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My daughter, like Debi's, has been bullied for years due to her disability. She has a form of autism called asperger's syndrome. She can speak and understand what's going on, but she can't read facial expressions or social cues and has strange mov...
I've been all over the place on this issue. When I'm being idealistic and believing this is the "best of all possible worlds" (as Pangloss says), then I'm against charter schools competing with public schools.And yet, out in the real world, there ...
That sounds like the administration has bullied some people themselves. Especially that talk about the wife being "part cheerleader and part trashy". Why did that have to be said? And that they were going to turn her inside out. That's awful.
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Debi,
Hello again!! I hope you are able to work through your financial issues at South College and finish. At least you are at the last three quarters. My friend just got out of nursing school---it took her almost ten years because she would get s...
As for reading my bible, my religion has certain ideas about the bible that may not correspond to the ideas that your religion has.I do like what you said about the fact that it is not okay to teach children to hate others for any reason.Again, I'...
Debi,
You are right on target about the bullying families. I had that experience in a Title I school. The child did get in the trouble (for saying words I didn't even know when I was the kid's age), the teachers did everything right, but the child...
Debi, I really feel for you on this one. We were treated so rudely at different times by a principal, two very obnoxious, arrogant parents, and a few teachers. From the first time it comes up, getting labeled Special needs and getting services and...
As angry as you made me in your discussions of children like my daughter, I am going to agree with you that your gifted children ARE getting very, very little from the school system. I don't understand why these kids with obvious gifts and intelli...
College students at up-scale private colleges set their own curriculum and don't have to take algebra and foreign languages if they choose not to.And they aren't ADA students. Just wealthy. Well, maybe not wealthy but able to afford full tuition p...
Mr. Hunter says: My point in all of this is that we sometimes focus so much on these kids and trying to make them "normal" that we take away from them and their education as well as the other children around them that have to tolerate their disrup...
That study sounds interesting. I would like to know more about it. I'm going to google it. Thanks for mentioning.My daughter was told she was gifted for years so I understand that perspective. There is little to nothing for gifted kids. It is surp...
I'm surprised at this story. My own child has asperger's and is in a special program with a special curriculum. She will get her diploma on time without some of the regular classes that are required.The school system should give him his diploma be...
Debi, I think you are correct that the faculty and staff need to stand up to the bullies and I believe many of them try. However, we all know that most of the bullying tends to go on secretly and the bullied child is often afraid to tell.One child...
Jackie,
You make a good point.
Also, I read that bullies themselves have problems later in life. They are more likely to be lonely, depressed and get criminal convictions.One of the way some schools are handling it is to explain the all the kids t...
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