Gifted & Homeschool online groups/lists

by rrusczyk, Oct 17, 2007, 7:00 PM

Can anyone suggest online groups for gifted and/or homeschool education that I should join (and that would be willing to have me chime in every once in a while)? I'm looking both to hear what people are looking for and what they're seeing elsewhere. I've course, I'd also like to help spread the word about AoPS through responses to discussions on the lists.

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Duke TIP is a great gifted program

by not_trig, Oct 17, 2007, 8:34 PM

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Do they have an online group or mailing list I can join? (And, considering that they use AoPS books in their summer program, I have to agree they have something going for them

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by rrusczyk, Oct 17, 2007, 10:54 PM

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Hmm I don't really know... I haven't done anything with them for 3 years

by not_trig, Oct 18, 2007, 5:06 PM

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Oh yeah I went to their summer program and they used AoPS1 and Intro to Counting and Probability (maybe i told you that already). But that isn't exactly community oriented. of course their is the Physics Forum, but I'm sure you heard of that already. But hey, its teh interwarbs. Should be at least 10 other sites that are really good for homeschooling.

by Aneo., Oct 21, 2007, 2:32 AM

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First, ask the Davidson Institute - they told us about their Young Scholar programs, which has an email list. ditd.org Second, there are email lists for AP teachers that you find by going through collegeboard.com. Home School Legal Defense has a special needs specialist, but I don't know if they consider gifted special needs. hslda.org Further, you can find all sorts of interesting yahoo groups dedicated to homeschooling or gifted in various states. It is a mildly effective way of reaching out, though there is a lot of garbage to wade through. Too much dessert, not enough meat.

If you have time, you might want to investigate the homeschool curriculum fairs/conferences. We buy the vast majority of all our books in person at the shows. Putting on a seminar about AOPS would be fun! You would want to target the larger homeschool population states - hslda could help you there. Advertising in homeschool pubs would help too.

Ann

by Sola Deo Gloria, Oct 22, 2007, 1:44 PM

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TAGMAX is a group for parents homeschooling gifted kids. That's one of the places I learned about AoPS--I'm definitely not the only AoPS parent on the list. There are other TAG lists for parents and educators of gifted children as well.

I found the link to join TAGMAX from the Hoagies Gifted site, http://www.hoagiesgifted.com, in the parent resources section.

If you look around the Hoagies site, I think you'll find what you're looking for. There are already some mentions of AoPS books and a link to your article "The Calculus Trap." Some of the information may need to be updated.

Carolyn K who runs the Hoagies site might be able help you figure out what lists/sites would be appropriate and useful for you. I've never e-mailed her, but she posts on TAGMAX from time to time.

Grace Ayscue

by baldcypress, Nov 12, 2007, 5:43 PM