Archive for June, 2008

Set Game now online!

Set is a game of visual perception and matching that’s popular with gifted kids and parents alike. Set was originally sold as a card game and available on Amazon from SET Enterprises Inc,
Set’s now available on-line as a New York Times puzzle! Personally, I find the cards easier than the [...]

NYT article explains hidden cost in educational gains. . .

Not surprising, when one group of students gain, another may pay the price. If you follow gifted education or are the parent of a gifted child, you may want to read today’s New York Times. The article by Sam Dillon titled “Report Sees Cost in Some Academic Gains” summarizes a study [...]

Online Community for Academically Talented Youth

Have you ever heard of Cogito.org? I discovered it earlier this week. It’s a great site and offers interviews, news, discussion forums and listings of programs, competitions and summer opportunities.
The site is funded by the John Templeton Foundation and the folks from John Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth (CTY) are [...]

Dining out with Allergies: Trust the Chef?

One of the things our daughter has always done while dining out is check with the Chef and/or Manager before ordering. Usually the chef and management team is well-versed on ingredients and food preparation techniques.
Of course, we ran into the exception today with a small regional chain. My daughter did all the [...]

Shellfish Allergy, Fried Foods and Restaurants

One of the nice features in FAAN’s Food Allergy News is the ability for folks to write in with questions and have them answered by a professional.
This month, in the column “Answers to Diet Dilemmas” one reader asked if they should avoid fried food in a restaurant given their shellfish allergy. [...]

Math Resources and Curriculum Reviews

I just found a great site for math that I wanted to share with you all. If you are looking for math curriculum, program reviews, games or just about anything else related to math, you can find it on Living Math.

Technorati Tags: curriculum, gifted, high school, homeschooling, junior high, elementary

Prevalence of Food Allergies

I was searching the internet this afternoon, and found a section on the American Academy of Allergy & Immunology site that listed the following statistics related to food allergies:
- Approximately 12 million Americans suffer from a food allergy (6.9 million allergic to seafood and 3.3 million allergic to peanuts or tree nuts)
- Allergies to [...]

Gearing up for Ballet Summer Intensives

It’s hard to believe it’s June and the summer intensive our youngest is heading to starts in just four weeks. We’ve also learned, that despite pending intensives and long days for our young dancers, most local ballet schools have ramped down their schedules in June. These ‘vacation’ or ’summer’ schedules [...]

Estimating College Financial Aid

If you have a student who will be a high school senior this Fall, one of the determining factors in where they apply to college may be affordability. To help determine your EFC (expected family contribution) for both public and private institutions, you can use the estimators at Fin Aid.

Technorati Tags: college, financial [...]