[rescue] cheap gps for time reference
Dave McGuire
mcguire at neurotica.com
Sat Jul 6 20:02:04 CDT 2002
On July 6, George Adkins wrote:
> Mine wasn't problems at home (that was all fine), it wen't something like:
>
> Kid from out of town + 18 months younger than peers in same grade + Startling
> to off-the-chart assesment scores + 98% or better grades on class tests +
> refuses to do or turn in homework assignments + poor socialization skills &
> problems getting along with other students + ignores Teachers / works ahead /
> reads unrelated material in class + argues with teachers over incorrect /
> inexact information = Label child as "Disobedient - Discipline problem" +
> react to challenges of authority / knowledge with corporal punishment
> (paddling) and in-class humiliation + accuse parents of abuse / neglect at
> home + attempt to deny student advancement to next grade not because of
> academic ability but because of 'behavioral issues' (succeed once - my
> parents moved and I changed school districts frequently because of this)
You forgot "funny looking".
-Dave
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