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In D.C., a 12-year-old piano prodigy is treated as a truant instead of a star student
Washington Post ^
| September 8 at 2:51 PM
| By Petula Dvorak
Posted on 09/08/2014 2:35:52 PM PDT by 11th_VA
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To: miss marmelstein
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posted on
09/08/2014 5:34:57 PM PDT
by
Bigg Red
(31 May 2014: Obamugabe officially declares the USA a vanquished subject of the Global Caliphate.)
To: A CA Guy
Why is this kid in public school? Has it occurred to no one that the other kids might one day gang up and break this kid’s hands so that she no longer receives special treatment?
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posted on
09/08/2014 5:37:31 PM PDT
by
Delta Dawn
(Fluent in two languages: English and cursive.)
To: napscoordinator
Couldn’t her parents call and say, “She is out today”. Unexcused absences are lazy anyway. It doesn't always work that way. In some districts, even when the parent calls and sends a note - even a doctor's note - it is still counted toward the number of absences and must be explained or the child is declared truant or a grade will not be passed.
I've been through it twice, and although my honor roll student was never in danger of flunking out of a grade it was still a royal pain. What made it worse was it was the school nurse who was refusing to allow her to attend school because and epidemic lice breakout.
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posted on
09/08/2014 5:43:50 PM PDT
by
Gabz
(Democrats for Voldemort.)
To: 11th_VA
Big Jake:
"Are ya gonna hang the kid, too, or just beat him up some more?" Our government is Ken McElroy...
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posted on
09/08/2014 6:10:08 PM PDT
by
kiryandil
(making the jests that some FReepers aren't allowed to...)
To: Dr. Bogus Pachysandra
And that is the sacrifice required for tremendous talent.
45
posted on
09/08/2014 6:14:38 PM PDT
by
clee1
(We use 43 muscles to frown, 17 to smile, and 2 to pull a trigger. I'm lazy and I'm tired of smiling.)
To: Sirius Lee
Mozart and Chopin were white Europeans...So, I'm guessing they weren't rappers. No wonder Michelle doesn't like them.
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posted on
09/08/2014 6:29:41 PM PDT
by
Fresh Wind
(The last remnants of the Old Republic have been swept away.)
To: 11th_VA
“...despite her parents begging and pleading for an exception.”
The parents are GETTING EXACTLY what they deserve, for enrolling her in a PUBLIC SCHOOL.
It just SICKENS me that some parents STILL do that.
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posted on
09/08/2014 6:52:14 PM PDT
by
BobL
(Don't forget - Today's Russians learn math WITHOUT calculators.)
To: reefdiver
How could you not like Mozart?Even Mozart sounds like crap blasting at 135db from a Cadillac Escalade.
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posted on
09/08/2014 7:03:36 PM PDT
by
Dr.Deth
To: Mr Ramsbotham
How could you not like Mozart?
Perhaps by hearing Dowland, Byrd and Piccinini.
Piccinini? That's RACIST!!!!
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posted on
09/09/2014 7:59:26 AM PDT
by
SpinnerWebb
(IN-SAPORIBVS-SICVT-PVLLVM)
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