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New blog entry at Unwrapping the Gifted #30283 11/12/08 06:42 PM
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OP Dazed&Confuzed Member Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 1,815	http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/unwrapping_the_gifted/ Quote I find a terrifying metaphor of stunted growth in images of the bound feet of Chinese women. We need to quit putting bricks on these kids� heads and let them grow in their learning! There IS a point to putting effort into continued growth... because learning matters.

Re: New blog entry at Unwrapping the Gifted Dazed&Confuzed #30319 11/13/08 06:06 AM
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ienjoysoup Member Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 325 ny	SWEET! Maybe, just maybe if they let the smart kids be smart..... we might catch up with the rest of the world! Last edited by ienjoysoup; 11/13/08 06:07 AM. Reason: wrote caught in stead of catch, good thing I caught it!

Re: New blog entry at Unwrapping the Gifted ienjoysoup #30368 11/13/08 09:10 AM
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Austin Member Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 1,840 North Texas	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comprachicos

Re: New blog entry at Unwrapping the Gifted Austin #30444 11/14/08 07:31 AM
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Lorel Member Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 970 New England	Austin, that was horrifying. Ugh, vase shaped children!

Re: New blog entry at Unwrapping the Gifted #30452 11/14/08 08:24 AM
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Kriston Member Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 6,145 Midwest	Love that, kcab! I want those stickers for when people are talking, too. When a school administrator says, "They all even out at 3rd grade?" Citation needed sticker! Yes! Kriston

Re: New blog entry at Unwrapping the Gifted Dottie #30461 11/14/08 08:48 AM
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Kriston Member Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 6,145 Midwest	Well, if he couldn't produce the article for you to read yourself, then you needed the "Citation needed" sticker for that conversation, too. Just saying "JHU had a study" didn't cut it--you needed the full citation! Think of all the grief you'd have been saved if you had seen the article yourself at the time! There'd be no Lamaze breathing needed for you now if you'd had the sticker then! Kriston

Re: New blog entry at Unwrapping the Gifted Dottie #30463 11/14/08 09:05 AM
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Kriston Member Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 6,145 Midwest	Sometimes anger is a very good emotion. It helps us make things happen, make changes that improve, oh, say, the situation our kids are in. Kriston

Re: New blog entry at Unwrapping the Gifted Kriston #30465 11/14/08 09:17 AM
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inky Member I Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 1,299	I need to get one of those fine toothed combs. One of my passions is school health and there's a movement called "Two Angry Moms." I like this excerpt from their essay "Why Angy?" http://www.angrymoms.org/inner/pdfs/why_angry.pdf Quote Here�s a short explanation as to why our calling ourselves �angry moms�. Anger is a misunderstood emotion in our culture. Especially when it comes to women, we are told from childhood that "nice girls don't get angry" and that conditioning persists into adulthood. Also, many people associate anger with aggression and violence, but that is only one way to react to feeling angry. Anger is often about boundaries. When our boundaries get violated, we get angry. It's a great feedback mechanism. Last edited by inky; 11/14/08 09:17 AM.

Re: New blog entry at Unwrapping the Gifted Lorel #30476 11/14/08 12:36 PM
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Austin Member Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 1,840 North Texas	Originally Posted by Lorel Austin, that was horrifying. Ugh, vase shaped children! Its probably apocryphal. The only reference we have is Victor Hugo. The infamous essay by Rand on Progressivism uses it as a metaphor. But, the Chinese did do Binding and the Mandan did alter the shapes of their kids' heads. And then there are the Castrati, most of whom were Spanish. They were castrated and then trained to give them some amazing voices. However, if one takes the school system as the jar and the child's mind as the body, it does seem apt.

Re: New blog entry at Unwrapping the Gifted Dottie #30477 11/14/08 12:38 PM
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Austin Member Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 1,840 North Texas	Originally Posted by Dottie The good news is we outlasted him....he recently retired, . May his epitaph say, "Citation Needed!"

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