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To: MortMan

I know a kid who was kicked out of public school and his *alternative* was JD. His mother homeschooled him and he really turned around.

The thing that made me want to cry was when he successfully spelled a big word and said to his mother, “See, I’m not stupid after all.” He was a teen.


36 posted on 05/16/2007 11:39:39 AM PDT by metmom (Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
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To: metmom

“(Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)”

Just saw your tagline...love it!


39 posted on 05/16/2007 12:00:59 PM PDT by M0sby (((PROUD WIFE of MSgt Edwards USMC)))
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To: metmom
The thing that made me want to cry was when he successfully spelled a big word and said to his mother, “See, I’m not stupid after all.” He was a teen.

There are four basic types of learners. Hands on, reading, visual, audio. When a child is not learning it usually means that you have not yet matched your teaching style to his learning style.

There are few "stupid" kids and very few "learning disabled" kids. Most of them are simply not being taught properly.

48 posted on 05/16/2007 2:30:01 PM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear (Mobile phones kill more people than exploding cupboards, ironing boards and Godzilla)
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