With professional synchronicity, members of the History and Roots of Rock and Roll class break into the 12-bar blues song that took them a week to write and record for their final project. Anything less would be a crime. Coordinators of TIP emphasize that, despite its rigid schedule and long hours, the program should be fun. Most students readily agree that it is, citing what they hope will be long-term friendships and a chance to be with peers who share their interests. But that means leaving some prospective participants behind, its coordinators acknowledge.
Cost can also play a role.
Some students, she notes, received aid from local organizations, such as the Kiwanis Club. Many of the students who do find a way here rave about the experience. He and several close friends are already making plans to visit each other next year and in college, and several of them hope to return to TIP as resident advisers or instructors. TIP is designed to provide exceptionally bright students in grades 7-11 with academic and social opportunities they might not find at home. 1998 Editorial Projects in Education Vol.