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Old 08-16-2009, 02:14 AM   #52
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Originally Posted by brecklundin View Post
yeah, nothing like an affirmative action hire with tenure punishing a kid for being smart and finishing the "work" assigned under the "no student allowed to advance" program we have in schools today.
Or in the case of my other son with Asperger's "no child left behind even if they have to be dragged kicking, screaming, bloody, and bruised"...

The stupid thing is what would they have a kid do if he is done with his work? Is he just supposed to sit there staring into space. Yeah... that works really well with a 6th grade boy full of energy and imagination.

But I digress!
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