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Its a black tie event so please dress your best! :D
There will be someone there taking photos.
The Theme is Masquerade, we encourage you to wear a mask although you don't have to.
There will be one chaperone there.
There will be free water, plus soda for sale. When?
Friday/May/11th.
8pm ~ 12am.
Where?
The Prom will be held at: NOTE: This is a change of venue from the Clarion Hotel in Portland to the Old Robie School in Gorham.
Old Robie School at Little Falls
668 Gray Road
Gorham, ME 04038
For more information and to purchase tickets, click here.
Hi folks! Letting everyone know that the USM SMCChoir is still seeking members for the spring term and will be hosting an audition on Wednesday, January 5, 2012 from 5-7pm in Corthell Hall on the USM Gorham Campus. Please contact Binney Brackett (207-780-5003; brackett@usm.maine.edu ) for more information or to schedule an audition time.
My two, Olivia, 14 and Adam, 12, just completed their first term and winter concert with the choir. If you want a peek at the music they covered, this post might interest you. They have both enjoyed learning and singing with Dr. McGovern.
It is interesting to note also, that out of the current sixteen members, eight are home or unschooled.
Come on over to our unschooling, strewing blog at Unearth and Fathom where we're discussing technology and learning. We'd love to read your thoughts! Does technology enhance your learning? What tools are you using? Do you think technology has an impact on your unschooling? Let us know!
I just learned about The Port, a teen center serving the Freeport, Durham and Pownal area. I did call the director and he said that teens living outside the three towns are permitted to attend the center.
Submissions are being accepted for the Unschooling Now Ezine.
Are you thinking of college? There are many helpful tips and resources at Homeschool Blog. Perhaps you are questioning college? Then this article or this article may be of interest. What about uncollege? Check out Zero Tuition College and Khan Academy. Also, it's worth checking out Bhueler Education for some thought-provoking reading as well as a comprehensive list of resources and links.
Today is Dyscalculia Day. Do you know what dyscalculia is? Do you know someone who struggles with math, numbers, order of operations, directions, locations, or even learning music, for instance?
Dyscalculia is a specific learning disability in mathematics. Dyscalculia is a word you use to describe when people have significant problems with numbers - but still have a normal or above normal IQ. It seems that no dyscalculic has problems with math alone, but also struggle with problems being able to learn to tell time, left/right orientation, rules in games and much more. See the list of symptoms. Also, there are more types of dyscalculia, and all types demand specific learning methods aimed at the specific problem.
Probably followed by "and if you try hard enough". This is a typical remark from teachers and parents to motivate the student - and although it can be meant in the BEST way possible, it is not true when it comes to dyscalculic students. The thing a dyscalculic wants most in this world is to be able to understand those numbers. Dyscalculics need different learning methods, in every aspect of the assignment. Dyscalculics are able to learn how to calculate something one day, only to discover that the information has been forgotten the next day. In other words programs like Kumon, where repetition is a major part of the teaching methods seem to have no result for dyscalculic students - they forget. Through different learning methods aimed specifically at the student and his/her version of dyscalculia can have great results.
Dyscalculia, or math disorder, is recognized by both the World Health Organization and is in the DSM-IV. It is officially a learning disability and anyone, as long as they know about it, can seek the help they need. That is why I am sharing this information today. I am dyscalculic. I was diagnosed while attending my first year of college in 1990. While I always knew my brain worked differently than other people's brains did, having the validation that came with a recognized diagnosis, would have saved me years and years of torment, pain and ridicule in my academic years. Had my teachers or family known that dyscalculia was real and not just in my head, I might have been able to get the help I needed and learning would have been better supported. Please share information about dyscalculia with others, you never know who might be helped.
There will be no teen meet-up this week at Portland Public Library as it's school vacation week and it's likely the library will be at capacity. However, my kids and I are planning to be at Kettle Cove in Cape Elizabeth tomorrow from noon-2pm and would love to meet-up with others there. It's supposed to be a high of 31F and bright and sunny, so a couple of hours outside should be reasonable. Directions to Kettle Cove.
