[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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