11-year-old local girl wins on Jeopardy
Jeopardy's Alex Trebek greets Millner.PHOTO BY JEOPARDY
The Chalottesville-area girl who went to California to participate in Kids Week on America's longest-running game show came back with $15,000 as well as a family vacation to an exotic locale. Eleven-year old Joli Millner, daughter of local guitar wizard Jamal Millner, won her night on the long-running game show Wednesday, July 7. NBC29 has a report on the savvy Jackson Burley Middle Schooler.
[Note: Joli's first name misspelled in first iteration of this post.]
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GOOD JOB JOLI!!!!!!!!
Go Burley Bears!
How great is that! The parents had a lot to do with this upbringing- a lesson to all.........
Awesome.
yay joli!(: she was in all my classes but one!:O you rock! btw its Joli not Jodi
YAY JOLI(: you rock!btw people its joLi not joDi.
CONGRATULATIONS JODI!!!! GO BURLEY BEARS!! I WAS A BEAR A LONG LONG TIME AGO! LOVED THAT SCHOOL AND MY TEACHERS! KEEP AIMING FOR THE SATRS YOUNG LADY AND YOU WILL INDEED REACH THEM... HAVE FUN ON YOUR TRIP!
She sits next to me in Language Arts!! And just so you know they spelled her name wrong her name is actually Joli. She did an awesome job though!
we need more young people like you in this world congratulations keep up the good work and keep working hard set goals and you can achieve them im glad to see for once a young person doing such great things your parents must be so proud best of luck to you and have fun on your trip
CVILLE IS OFFICIALLY ON THE MAP! SHE'S BLACK 2! SO THAT'S A GOOD LOOK!
Congrats.
Congratulations Jodi! So proud to know that you're from Charlottesville. I'm pleased to read about a very smart girl who believes in herself and is proud of her intelligence.
I'm also pleased to read that your teachers and school administrators are supportive of you and allow you to learn at your own speed and pace. (that's rare and wonderful in this day of "once size fits all" education!)
You're a good role model for your peers. I am sure I will read more about you in years to come. Fantastic!
Yes, I was watching this. Great!
quote: "...teachers and school administrators are supportive of you and allow you to learn at your own speed and pace..."
Hasn't this concept been the downfall of the entire public school system in the last 30 to 40 years?
Having won on Jeopardy, I doubt very seriously if Joli was ever in any learning disabled classes at any time. Is this the correct term, learning disabled?
Gasbag that quote appears to speak to the particular 'you', meaning Ms. Milner, not the general. It sounds like she needed to be able to learn at a faster pace and was supported in doing so.
Ahh, OK. You've got a point there. If anything, Joli was in advanced studies because she applied herself and tried to do good, something a lot of kids should and could be doing if they really wanted to.
The "one size fits all education" quote above is as far removed from the truth as it can be for the last few decades. When kids receive poor grades nowadays, they are placed in "learning disabled" classes. When I received bad grades back in the late 60s and early 70s it was because I wasn't cracking the books and applying myself... and my father corrected the situation rather quickly with a thick brown belt.
Parents and upbringing are definately involved here. All they have to do is show some interest and get involved with their kids (instead of mindless video games and TV shows) and the kids will do so much better.