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<blockquote data-quote="bramblewoodbabydoll" data-source="post: 308727" data-attributes="member: 7938"><p>Totoro, I was mainstreamed in 5th grade and went almost directly into a gifted program for science and english.... It can be surprising how quickly you can go from 'stupid' to 'nerd'. </p><p>Another thing to think about, I hate for mothers to tear into themselves with guilt about this stuff even when I do it myself (cause I do) but kids are not completely fragile. I was called stupid by 'normal' kids for years. When I left sped (and I remember it hurt my feelings at first to be a sped but then I thought these mean loser kids that pick on me are not what I want to be either) I tested into gifted, was an A/B student in everything but I never got past a C in math. I was never able to overcome my number block but I still became a nurse... I figured out just enough to do dosage calculations... but I PASSED COLLEGE ALGEBRA! My ultimate point is that nerds dont like being nerds either. They dont like nerd treatment. I got picked on in 7th grade for being a nerdy "know it all" girl with braces even with my C average in math.</p><p>ok so that was really longwinded but my point is:</p><p>Being singled out for anything hurts, but this is enlightenment as the original post says. 98% of my compassion for others comes from a tumultuous childhood. These are oppertunities even when they seem like miserable dead ends....</p><p>I promise to shut up now lol</p><p>-Brambles</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bramblewoodbabydoll, post: 308727, member: 7938"] Totoro, I was mainstreamed in 5th grade and went almost directly into a gifted program for science and english.... It can be surprising how quickly you can go from 'stupid' to 'nerd'. Another thing to think about, I hate for mothers to tear into themselves with guilt about this stuff even when I do it myself (cause I do) but kids are not completely fragile. I was called stupid by 'normal' kids for years. When I left sped (and I remember it hurt my feelings at first to be a sped but then I thought these mean loser kids that pick on me are not what I want to be either) I tested into gifted, was an A/B student in everything but I never got past a C in math. I was never able to overcome my number block but I still became a nurse... I figured out just enough to do dosage calculations... but I PASSED COLLEGE ALGEBRA! My ultimate point is that nerds dont like being nerds either. They dont like nerd treatment. I got picked on in 7th grade for being a nerdy "know it all" girl with braces even with my C average in math. ok so that was really longwinded but my point is: Being singled out for anything hurts, but this is enlightenment as the original post says. 98% of my compassion for others comes from a tumultuous childhood. These are oppertunities even when they seem like miserable dead ends.... I promise to shut up now lol -Brambles [/QUOTE]
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