Thursday, December 06, 2007

THE MAGNET YENTAS REDUX ...Return ...Rerun ...Recycled ...Resurrected

(see Soothing the Magnet Panic)


Gifted vs. magnet

...perspective on why it is so confusing: We Magnet Yentas are sometimes asked why there aren...ourselves could build them.) "Hey Magnet Yentas!" parents will accost us, as we struggle...exciting new letters!) xxxooo's, Magnet Yentas / Los Angeles Times Staff Writer

The race factor

...joining forces to make their local NON-magnet schools "the good schools," in neighborhoods...killer chocolate Bundt cake--with nary a magnet in sight. As middle-class families return...for writing, Michael. xxxooo's, Magnet Yentas / Los Angeles Times Staff Writer

Coveted orange folders

From Dec. 13, 2006 Dear Magnet Yentas, We are lucky that our neighborhood...coursework, here's what we Magnet Yentas recommend. If not daily, at...mother either. xxxooo's, Magnet Yentas Update at 9:53 AM: School... / Los Angeles Times Staff Writer

Testing for gifted programs

...Reader Ellen writes: Dear Magnet Yentas, My oldest four children attended... ---------- Dear Magnet Yentas, I have a son who will be...skim through all the old "Ask A Magnet Yentas." And yes, there will be a... / Los Angeles Times Staff Writer

Veni, vidi, vici

...instructor at the Hamilton High Humanities Magnet, whose cover profile in The Los...classical texts. In the Humanities Magnet, our 9th Grade curriculum is a study...Veni, vidi, vici. xxxooo's, Magnet Yentas PS. To keep up with the latest... / Los Angeles Times Staff Writer

Getting and losing points

... ---------- THE MAGNET YENTAS WRITE: P.S., we too love... ---------- THE MAGNET YENTAS WRITE: Well, you will lose your...Subject: LACES Legacy? Dear Magnet Yentas, Is there such a thing as Magnet... / Los Angeles Times Staff Writer

Which year to apply

...is for each group getting into the magnet. Sometimes it's the same number... ---------- Dear Magnet Yentas: According to my child's teacher, he was eligible for the magnet program from the first grade, he... / Los Angeles Times Staff Writer

Choosing a bubble

...suspect, truly crazed parents drive the magnet application directly downtown to the LAUSD...deistic universe, we have never heard of a magnet application "lost" in the mail. At the...packages for everyone! xxxooo's, Magnet Yentas / Los Angeles Times Staff Writer

Helpful (to whom?) volunteering

...changed to protect the intimidated) THE MAGNET YENTAS WRITE: Dear Ms. Doe, Nyet...happening, the eyebrows of one of our Magnet Yentas did rise during a recent parent tour... Ba Da Bing! xxxooo's, Your Magnet Yentas / Los Angeles Times Staff Writer

Construction considerations

...be seven. Do the G/HA magnet schools have a maximum age...either regular or G/HA magnets. Anecdotal evidence suggests...school. FOTY (Friend of The Yentas) Bill Ring pursued the question...you, Ed! xxxooo's, Magnet Yentas / Los Angeles Times Staff Writer

Checking out the neighborhood school

Dear Magnet Yentas, My daughter with autism will be attending...IEP's earn or lose any secret points in the magnet selection system? And are magnet schools necessarily...The Red Lion (roar!). . . xxxooo's, Magnet Yentas / Los Angeles Times Staff Writer

smf's Magnet Information From The Last Century - mostly still true! Hosted inexplicably on the USC website!


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