I’ve been dreaming of our school for the majority of my life, and now that I’m here, I find myself in an identity crisis of sorts. I’ve always defined myself by this dream – this vision – but it was always just that, a dream. To some degree, I realized this dream 10 years ago …
We have some exciting news that we’d like to share with you! Ms. Rita Voit and I have dreamt of opening a full day school program for gifted students for decades, and we’re finally ready to invite students to attend our microschool for the 2023 – 2024 Academic Year! A little history My younger brother …
When they’re born, they’re so small and innocent – unscathed by the world around them. Although I know that he’ll grow up too quickly, it’s still hard to believe that this little 10 lb bundle of joy swinging beside me will eventually go to college, move out, and start his own family. The physical, emotional, …
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The name of this child has been changed for privacy reasons. A family friend nicknamed him “Q” as a child because he always had a hundred questions. Actually, he had more than 100 questions. We stopped answering them once he reached 100 questions for the day. There he was. He was barely over …
As many of my readers may know, my younger brother skipped many grades. He started by skipping 4th grade. He continued on to skip 7th – 12th grade. Okay, so many it isn’t even grade skipping at that point. Throughout my life, I’ve met and worked with many students who either (1) skipped one or …
The quick answer: Ability grouping is the practice of grouping students together based on their abilties. This practice is sometimes referred to as ‘tracking.’ Let’s take a step back. In a typical school classroom, students span in ability by about 6 years. This means that in a 4th grade classroom, some of the students may …
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