Posted by dari on October 18, 2000, at 7:36:55
In reply to I spent 1st grade with desk facing the wall » Flutterbee, posted by shar on October 17, 2000, at 19:29:07
> Flutter,
> Albert Einstein also did very poorly in school, especially math.
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> You are not alone. I was a really bright kid, and would finish my work quickly and then visit with the other kids. That was first grade; the solution was to put me in the back corner of the room with my desk facing the wall, and my back to the class.
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> I know that they had to do something, but it seems like they missed the big picture (it was 1956-57).
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> I'm surprised something with infinite promise has not caught your attention. Like computers, or building, or something like that.
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> SharHey Shar:
I spent my third grade year tied to my chair with a jump rope (1972) - so obviously by that point things still had not changed much. It's amazing however, I have a 10 y/o son now and his report card comments look exactly like mine did. I actually put them side by side about a year ago and it truly looked like the same teachers wrote them (impulsive, chatty, moves around the room alot, etc.). And if you think that is bad... a couple of days ago, my son came home and told me that his social studies teacher had an aide wheel him down to the nurse's office making ambulance siren sounds when he complained of a headache. Her attempt at humor fell a little flat on this end. Horrendous, huh?Dari
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