The student was stuck. Until now~ he had been breezing through his project~ making progress~ enjoying each moment.

Until now.

His teacher asked him to write a script for the instructional video he was creating. As a student in the schools gifted program~ his project involved creating a video that showed fellow students how to construct a Lego airplane. He had selected his topic of interest (Lego)~ chosen a product (video)~ and knew his subject well. But asking him to type...

The Obama Administration has officially come out against the destruction of entire planets.

The White House’s We The People initiative, an online petition that allows citizens to seek governmental action, is filled with what some would deem crazy requests. Nevertheless, the program promises that any petition generating at least 20,000 signatures will...

Time is a precious commodity in the classroom. There never seems to be enough of it.

Therefore~ we should not only be careful how we use our time as teachers~ but also how we utilize time when it comes to students.

Research shows that many higher-level students~ such as those in gifted programs~ spend about 70-80 percent of classroom relearning material. Whoa-thats a lot of time spent on covering lessons they have already learned.

There has to be a better wayand...

January is Martin Luther King Day and February is Black History Month. Perhaps~ you may find a webquest I developed on Martin Luther King of value to use during this time. Go to this link: http://www.gailhennessey.com/index.shtml?MLK.html

Quotes of Martin Luther King:

"The time is always right to do what is right."

" Injustice anywhere is a threat to...