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<channel><title><![CDATA[Academic Challenge for Our Students (ACOS) - Blog]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://4acos.weebly.com/blog]]></link><description><![CDATA[Blog]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2020 20:53:07 -0700</pubDate><generator>Weebly</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Gifted Kids Have 'Special Needs,' Too]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://4acos.weebly.com/blog/gifted-kids-have-special-needs-too]]></link><comments><![CDATA[http://4acos.weebly.com/blog/gifted-kids-have-special-needs-too#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2013 04:08:50 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://4acos.weebly.com/blog/gifted-kids-have-special-needs-too</guid><description><![CDATA["America could benefit from more schools and  classes geared toward motivated, high-potential students."  But such  initiatives are "unfashionable, even taboo, among today's education  reformers."   The former secretary of education under Ronald Reagan,  Chester E. Finn Jr., explains: Gifted Kids Have 'Special Needs,' Too [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="paragraph" style="text-align:left;">"America could benefit from more schools and  classes geared toward motivated, high-potential students."  But such  initiatives are "unfashionable, even taboo, among today's education  reformers."   The former secretary of education under Ronald Reagan,  Chester E. Finn Jr., explains: <font size="2"><strong><u><font color="#3333FF"><a title="" target="_blank" href="http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2012/12/gifted-students-have-special-needs-too/266544/"><a target="_blank" href="http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2012/12/gifted-students-have-special-needs-too/266544/"><font color="#3333FF"><font size="2">Gifted Kids Ha<font size="2">ve <font size="2">'Special Needs,' Too</font></font></font></font></a><br /></a></font></u></strong></font></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Making Lists ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://4acos.weebly.com/blog/making-lists]]></link><comments><![CDATA[http://4acos.weebly.com/blog/making-lists#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Tue, 19 Jun 2012 14:33:25 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://4acos.weebly.com/blog/making-lists</guid><description><![CDATA["In my Type A quest to be the perfect parent, I often find myself at  parenting seminars. In one room, in a condensed amount of time, you have  access to a number of experts, any one of which might hold &ldquo;the  secret...&rdquo;   In her latest post entitled, "Making Lists," a  local blogger, mom, and Parent Academy 2012 attendee shares what she  learned and how she brought it home to her family in a humorous (and all  too real!) way... Click here to read the entire post:&nbsp; Making Lists [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="paragraph" style='text-align:left;'><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">"In my Type A quest to be the perfect parent, I often find myself at  parenting seminars. In one room, in a condensed amount of time, you have  access to a number of experts, any one of which might hold &ldquo;the  secret...&rdquo; </span><br /> <br /> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">In her latest post entitled, "Making Lists," a  local blogger, mom, and Parent Academy 2012 attendee shares what she  learned and how she brought it home to her family in a humorous (and all  too real!) way... Click here to read the entire post:&nbsp;</span><a target="_blank" href="http://discovery-village.com/blog/?p=170&amp;fb_source=message"> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153); text-decoration: underline; font-weight: bold;">Making Lists</span><br /></a></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ken Robinson Says Schools Kill Creativity]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://4acos.weebly.com/blog/ken-robinson-says-schools-kill-creativity]]></link><comments><![CDATA[http://4acos.weebly.com/blog/ken-robinson-says-schools-kill-creativity#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Sat, 14 Jan 2012 00:46:45 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://4acos.weebly.com/blog/ken-robinson-says-schools-kill-creativity</guid><description><![CDATA[                [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div ><div id="457895922551018054" align="left" style="width: 100%; overflow-y: hidden;" class="wcustomhtml"><object width="398" height="374"> <param name="movie" value="http://video.ted.com/assets/player/swf/EmbedPlayer.swf"></param> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"/> <param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param> <param name="bgColor" value="#ffffff"></param> <param name="flashvars" value="vu=http://video.ted.com/talk/stream/2006/Blank/SirKenRobinson_2006-320k.mp4&su=http://images.ted.com/images/ted/tedindex/embed-posters/SirKenRobinson-2006.embed_thumbnail.jpg&vw=384&vh=288&ap=0&ti=66&lang=&introDuration=15330&adDuration=4000&postAdDuration=830&adKeys=talk=ken_robinson_says_schools_kill_creativity;year=2006;theme=how_we_learn;theme=the_creative_spark;theme=master_storytellers;theme=bold_predictions_stern_warnings;theme=how_the_mind_works;event=TED2006;tag=Culture;tag=children;tag=creativity;tag=dance;tag=education;tag=parenting;&preAdTag=tconf.ted/embed;tile=1;sz=512x288;" /> <embed src="http://video.ted.com/assets/player/swf/EmbedPlayer.swf" pluginspace="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" bgColor="#ffffff" width="398" height="374" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" flashvars="vu=http://video.ted.com/talk/stream/2006/Blank/SirKenRobinson_2006-320k.mp4&su=http://images.ted.com/images/ted/tedindex/embed-posters/SirKenRobinson-2006.embed_thumbnail.jpg&vw=384&vh=288&ap=0&ti=66&lang=&introDuration=15330&adDuration=4000&postAdDuration=830&adKeys=talk=ken_robinson_says_schools_kill_creativity;year=2006;theme=how_we_learn;theme=the_creative_spark;theme=master_storytellers;theme=bold_predictions_stern_warnings;theme=how_the_mind_works;event=TED2006;tag=Culture;tag=children;tag=creativity;tag=dance;tag=education;tag=parenting;&preAdTag=tconf.ted/embed;tile=1;sz=512x288;"></embed> </object> </div>    </div>  ]]></content:encoded></item></channel></rss>