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Feynman School Finds a Campus: Open Houses on May 16th and May 20th
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Anonymous
On the contrary, the focus on preschool and primary in MoCo is correct. Older grades are addressed by MCPS (see especially the outstanding HS magnet program at Blair). Young gifted children, up to second grade, have generally not been well served. It's not that the K-2 teachers deliberately turn a blind eye, but instead, you have the reality of one teacher in a classroom of 27 children ranging from academically struggling to highly gifted. Who commands most of the teacher's time, especially w/ NCLB? Where are the other preschool/primary programs in MoCo that focus on this population and truly provide accelerated material. Your point about the need for more G&T programs in urban areas is well-taken, however. We have a national shortage of effective G&T programs for preschool and primary, the assumption apparently being, "these kids are so smart, they'll succeed whatever we throw at them." G&T funding is always the first to get cut. Not doing so much for our national competitiveness. |
Anonymous
| I might consider this school if they offered transportation from Bethesda/Rockville but otherwise it is too far to drive for me. |
Anonymous
Got any cross-national data on G&T funding and its relationship to national competitiveness? Given the tiny % of any population that is highly gifted, at face value, your claim is not very persuasive. |
Anonymous
Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson say hello. |
Anonymous
Feynman School is now offering transportation from the Bethesda and Silver Spring areas. Not sure about other locations. |
Anonymous
| I just want to chime in and say that I am glad Feynman is opening, and wish them the very best. Time will tell whether they are able to fulfill their mission, but exceptionally smart kids under the age of 10 simply do not have a lot of choices here. There is seems to be a lot of hostility towards the very idea of giftedness on this board and that makes me sad. I have run-of-the-mill bright kids myself, but have watched friends with two exceptionally high IQ kids struggle to find a way to meet their needs. Those kids really are different, and they really do deserve somewhere they can be themselves, make friends like normal kids, and learn to their full potential. I wish we could all be happy for the additional choices instead of shouting insults at each other. |
Anonymous
I love a good puppet show! |
Anonymous
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I love a good puppet show!
I love PP for bringing this long-overdue school back to the front page when it doesn't even field a lacrosse team. 
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Anonymous
Oscar the Troll is that you again? 
16:02 here and I have no idea who 12:33 is. Seriously, if you're that afraid of how a new option for gifted students in MoCo might impact your own school's enrollment, your time would be better spent focusing on your school than by posting inane comments on this thread. Also, for the benefit of the poor soul who thinks Rt. 28 is an exit off 695: Darnestown borders Potomac. The transportation option will definitely help though. |
Anonymous
| Please -- this is a puppet show and you know it. Who in the world in DC would send their kid way out there. Isn't there a Baltimore version of DCUM for you to sell your wares on? |
Anonymous
Newsflash! Readership of DCUM doesn't end at the district line. |
Anonymous
I think you are seriously confused. Please note the post above which explains that Darnstown borders Potomac. Please also note that Potomac, MD borders along the Potomac River. The Potomac River runs along the VA/MD border. This is not near Baltimore. |
DeborahMersino
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In addition to tonight's (May 20th) Open House from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Darnestown campus, Feynman School will hold additional Open Houses on Wednesday, May 26th from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. and on Thursday, June 3rd from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Interested parents of 3-, 4- and 5-year-olds can email info@feynmanschool for more information, call 301.873.3409 or visit www.feynmanschool.org.
Feynman School is located at 15601 Germantown Road in Darnestown, MD 20874. Warmest regards, Deborah Mersino Ingeniosus www.ingeniosus.net |
Anonymous
| Methinks there is some misconception on this thread. If FS only expects WPPSI of 95th percentile for K, that's an excellent score but not necessarily "super genius" or even "highly gifted" territory. Gifted, yes. For HCES in NYC, if your child entering K does not score at 97th or better, you're basically not even given a second look. But then, Hunter gets 1800+ applicants for 48 spots. |
Anonymous
| Yeah but I think the big difference is that Hunter in NY is a free public school. Of course that is why so many parents apply. Not so many are going to line up to pay $20K. |