Needs More Sparkle

When I was a kid in elementary school we had a program that was for “academically gifted” children.  Somehow I got included in this group.  I guess it had to do with standardized testing scores and teacher evaluations, but I’m not too sure how it was determined.  At this point in my life, I really enjoyed these classes.  We would do all sorts of fun activities and participate in debates and open forum discussions.  Plus, our janitor found a snake in a classroom once and we got to keep him for a while.  His name was Yonkers.  Who wouldn’t love a class like that? (more…)