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Attention all high school students--there is going to be a National College Fair at the Phoenix Convention Center on October 13 from 11:00 to 3:00. Admissions representatives from colleges from all over the country will be there! See http://www.nacacnet.org/college-fairs/fallncf/Pages/default.aspx for more information.

Fall National College Fair Schedule | Exhibitor Information | �2013 National Association for College Admission Counseling 1050 North Highland Street, Suite 400, Arlington, VA 22201 | Phone: 800-822-6285 | Fax: 703-243-9375 | Email:

A practical and elegant solution from a 13 year old
http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/26/tech/richard-turere-lion-lights/index.html?fb_action_ids=10151385281634079&fb_action_types=og.recommends&fb_source=other_multiline&action_object_map=%7B%2210151385281634079%22%3A218573401617308%7D&action_type_map=%7B%2210151385281634079%22%3A%22og.recommends%22%7D&action_ref_map=%5B%5D

Boy scares off lions with flashy invention A 13-year-old Maasai boy in Kenya has invented an ingenious system to scare off the lions that were killing his family's livestock.

"I mean he had his own style. He had his own approach. Mine was just a bit geekier than his"

-Bill Gates on the coolness of Steve Jobs

http://www.guardian.co.uk/teacher-network/teacher-blog/2012/may/09/teaching-gifted-and-talented-pupils?intcmp=239

Just what is gifted and talented? A guide to supporting students with potential that is way above average

The Advantages of Acceleration This boy at the starting blocks is ready to race. He’s really fast. He is, in fact, the fastest runner on the team. To make sure that no one’s feelings get hurt and that he is able to fit in socially, his coach has him wait every 100 meters for everyone else to catch up, [...]

Amazing and creative engineering
http://news.yahoo.com/cardboard-bicycle-change-world-says-israeli-inventor-090732689.html

Cardboard bicycle can change the world, says Israeli inventor MOSHAV AHITUV, Israel (Reuters) - A bicycle made almost entirely of cardboard has the potential to change transportation habits from the world's most congested cities to the poorest reaches of Africa, its Israeli inventor says. Izhar Gafni, 50, is an expert in designing automated mass-production lin...

Happy Birthday, John Lennon!

Pretty sure that there must be an equally amazing and truthful corollary: "What our children are speaks so loudly.."

"In sports, we are quite happy to present other students with the very best public performances of their most athletic peers. But when it comes to academics, we tend to be afraid to show students the exemplary work of their peers, for fear of scaring them away. This dichotomy has always seemed strange to me"

Why Are We Afraid to Show Off Our Brightest Students? High school athletes are the pride of their communities. But if we want to inspire kids to write well, we should be putting our best young scholars on display.

"Teachers need to draw a breath and become facilitators of knowledge rather than keepers of it if we are to be successful in the future"

WORLD GIFTED 2013: Hot topic : Technology The New Zealand organising committee blog to keep the gifted community up to date with the 2013 WCGTC conference to be held in Auckland, New Zealand. We hope to meet you in person there!

We wear the label of "savvy pushy parents" with pride

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/19/opinion/gifted-students-deserve-more-opportunities.html?smid=fb-sh