007 in Gifted Education

It’s common knowledge with those in the field of educating the gifted, that the No Child Left Behind laws have been a detriment to educating this unique population. NCLB is great at meeting the needs of those at, just below or just above the standards laid out but those very low or very high are [...]

 
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What to do?

Posted by Angie on July 13, 2007 in Gifted Education

Gifted and High Achievers in the same ‘gifted’ classroom? My husband had a discussion today with a coworker. Most of his coworkers know that I’m a certified teacher with training in teaching gifted. Sometimes this brings up interesting discussions at his work. Today’s discussion was with a single mom who had been doing her research. [...]

 
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Through my house

Posted by Rishabh042296 on July 13, 2007 in Incitement 2007 - Young Writers

My HomeBy Rishabh I see a red brick house with damp green grass. When it is spring where the birds sing on the branches of the trees. When I come closer I feel like I’m going in to the future. When I open the door there is a rush of cold air that hits my [...]

 
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Guided Writing

Posted by manisha on July 13, 2007 in Incitement 2007 - Young Writers

7/13/07 Guided Writing Of My House By: Manisha I am right across from my house and I see a big tree on the left. There is a palm tree, bushes, and a few flowers on the right, same for the left side of my house. When you enter there are to sago palms and a [...]

 
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My House

Posted by jerelfoo on July 13, 2007 in Incitement 2007 - Young Writers

My House Jerel I see a 1 story house with 3 pine trees; the driveway is empty, and the curving path to the front door is surrounded by bushes. The bricks are red. I walk towards the front door, and I see a regular-sized door with a beautifully designed window. I see a tile with [...]

 
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you gotta warm up a frog slowly

Posted by scotty24 on July 12, 2007 in Incitement 2007 - Young Writers

You got to warm up a frog slowly, By Scott First, put a frog on a bed of wood. Then, get a long, straight, sturdy stick and rub it on the frog. Blow on it. Don’t let it in contact with wind. After five minutes, it should elongate and turn brown. Then it should ignite. [...]

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