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ParticipantCarlsbad has a GATE program and tests in 2nd grade. My daughter is in 2nd and just tested into it. It doesn’t really matter though because I homeschool my kids. But I had her tested as a back up plan in case she ever does go into Carlsbad’s public schools. My kids go to Carlsbad’s homeschool program. They physically go into school 2 days a week there and also do field trips, oral presentations, and standardized testing with that group of kids. The homeschool class is 95% GATE students and the teacher does classroom projects accordingly.
Personally I don’t think GATE is that big of a deal. I’m a product of GATE from Orange County schools. For some reason I was tested in Kindergarten (have never heard of anyone else who was tested in K). I was pulled out of class with one other kid in 2nd grade 2 days a week (which by the way, I hated that, I didn’t like being singled or I guess doubled out) to join the 3rd grade GATE class. 3rd grade started full time GATE classes and some of my friends were in the class so I was happy. I would say the only benefit of GATE is that you don’t wait around in class for others to catch up. But as an adult who has lived in the real world, you live and work with people of various levels of intelligence and hopefully come to the realization that intelligence comes in many forms and is not the only factor that makes a person someone you want to be around.
ParticipantCarlsbad has a GATE program and tests in 2nd grade. My daughter is in 2nd and just tested into it. It doesn’t really matter though because I homeschool my kids. But I had her tested as a back up plan in case she ever does go into Carlsbad’s public schools. My kids go to Carlsbad’s homeschool program. They physically go into school 2 days a week there and also do field trips, oral presentations, and standardized testing with that group of kids. The homeschool class is 95% GATE students and the teacher does classroom projects accordingly.
Personally I don’t think GATE is that big of a deal. I’m a product of GATE from Orange County schools. For some reason I was tested in Kindergarten (have never heard of anyone else who was tested in K). I was pulled out of class with one other kid in 2nd grade 2 days a week (which by the way, I hated that, I didn’t like being singled or I guess doubled out) to join the 3rd grade GATE class. 3rd grade started full time GATE classes and some of my friends were in the class so I was happy. I would say the only benefit of GATE is that you don’t wait around in class for others to catch up. But as an adult who has lived in the real world, you live and work with people of various levels of intelligence and hopefully come to the realization that intelligence comes in many forms and is not the only factor that makes a person someone you want to be around.
ParticipantCarlsbad has a GATE program and tests in 2nd grade. My daughter is in 2nd and just tested into it. It doesn’t really matter though because I homeschool my kids. But I had her tested as a back up plan in case she ever does go into Carlsbad’s public schools. My kids go to Carlsbad’s homeschool program. They physically go into school 2 days a week there and also do field trips, oral presentations, and standardized testing with that group of kids. The homeschool class is 95% GATE students and the teacher does classroom projects accordingly.
Personally I don’t think GATE is that big of a deal. I’m a product of GATE from Orange County schools. For some reason I was tested in Kindergarten (have never heard of anyone else who was tested in K). I was pulled out of class with one other kid in 2nd grade 2 days a week (which by the way, I hated that, I didn’t like being singled or I guess doubled out) to join the 3rd grade GATE class. 3rd grade started full time GATE classes and some of my friends were in the class so I was happy. I would say the only benefit of GATE is that you don’t wait around in class for others to catch up. But as an adult who has lived in the real world, you live and work with people of various levels of intelligence and hopefully come to the realization that intelligence comes in many forms and is not the only factor that makes a person someone you want to be around.
ParticipantCarlsbad has a GATE program and tests in 2nd grade. My daughter is in 2nd and just tested into it. It doesn’t really matter though because I homeschool my kids. But I had her tested as a back up plan in case she ever does go into Carlsbad’s public schools. My kids go to Carlsbad’s homeschool program. They physically go into school 2 days a week there and also do field trips, oral presentations, and standardized testing with that group of kids. The homeschool class is 95% GATE students and the teacher does classroom projects accordingly.
Personally I don’t think GATE is that big of a deal. I’m a product of GATE from Orange County schools. For some reason I was tested in Kindergarten (have never heard of anyone else who was tested in K). I was pulled out of class with one other kid in 2nd grade 2 days a week (which by the way, I hated that, I didn’t like being singled or I guess doubled out) to join the 3rd grade GATE class. 3rd grade started full time GATE classes and some of my friends were in the class so I was happy. I would say the only benefit of GATE is that you don’t wait around in class for others to catch up. But as an adult who has lived in the real world, you live and work with people of various levels of intelligence and hopefully come to the realization that intelligence comes in many forms and is not the only factor that makes a person someone you want to be around.
ParticipantCarlsbad has a GATE program and tests in 2nd grade. My daughter is in 2nd and just tested into it. It doesn’t really matter though because I homeschool my kids. But I had her tested as a back up plan in case she ever does go into Carlsbad’s public schools. My kids go to Carlsbad’s homeschool program. They physically go into school 2 days a week there and also do field trips, oral presentations, and standardized testing with that group of kids. The homeschool class is 95% GATE students and the teacher does classroom projects accordingly.
