Page 30 - Southern Exposure - December '22

Page 30, Southern Exposure

all abouT Kids

Is Your Child Smart?

By Jim Forgan, Ph.D., Licensed School Psychologist

Most c h i l d re n a r e time gifted classes starting in kindergarten. You can learn Children who meet the gifted criteria receive a special
smart and a child can be more at: palmbeachschools.org/students_parents/ese/gifted. educational plan to meet their individual academic and social
intelligent in multiple ways. In the Martin Schools they offer two elementary choices. needs. The plan is implemented by teachers with a gifted
The Palm Beach and Martin First, the full-time model has gifted students together in teaching certification endorsement. Gifted classes allow for
Schools offer gifted classes classes for the entire school day in grades three through five. project based learning and enrichment beyond the typical
for children who meet the Second, the enrichment model works as a “pull-out” program Florida standards.
IQ requirement for being from the regular classroom for one day per week for students Call if you need help with your child as we test children
“gifted.” The eligibility who are excelling in grades kindergarten through five. Martin ages 5.5 through college for gifted, dyslexia, ADHD,
requirements are defined Schools have a gifted handbook available at Martinschools. depression, anxiety, and other processing disorders. Visit
by the state of Florida and org/page/gifted. JimForgan.com or dial (561) 625-4125.
followed by local schools.
Your child is eligible for
special instructional programs for the gifted from kindergarten Palm Beach Dramaworks
through grade 12 if they meet the following criteria. announces
First, your child demonstrates a need for a special program
through strong grades. Second, they have a majority of Reginald Rose’s classic
characteristics of gifted students according to a checklist
completed by the teacher. Third, they demonstrate superior Twelve Angry Men
intellectual development as measured by an Intelligence
Quotient (IQ) score of 130 or above. Alternatively, your child
can be a member of an underrepresented group and meet the Opens at Palm Beach Dramaworks On December 9
criteria specified in a school district plan for increasing the
participation of underrepresented groups in programs for The strengths and flaws of the American jury system are
students who are gifted. laid bare – as are the prejudices and social attitudes of those
You may seek private IQ testing or request it from your standing in judgment – in Reginald Rose’s classic Twelve
child’s school. According to the Palm Beach County School Angry Men, which opens at Palm Beach Dramaworks
District gifted web page, they universally screen second- on December 9 (8 p.m.). Performances continue through
grade students for gifted with the cognitive abilities test. This December 24, with specially priced previews on December
is a group-administered assessment that estimates students’ 7 and 8 (7:30 p.m.). J. Barry Lewis directs.
learned reasoning and problem solving abilities through a Rose made a name for himself in the 1950s as one of the
battery of verbal and nonverbal test items. They offer full- preeminent writers for the Golden Age of Television. He had
a passion for social justice, and his best work tended to focus
on controversial issues – the kind that could, and often did,
Club news from page 28 make networks uncomfortable, like prejudice and torture.
12 Angry Men (the numeral is used in the title of
Palm Beach both the teleplay and subsequent film) was written for in the 68 years since the teleplay premiered.
the prestigious anthology show Studio One in 1954, and Twelve Angry Men features a cast of PBD veterans:
follows 12 New York jurors who deliberate the fate of a Cliff Goulet (Guard), Tim Altmeyer (Juror 1), Michael
Gardens teenager accused of killing his father. Eleven of the men McKeever (Juror 2), William Hayes (Juror 3), Gary
are instantly ready to convict, but the lone holdout, Juror Cadwallader (Juror 4), Jim Ballard (Juror 5), Matthew W.
8, compels them to carefully examine the evidence. The Korinko (Juror 6), John Leonard Thompson (Juror 7), Tom
Historical Society teleplay received accolades, and three years later Rose Wahl (Juror 8), Dennis Creaghan (Juror 9), Rob Donohoe
adapted and fleshed out the script, and coproduced the film (Juror 10), David Kwiat (Juror 11), and Bruce Linser (Juror
Meet The Board with Henry Fonda, who played Juror 8. The film script 12). Scenic design is by Victor A. Becker, costume design
served as the basis for the play, which premiered in London is by Brian O’Keefe, lighting design is by Kirk Bookman,
in 1964. It took an additional 40 years for the play to make and sound design is by Roger Arnold. David A. Hyland is
Maria Mamlouk it to Broadway – two years after Rose’s death in 2002. the fight choreographer.
(right in picture) has PBD’s production is set during the Eisenhower era, in 12 Angry Men launched the film career of director
been a resident in Palm 1954, the year the teleplay premiered. Although women Sidney Lumet, who had directed over 60 TV episodes
Beach Gardens since and people of color were permitted to serve on juries in prior to making his big-screen debut. The movie has
1991, and was one of New York at that time, the jury pools were overwhelming inspired many legal professionals, including Supreme
the founders of the made up of white men – and subsequently, so were juries. Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, who has said, “It
Historical Society in Rose very deliberately made the choice of an all-white, was a very important film in terms of developing
2008. She was also one male jury, and PBD is following his lead. Producing Artistic me both as a lawyer and subsequently as a judge.”
of the seven authors Director William Hayes and director J. Barry Lewis believe The Don & Ann Brown Theatre is located in the heart of
who volunteered many that the makeup of the jury serves to illuminate the fervid downtown West Palm Beach, at 201 Clematis Street. For
hours and searched battle for gender and racial equality in America in 2022, ticket information contact the box office at (561) 514-4042,
widely to bring to life and illustrate how far the country has and hasn’t traveled or visit www.palmbeachdramaworks.org.
the history of Palm
Beach Gardens in our
2012 history book: Images of America, Palm Beach Gardens.
Born in Cuba, Maria arrived in the United States in 1960
as a political refugee and made Washington, D.C. her home.
She holds a master’s degree from Georgetown University
and worked for the United States Agency for International You’re Retired
Development (foreign aid) for over 21 years.
After traveling throughout the world, Maria, now a widow Your Money Isn’t.
and retired, spends her time volunteering, in addition to the
Historical Society, with the Community Foundation of Palm
Beach and Martin Counties and recently became a member To learn why consolidating your
of the Advisory Board of the Salvation Army. She still plays retirement accounts to Edward Jones
tennis and cards and loves to play a part in the preservation makes sense, contact your Edward
of our local heritage.
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