Gifted Education Gifts

Lamaze. I'm sorry, no, we' don't offer any "Gifted Fetus" programs.

"We're bringing the arts and sciences together here by giving crayons to mice."

'Why can't we have a texting bee?'

"Gifted class, indeed! One is gifted in science, but can't rad - one is fixed in reading, but won't even try math..."

'Home Schooling'

"How on earth do you get this blasted box to open...?"

'Radiology confirms that, like many other teachers of English, you do have a book in you.'

'Why can't we just go to school.org?'

'Ms. Peters, hold all calls. I'm busy implementing yet another hastily conceived and unproven education innovation.'

Maria Montessori

'The recurring poor enrollment prognostications plays havoc with our school district's budget. What will next year's enrolment be.'

"My dad doesn't nag me enough about going to college."

'Another advantage is the humming and whirring, which is so much more plasant than chalk screeching on a blackboard.'

'I'm experimenting with right brain math.'

"I'll read some math problems, and you just say the first thing that comes into your mind."

"Let's play grown-ups. I'll be the tenured professor. You can be the per-diem teaching assistant."

Winooski - A camp for sort of gifted boys.

'The artist inside me struggling to get out is starting to take over my classroom!'

'Your son William has a rare form of dyslexia.'

'Well, if my son does have a belligerent attitude, then he must have picked it up here at school.'

Ms. Thomas, you'll have to come pick up your son. He's swinging from the chandelier claiming that he can and will divide by zero.

'I'm afraid your daughter isn't paying attention in class.'

"Another round of iced teas, and would you please find a placemat that will actually challenge our gifted son."

"In my experience, telling a kid 'without an education you can't get a job', almost never works. But, 'without an education you can;t get a job to get money to buy new sneakers and C.D.s,' works every time."

"Guess who got into Hotchkiss!"

'This is a novel way to teach math but I'm afraid we can't try it. It's never been done before.'

Gifted Milk

'I'm afraid you could do better work in order to get your daughter into this school.'

Mum! Where are my slippers? - 'I don't know, sweet heart.' - 'I can't find them...' - 'Where have you looked?' - 'Oh, I'm wearing them...' - 'My son, the child genius.' -

"He's a real problem child."

'One thing I know for sure, I'll never force my dolls to go to school.'

"He would just sit there the entire class, staring off into space, so I thought maybe he'd respond better to distance learning."