Personally I don’t think GATE is that big of a deal. I’m a product of GATE from Orange County schools. For some reason I was tested in Kindergarten (have never heard of anyone else who was tested in K). I was pulled out of class with one other kid in 2nd grade 2 days a week (which by the way, I hated that, I didn’t like being singled or I guess doubled out) to join the 3rd grade GATE class. 3rd grade started full time GATE classes and some of my friends were in the class so I was happy. I would say the only benefit of GATE is that you don’t wait around in class for others to catch up. But as an adult who has lived in the real world, you live and work with people of various levels of intelligence and hopefully come to the realization that intelligence comes in many forms and is not the only factor that makes a person someone you want to be around.
May 19, 2009 at 2:02 PM in reply to: Credit Card Industry Aims to Profit From Sterling Payers #402246ParticipantMmmkay, whatever. I put everything on the credit card and pay it off every month. I have 2 rewards cards so when I max out the yearly return on one I use the other. I would still make out ahead with an annual fee so I might still use it. But they start pulling the charging interest at purchase crap or pull the rewards and I’m out. Either take the small amount of revenue you earn off of me or nothing, it’s up to them. I’ll just go back to debit, or cash, or be the person in line holding up everyone else writing a check. 😉 People who pay off their balance every month have the cash and thus have alternatives so it’s a bad business move on their part.
May 19, 2009 at 2:02 PM in reply to: Credit Card Industry Aims to Profit From Sterling Payers #402498ParticipantMmmkay, whatever. I put everything on the credit card and pay it off every month. I have 2 rewards cards so when I max out the yearly return on one I use the other. I would still make out ahead with an annual fee so I might still use it. But they start pulling the charging interest at purchase crap or pull the rewards and I’m out. Either take the small amount of revenue you earn off of me or nothing, it’s up to them. I’ll just go back to debit, or cash, or be the person in line holding up everyone else writing a check. 😉 People who pay off their balance every month have the cash and thus have alternatives so it’s a bad business move on their part.
May 19, 2009 at 2:02 PM in reply to: Credit Card Industry Aims to Profit From Sterling Payers #402730ParticipantMmmkay, whatever. I put everything on the credit card and pay it off every month. I have 2 rewards cards so when I max out the yearly return on one I use the other. I would still make out ahead with an annual fee so I might still use it. But they start pulling the charging interest at purchase crap or pull the rewards and I’m out. Either take the small amount of revenue you earn off of me or nothing, it’s up to them. I’ll just go back to debit, or cash, or be the person in line holding up everyone else writing a check. 😉 People who pay off their balance every month have the cash and thus have alternatives so it’s a bad business move on their part.
May 19, 2009 at 2:02 PM in reply to: Credit Card Industry Aims to Profit From Sterling Payers #402789ParticipantMmmkay, whatever. I put everything on the credit card and pay it off every month. I have 2 rewards cards so when I max out the yearly return on one I use the other. I would still make out ahead with an annual fee so I might still use it. But they start pulling the charging interest at purchase crap or pull the rewards and I’m out. Either take the small amount of revenue you earn off of me or nothing, it’s up to them. I’ll just go back to debit, or cash, or be the person in line holding up everyone else writing a check. 😉 People who pay off their balance every month have the cash and thus have alternatives so it’s a bad business move on their part.
May 19, 2009 at 2:02 PM in reply to: Credit Card Industry Aims to Profit From Sterling Payers #402937ParticipantMmmkay, whatever. I put everything on the credit card and pay it off every month. I have 2 rewards cards so when I max out the yearly return on one I use the other. I would still make out ahead with an annual fee so I might still use it. But they start pulling the charging interest at purchase crap or pull the rewards and I’m out. Either take the small amount of revenue you earn off of me or nothing, it’s up to them. I’ll just go back to debit, or cash, or be the person in line holding up everyone else writing a check. 😉 People who pay off their balance every month have the cash and thus have alternatives so it’s a bad business move on their part.
ParticipantYes Russell I was also thinking Alpine area would be a nice fit for them. I have not researched real estate in that area but I think the climate and proximity to resources is good. I would consider Julian and Ramona too but something tells me better deals would be had in Alpine? That’s just a hopeful guess on my part. 🙂
ParticipantYes Russell I was also thinking Alpine area would be a nice fit for them. I have not researched real estate in that area but I think the climate and proximity to resources is good. I would consider Julian and Ramona too but something tells me better deals would be had in Alpine? That’s just a hopeful guess on my part. 🙂
ParticipantYes Russell I was also thinking Alpine area would be a nice fit for them. I have not researched real estate in that area but I think the climate and proximity to resources is good. I would consider Julian and Ramona too but something tells me better deals would be had in Alpine? That’s just a hopeful guess on my part. 🙂
ParticipantYes Russell I was also thinking Alpine area would be a nice fit for them. I have not researched real estate in that area but I think the climate and proximity to resources is good. I would consider Julian and Ramona too but something tells me better deals would be had in Alpine? That’s just a hopeful guess on my part. 🙂
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