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What would you like to see in a high school? — Donna, Sat Sep 6 16:58
- agree...and adding — Roar, Sun Sep 7 18:08
- high school desiderata — Kevin, Sun Sep 7 11:31
- Would AP be better, or dual enrollment — Donna, Sun Sep 7 11:52
- There's something to be said for both — Ms A, Sun Sep 7 14:25
- I agree — Kevin, Sun Sep 7 17:19
- Dual options — Ms A, Sun Sep 7 17:38
- block scheduling can be good — Kevin, Sun Sep 7 22:31
- I was thinking high school/college — Donna, Sun Sep 7 14:36
- Look into your options — Ms A, Sun Sep 7 17:34
- What my old high school now does — Juliana, Sun Sep 7 12:32
- :) — mightynancy, Sat Sep 6 22:59
Boston University Academy — Newbie, Sat Sep 6 14:44
- Not so positive here — Lurker in bean town, Sun Sep 7 15:46
Words to help the world — SAS, Fri Sep 5 12:58
- Thanks!! — Dinky's Mom, Sat Sep 6 21:45
- Thanks!!!! — Wendy2, Fri Sep 5 22:26
- I love this site... — SAS, Sat Sep 6 01:02
- That is very cool; thanks! (nm) — Em, Fri Sep 5 13:50
Volunteered at A's school today-feeling mixed — Donna, Wed Sep 3 12:43
- pre school — Wendy 2, Thu Sep 4 11:31
- Re: pre school — Donna, Thu Sep 4 12:45
- preschool — Wendy2, Thu Sep 4 21:04
- That's one good thing about preschool — Donna, Fri Sep 5 06:38
- You are giving me flash backs! — Dinky's Mom, Wed Sep 3 23:05
- SAS had some great advice — dnasmom, Wed Sep 3 22:27
- Sufficient unto the day... — SAS, Wed Sep 3 13:42
- Thanks, everyone — Donna, Thu Sep 4 10:24
OT: Handwriting — Boo and Racer's Mom, Tue Sep 2 00:31
- Handwriting — Lori H., Sat Sep 6 09:55
- Re: Handwriting — Anonymous, Sun Sep 7 09:00
- oops that was me. (nm) — Roar, Sun Sep 7 09:00
- I deeply regret — C., Thu Sep 4 22:22
- give the child resources — Roar, Wed Sep 3 07:53
- HWT accessible, but ... — Kevin, Wed Sep 3 21:21
- Re: HWT accessible, but ... — Roar, Thu Sep 4 12:21
- Thanks, everyone — Boo and Racer's Mom, Tue Sep 2 12:23
- Aha! — Haven, Wed Sep 3 17:01
- Yes. — Boo and Racer's Mom, Wed Sep 3 18:29
- my empathy — Haven, Thu Sep 4 20:50
- Okay I hate it when "I" sound like the cave person. — Dinky's Mom, Wed Sep 3 22:35
- Kind of disappointing and a little alarming — Dinky's Mom, Tue Sep 2 23:34
- Oh, well, if the kid's five already — Juliana, Tue Sep 2 17:07
- left-handed writing — Kevin, Tue Sep 2 16:55
- Left-handed writing — Lori H., Sat Sep 6 10:11
- handwriting — Dinky's Mom, Tue Sep 2 11:03
- At age 4 — Donna, Tue Sep 2 07:22
- I would add — Donna, Tue Sep 2 07:27
- Re: OT: Handwriting — Haven, Tue Sep 2 02:07
- I would have to concur... — Wonderland, Tue Sep 2 11:00
- Re: OT: Handwriting — Alison C, Tue Sep 2 07:15
- same experience — foxtrot, Tue Sep 2 10:25
- would just add that — foxtrot, Tue Sep 2 10:28
- chopsticks — Wendy 2, Wed Sep 3 15:43
Chinese? — Donna, Sun Aug 31 08:06
- Resources for languages — Dinky's Mom, Tue Sep 2 10:31
- Those sound good — Donna, Tue Sep 2 12:50
- They can't create a box to fit these kids! — Dinky's Mom, Tue Sep 2 23:51
- To paraphrase Cherryh — Donna, Wed Sep 3 07:24
