Category Archives: tech/comm/research

Homeschool Information Evening (4/28)

Our new friends at Marin Homeschoolers invite MVGATE families to their Second Annual Homeschool Information Evening Mon Apr 28, 6:00-9:30pm Mill Valley Golf Clubhouse, 267 Buena Vista Ave

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Boston Globe: Social Costs of Neglecting Gifted Education

Good piece in yesterday’s Boston Globe: new research assesses the costs to society of failing to promote gifted education. (2000 words) Veteran GATE parents will recognize the challenges this article describes; new GATE parents need to get up to speed.

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NYT: Grouping students by ability regains favor in classroom

The New York Times reports that Grouping Students by Ability Regains Favor in Classroom.  Summary: After falling out of favor in the 1990s, ability grouping has re-emerged in classrooms all over the country. Of 4th grade teachers nationwide, 71% grouped … Continue reading

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