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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Who is Michael Carr? #178898 08/27/08 01:34 AM Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 1 N Notamythologist OP stranger OP Notamythologist stranger N Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 1 Michael Carr was recently listed as the author of this A.W.A.D. quote: "All kids are gifted; some just open their packages earlier than others." I cannot find any definitive information about the person to whom the quote is attributed. In fact, an Australian educator named Michael Carr-Gregg seems the most likely source. Does anybody know who Michael Carr is, if that's really his name? Educator? Blogger? Feel free to respond personally to me at notamythologist aT gmail dotT com. Thanks for any help you can give! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Who is Michael Carr? Notamythologist #178899 08/27/08 01:54 AM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass tsuwm Carpal Tunnel tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass or it could be this one: Michael Carr, spokesman for the National Association of Secondary School Principals in Reston, Va. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Who is Michael Carr? tsuwm #178908 08/27/08 04:50 PM Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 1,526 Virginia, USA TheFallibleFiend veteran TheFallibleFiend veteran Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 1,526 Virginia, USA  Originally Posted By: tsuwm or it could be this one: Michael Carr, spokesman for the National Association of Secondary School Principals in Reston, Va. That seems likely. It sounds a lot like quotes used by others in that same school systems - including another principal and the superintendent. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Who is Michael Carr? TheFallibleFiend #178909 08/27/08 05:41 PM Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 1,526 Virginia, USA TheFallibleFiend veteran TheFallibleFiend veteran Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 1,526 Virginia, USA If the suggested connection to a principal in Northern Virginia is the correct one, it is interesting to note that there may well have been a significant political purpose to the message. There is a strong push in the state of Virginia and on principals in Fairfax County (including Reston) to force every student to take at least one AP (Advanced Placement) course in their time in college. AP courses are "college equivalent" courses. (I assume most readers of wordsmith are familiar.) The super's performance evaluation is, in fact, affect by participation in AP courses. http://www.fairfaxva.gov/school/EvaluationForSuperintendent.pdf When they talk about a student being "gifted" it is often in reference to the ability of the student to participate in and score well on an AP test. Again, I don't know that this is the reference, but it seems a plausible connection. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,746 Members9,187 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Karin, JeffMackwood, artguitar, Jim_W, Rdbuffalo 9,187 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 345 guests, and 3 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 32 A C Bowden 19 LukeJavan8 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,814 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,939 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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