- That would be great! — Dinky's Mom, Wed Sep 3 22:47
- Singaporemath — Wonderland, Tue Sep 2 00:12
- Re: Singaporemath — Donna, Tue Sep 2 06:18
- Not just for children — Gabrielle, Mon Sep 1 16:01
BBC documentary — Wendy2, Thu Aug 28 21:32
- Re: BBC documentary — Barbara, Fri Aug 29 14:35
- Re: BBC documentary — Barbara, Fri Aug 29 14:36
- Re: BBC documentary — Juliana, Thu Aug 28 22:54
- Link to profiles — Wonderland, Fri Aug 29 08:48
- About the poker — Juliana, Sat Aug 30 20:01
- documentary — Wendy 2, Fri Aug 29 17:38
- I know what you mean... — Wonderland, Fri Aug 29 18:42
- I know the feeling — Donna, Fri Aug 29 21:27
- The choices ahead, — Dinky's Mom, Fri Aug 29 23:08
When do gifted kids reach "adult" cognitive levels? — OhioMomof2, Thu Aug 28 13:00
- I don't know if this would help, — Dinky's Mom, Fri Aug 29 22:26
- Not sure if ever — Ms Adventure, Thu Aug 28 15:47
- question is ill-posed — Kevin, Thu Aug 28 14:50
- Re: question is ill-posed — OhioMomof2, Thu Aug 28 22:21
- FWIW... — SAS, Fri Aug 29 02:42
- math peaks early? — Kevin, Fri Aug 29 07:21
- math/vocab — Ms A, Fri Aug 29 12:00
- Putnam — Donna, Fri Aug 29 09:46
- I suspect when they're adults — Donna, Thu Aug 28 13:25
So advanced yet so... age appropriate — J's mom, Thu Aug 28 02:02
- LOL and that's seriously sticky! — Dinky's Mom, Fri Aug 29 22:01
Math Circles — Olga Radko, Wed Aug 27 15:55
- Junior Math Circle — AtHomeDad, Fri Aug 29 13:32
- Re: Junior Math Circle — Olga Radko, Sat Aug 30 00:20
To Boo's mom-Hannah Montana CDs? — Donna, Wed Aug 27 12:39
- I'm not sure. — Boo's Mom, Wed Aug 27 18:17
- Thanks — Donna, Wed Aug 27 19:11
What did you do when they were young? — Wyldkat, Tue Aug 26 16:58
- Don't despair yet — dnasmom, Wed Aug 27 08:32
- Lucky you — Ms Adventure, Tue Aug 26 19:10
- Re: Lucky you — Wyldkat, Tue Aug 26 23:32
- Well, — Donna, Tue Aug 26 18:15
- Re: Well, — Wyldkat, Tue Aug 26 23:37
Places to start... — SAS, Mon Aug 25 21:32
For those who like to plan... — SAS, Mon Aug 25 13:05
Math — Dinky's Mom, Sat Aug 23 21:06
- Life of Fred — AtHomeDad, Tue Aug 26 10:00
- a few ideas — Roar, Sun Aug 24 14:16
- Re: Math — Ms Adventure, Sun Aug 24 11:15
- Aleks has better deal — Kevin, Sun Aug 24 16:39
- math — lij, Sun Aug 24 10:41
- Math — HS Mom, Sun Aug 24 08:40
- I got lost in the Acronyms — Dinky's Mom, Sun Aug 24 16:21
- Acronyms — HS Mom, Mon Aug 25 09:56
- Thank you — Dinky's Mom, Mon Aug 25 16:53
- Art of Problem Solving for Algebra — BJ, Mon Aug 25 13:17
- Singapore is good — Kevin, Sat Aug 23 23:45
College — Boo and Racer's Mom, Sat Aug 23 02:05
- With two kids in university now — MT, Sat Sep 6 10:47
- So... — SAS, Mon Aug 25 04:13
- old enough to go, old enough to pay — Roar, Mon Aug 25 14:51
- Not throwing out the baby... — SAS, Mon Aug 25 21:01
- Re: Not throwing out the baby... — Roar, Tue Aug 26 07:44
- WEll... — SAS, Tue Aug 26 16:47
- disagree with both — Kevin, Tue Aug 26 16:20
- Re: disagree with both — Anonymous, Tue Aug 26 18:43
- Re: disagree with both — Roar, Tue Aug 26 18:56
- Not in this... — SAS, Wed Aug 27 14:57
