Common Core Standards and Implications For Our Gifted Students: More Rigor? Keep it Coming!

From the desk of Michelle…

By now we’ve all heard about this new little movement called the Common Core Standards.  According to the Council of Chief State School Officers, The standards were developed in collaboration with teachers, school administrators, and experts, to provide a clear and consistent framework to prepare our children for college and the workforce.  If you have been unpacking these standards within your district and school you will quickly notice that quite …

Ask and You Shall Receive

From the desk of Michelle…

Today I am sitting in my favorite bakery eating cake, sipping coffee, and watching my daughter across from me filling cups with water to see which weighs more.  After a few minutes she jumps up from her make shift science lab to read a book that’s nearby.  Occasionally she will take a break and chat with me about random thoughts that enter her mind.  At one point she asks if …