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conulyDestination Moon? Belgium joins the space race
Photos: Copycat Sticky Note 'Subway Therapy' Walls Appear At Union Square, Atlantic Terminal (The girls and their friends were super excited to share their feelings about Trump yesterday when we happened to be at Union Square. Which reminds me, the 9/11 memorial there is getting super shabby. Somebody ought to redo the stickers.)
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Photos: Copycat Sticky Note 'Subway Therapy' Walls Appear At Union Square, Atlantic Terminal (The girls and their friends were super excited to share their feelings about Trump yesterday when we happened to be at Union Square. Which reminds me, the 9/11 memorial there is getting super shabby. Somebody ought to redo the stickers.)
This Is Why Insects Rule the World
World's first farmers weren't humans. They were Fijian ants.
School in the 'scariest place on Earth' teaches English to South Koreans
The myth of self-control
The Push to Diversify Gifted-and-Talented Programs
Many teens have trouble spotting fake news, but it's not as bad as it sounds
The Standing Rock Sioux are also fighting for their language
Records Reveal the FBI's 7 Types of Protesters
The radically simple reason Hillary Clinton didn’t run a different campaign: she thought she was winning
Trump slams recount push as 'a scam,' says election is over ("The people have spoken and the election is over," Trump declared Saturday.)
What If Trump Wanted More Illegal Immigration? Wait, He's On It!
Female warriors worry Trump will roll back their gains
How a prized daughter of the Westboro Baptist Church came to question its beliefs.
Avocados Imperil Monarch Butterflies’ Winter Home in Mexico
A private contractor tossed U.S. military waste in Iraq and Afghanistan into giant pits and burned it. Now soldiers forced to breathe the toxic fumes are sick or dying—and the government is using faulty science to evade responsibility.
Taliban leaders may have moved to Afghanistan from Pakistan
Hungry Venezuelans Flee in Boats to Escape Economic Collapse
Unchecked Arctic melting: How some communities are starting to adapt
For Newly Arrived Migrants, Paris Offers An Upgraded Welcome
Erdogan warns Europe that Turkey could open migrant gates
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Date: 2016-11-27 10:14 pm (UTC)I love the school district here, and the school we are in, even more now. They do identify the kids who are TAG by state law here, but they also acknowledge it's limited (it looks only at specific areas and ignores others), and while they make sure those kids' parents are connected to things - almost everything open to those kids is open to kids not identified as TAG also, and the programs span the range of interests and skill areas.
...I don't know if it's the best or right way to do it, but it's open to every kid. I'm glad for that. (Technically, the TAG students -do- get preference, but, only in their first pick - and there are way, way, way more offering seats than TAG kids across all picks. Andrew was in ... eight or ten of the programs because he wanted to be, /before/ he was identified and given the preferential pick. Which he used to get into chess club, which has no actual limit; it may be poor strategy, but as he's loving chess, it was a fair and honest choice.)
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Date: 2016-11-27 10:54 pm (UTC)