- Agreed... — SAS, Tue Aug 26 16:55
- Re: Agreed... — Roar, Tue Aug 26 18:55
- If you're talking *really* ready — Juliana, Tue Aug 26 19:38
- Re: If you're talking *really* ready — Roar, Wed Aug 27 21:00
- Indeed — Emm, Wed Aug 27 21:25
- Are students eligible for scholarships without a HS diploma — Donna, Mon Aug 25 16:55
- Yes, they are — GG, Mon Aug 25 22:55
- our experience — Roar, Mon Aug 25 18:57
- Part time... — SAS, Mon Aug 25 21:13
- The Ivies offer no merit scholarships — GG, Mon Aug 25 22:58
- Ivies and scholarships — SAS, Tue Aug 26 14:17
- Re: Ivies and scholarships — mathzebra, Tue Aug 26 18:30
- Agree. — Anonymous, Thu Aug 28 05:06
- The equation is different when money is — dnasmom, Thu Aug 28 09:01
- value of house no longer a factor — mathzebra, Thu Aug 28 12:37
- Of course. Money is an issue for most people. — Anonymous, Thu Aug 28 10:40
- Re: So... — Boo and Racer's Mom, Mon Aug 25 11:46
- Keep pushing... — SAS, Mon Aug 25 13:04
- :-) — Boo and Racer's Mom, Mon Aug 25 13:18
- Yoyo — mightynancy, Sun Aug 24 14:10
- Why Ivy? — Tulliamarcifilia, Sun Aug 24 12:27
- Public Ivy — Ms A, Sun Aug 24 16:58
- Agree in part — kevin, Sun Aug 24 16:36
- I agree absolutely — Tulliamarcifilia, Sun Aug 24 16:57
- Husband's idea... — Boo and Racer's Mom, Sun Aug 24 14:37
- I feel mostly the same as Tullia — Donna, Sun Aug 24 13:38
- Ah, memories of denial — Roar, Sun Aug 24 14:21
- Denial-what keeps you from panicking — Donna, Sun Aug 24 17:59
- Re: Denial-what keeps you from panicking — Wyldkat, Wed Aug 27 00:19
- Re: Denial-what keeps you from panicking — Boo and Racer's Mom, Mon Aug 25 12:42
- I'm back and forth right now — Donna, Mon Aug 25 19:03
- Re: Denial-what keeps you from panicking — Roar, Sun Aug 24 18:53
- Our modest plan — Dinky's Mom, Sat Aug 23 19:42
- opps — Dinky's Mom, Sat Aug 23 20:59
- All you can offer is your best — mc, Sat Aug 23 14:32
- Nope — Ms A, Sat Aug 23 12:44
- saving since birth — Kevin, Sat Aug 23 11:34
- Re: saving since birth — Juliana, Sun Aug 24 18:04
- keep it flexible — Roar, Sat Aug 23 08:57
Favorite children's magazines? — Donna, Thu Aug 21 19:33
- Muse and Ranger Rick — Kevin, Fri Aug 22 12:02
- I second that — Becky, Fri Aug 22 07:13
- one more! — Becky, Fri Aug 22 22:52
- My children LOVED Dig — Mary, Thu Aug 21 22:14
Defined by intelligence? — Amy, Thu Aug 21 12:43
- Pigeon Holed — HS Mom, Sun Aug 24 08:53
- Lots of facets — Ms Adventure, Fri Aug 22 10:42
- Age appropriate and self advocating — Amy, Fri Aug 22 09:51
- Depends — dnasmom, Sat Aug 23 11:40
- Agree, except ... — Kevin, Sat Aug 23 15:10
- I think we are on the same page — dnasmom, Mon Aug 25 12:08
- Advocacy — SAS, Fri Aug 22 15:17
- why not ask him? — Kevin, Fri Aug 22 11:58
- Interesting . . . — smitty, Thu Aug 21 20:25
- Thanks and a question — Amy, Fri Aug 22 09:44
- praise — smitty, Fri Aug 22 18:26
- Re: praise — Juliana, Fri Aug 22 21:06
- don't suppress praise — Kevin, Fri Aug 22 11:49
- The Meaning of Life — SAS, Thu Aug 21 20:23
- Problems with being pigeoned holed — Amy, Fri Aug 22 09:39
