tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7322734145373546886.post4061513305740081732..comments2023-11-10T01:11:06.200-08:00Comments on Coming of Age in the Middle: The Art and Science of Asking QuestionsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12503110737663642101noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7322734145373546886.post-53291058213968814262012-10-18T18:01:57.529-07:002012-10-18T18:01:57.529-07:00I wonder how much of that is due to the dumbing-do...I wonder how much of that is due to the dumbing-down of the educational system that people say has occurred in recent decades. Or worse, the even more recent cheating culture we've been hearing about...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7322734145373546886.post-90825313039919901442012-10-18T17:55:36.358-07:002012-10-18T17:55:36.358-07:00What, there's a "test" (so to speak)...What, there's a "test" (so to speak) for acceleration potential? I really wish somebody had told my parents about that back in elementary or middle school when it was suggested for me. They declined on what was basically a gut feeling, and the funny thing is, I've had the opposite experience from a lot of your supportive commenters. I've never felt like I either fit in or Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7322734145373546886.post-47717894955392403802012-10-18T13:46:33.894-07:002012-10-18T13:46:33.894-07:00Jess,
I think the gift of time is anything but tr...Jess,<br /><br />I think the gift of time is anything but trite. When considering whether to accelerate a child it is very hard to imagine what their organizational abilities will be like at, say 16, or their athletic or social capabilities. A parent cannot know what will be important to that child when they are a teen and therefore the repercussions of changing grades. Not least of all, they grownandflownhttp://grownandflown.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7322734145373546886.post-55337109733382552512012-10-18T06:26:38.853-07:002012-10-18T06:26:38.853-07:00Keep writing the things that need to be written......Keep writing the things that need to be written... and as I like to say in the face of adult bullying, "don't let the terrorists win!"Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11240998117710214001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7322734145373546886.post-90269985913544784642012-10-18T04:45:31.780-07:002012-10-18T04:45:31.780-07:00Thanks, Sarah and Holly...I don't usually resp...Thanks, Sarah and Holly...I don't usually respond to commenters in such a specific way, but the fallout has been...interesting, and begged for elaboration. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12503110737663642101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7322734145373546886.post-87117867615273957482012-10-17T19:30:34.727-07:002012-10-17T19:30:34.727-07:00Hi Jess, great piece in the NYT and great response...Hi Jess, great piece in the NYT and great response to those comments. I went through something similar when I spoke out against kindergarten redshirting. It's a great thing for a writer to touch such a nerve; it means we need to look at this subject harder, and better. So, in a way, congratulations! We all aim for this :)<br /><br />All the best,<br />HollyHolly Korbeyhttp://hollykorbey.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7322734145373546886.post-39298272497726366622012-10-17T18:16:50.002-07:002012-10-17T18:16:50.002-07:00I have read many of the 200 comments now. Nearly e...I have read many of the 200 comments now. Nearly every one claims to have a brilliant child on his or her hands. In a news cycle of dire political wrangling and little progress, it's heartening to know that such a bounteous crop of geniuses is upcoming in this country. <br /><br />;-)Sarah P.noreply@blogger.com