[SWAMPSNIPER]

Only reason I ain't askeered of Hoop Snakes is because there ain't no hills around here!
Education is wonderful, but only if you get educated by someone with some common sense. The line between education, and programming, is a thin line, indeed.
I wake up every morning thanking God for my bad attitude.

[Jo Nuvark]

[...line between education, and programming, is thin...]

Now you've done it. In California we have a system for gifted learners called G.A.T.E. These kids are sooooo confused. They have the most ridiculous teaching style which demands the student to give the answer the teacher wants rather than the answer that is most logical. They are forced to stuff their instincts and reason. This messes with the personality. Almost every GATE student I know is tenuous and lacks spontaneity. When they answer correctly, they are rewarded with an "A" and then they get to stay in GATE. GATE parents are worse than soccer moms. There is so much prestige. My child is a GATE student at "_______" school. They do about 4 to 5 hours of homework a night. There is no time for social development or family. And the parents just think this is so great. Dumb. Dumb. Dumb.