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Repeat after me: I will not strangle the teacher, I will not......
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<blockquote data-quote="InsaneCdn" data-source="post: 503859" data-attributes="member: 11791"><p>Kathy - I understand that this isn't YOUR feelings - rather, its a very generalized thing, perhaps systemic either in society as a whole, or in the education system. But...</p><p></p><p>What, exactly, is then proposed for the kid with... very high intellegence and extreme limitations due to fatigue or medical issues? Hands-on employment isn't going to work. Making a living with his brain is the ONLY long-term option. But... if he cannot do - literally - 60-90 minutes of intensive homework every single night... the automatic response is to "dumb-down" his courses.</p><p></p><p>Its... either you can live on 6-7 hours of sleep a night starting at age 13, OR.. you are destined to live life at the "bottom" of the totem pole, and because you can't make a living based on strength... you end up pushed right out of life. This is why so many of these kids end up as statistics. There is no place for them in society.</p><p></p><p>(maybe that's a clue as to why some of these things get me angry?)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="InsaneCdn, post: 503859, member: 11791"] Kathy - I understand that this isn't YOUR feelings - rather, its a very generalized thing, perhaps systemic either in society as a whole, or in the education system. But... What, exactly, is then proposed for the kid with... very high intellegence and extreme limitations due to fatigue or medical issues? Hands-on employment isn't going to work. Making a living with his brain is the ONLY long-term option. But... if he cannot do - literally - 60-90 minutes of intensive homework every single night... the automatic response is to "dumb-down" his courses. Its... either you can live on 6-7 hours of sleep a night starting at age 13, OR.. you are destined to live life at the "bottom" of the totem pole, and because you can't make a living based on strength... you end up pushed right out of life. This is why so many of these kids end up as statistics. There is no place for them in society. (maybe that's a clue as to why some of these things get me angry?) [/QUOTE]
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