- When I do that — Juliana, Thu Aug 21 17:40
- Thank you, I love this :) — Amy, Fri Aug 22 09:32
- Challenging issue — dnasmom, Thu Aug 21 15:23
- Outside activities — Amy, Fri Aug 22 09:27
Well, I think they believe that she's smart ;) — Donna, Tue Aug 19 16:37
- Re: Well, I think they believe that she's smart ;) — Wendy 2, Wed Aug 20 15:13
- Definitely sounds like a kindred spirit — Donna, Wed Aug 20 18:54
- Lol! Or sigh, maybe — Haven, Thu Aug 21 01:18
- The thing for A. is that it's not all or nothing — Donna, Thu Aug 21 06:49
- same but different — Ms A, Thu Aug 21 11:13
- dinosaur play — Wendy2, Thu Aug 21 11:36
- The Bill Nye dinosaurs video is well done — Donna, Thu Aug 21 13:08
- OT: Bill Nye Videos — Boo and Racer's Mom, Thu Aug 21 19:43
- Re: The thing for A. is that it's not all or nothing — Alli, Thu Aug 21 07:10
bad dreams — Wendy 2, Mon Aug 18 21:31
- Same here... — mightynancy, Wed Aug 20 16:40
- Us, too. — Boo and Racer's Mom, Tue Aug 19 12:02
- dreams — Ms Adventure, Tue Aug 19 11:29
- dinosaur gross out — Wendy 2, Wed Aug 20 08:27
- Re: bad dreams — Wendy 2, Mon Aug 18 21:38
What's the top thing you'd like teachers to know — Donna, Fri Aug 15 15:58
- some thoughts... — Wonderland, Mon Aug 18 09:17
- Here's my revised outline so far — Donna, Sun Aug 17 10:09
- Sounds great! — Dinky's Mom, Sun Aug 17 21:42
- coming in late — Haven, Sun Aug 17 20:09
- looks pretty good — Kevin, Sun Aug 17 14:05
- I absolutely agree — Donna, Sun Aug 17 15:51
- Fabulous! — Boo and Racer's Mom, Sun Aug 17 11:51
- Re: What's the top thing you'd like teachers to know — Juliana, Sat Aug 16 18:46
- A thought — Dinky's Mom, Fri Aug 15 22:56
- Agreed, and... — Alli, Sat Aug 16 09:37
- Another good point — Donna, Sat Aug 16 06:08
- Recognizing HG kids going underground — Boo and Racer's Mom, Fri Aug 15 19:20
- One thing which keeps popping up in my mind is — Donna, Sat Aug 16 06:02
- Don't make a BIG deal about it. — Boo and Racer's Mom, Sat Aug 16 12:56
- Yeah, ok... — Tulliamarcifilia, Sat Aug 16 10:58
Such a happy day! — Wyldkat, Fri Aug 15 14:01
- We did it!!! — Wyldkat, Fri Aug 22 15:19
- You are so lucky! — Dinky's Mom, Fri Aug 15 23:10
- That's wonderful! — Donna, Fri Aug 15 15:46
"I just watch..." — Boo and Racer's Mom, Fri Aug 15 02:19
- re: just watch — Dinky's Mom, Fri Aug 15 23:29
- Not long ago, — Boo and Racer's Mom, Sun Aug 17 16:42
- I understand perfectly. — Dinky's Mom, Sun Aug 17 20:38
- sorry about the grammar and spelling. — Dinky's Mom, Sun Aug 17 21:48
- Re: "I just watch..." — Wyldkat, Fri Aug 15 13:00
A pat on the back last night made me cry. — Dinky's Mom, Fri Aug 8 10:21
- That is nice! — Boo and Racer's Mom, Fri Aug 15 02:22
- So glad you are finally getting parental support! — GG, Sat Aug 9 15:52
Yes! — Donna, Tue Aug 5 09:03
- Will you post your presentation for us? — Mary, Tue Aug 5 10:01
- Re: Will you post your presentation for us? — Donna, Tue Aug 5 10:13
- Here;'s the outline I submitted initially — Donna, Tue Aug 5 10:33
- Congrats!!!!! — Dinky's Mom, Tue Aug 5 21:22
