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Where is our education going? Where are our societies priorities? It appears to me when the bell rings – the teachers are done. We have called a few meetings with the teachers and counselor to see what could be done to get his grades improved. Out of 5 classes, two of his teachers showed up; at another meeting one teacher attended. We sat there with the counselor, reading the notes the teachers had written. The English teacher coaches Girl’s Tennis after school therefore she could not make it. Uhhh, she couldn’t take 15 minutes to meet with the parents of one of her student’s that is failing her English class? I have tried contacting her and she is very unavailable. What is her priority, Girl’s Tennis or a student that is failing her English class? The administration seems to be fine with it; in my mind I am thinking what message is the student getting from the school?

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I found this article perplexing and almost view it as segregation of the 21st. Century. Why would you need a separate school that teaches about Gay heroes? Shouldn’t gays be included in all the curriculum like any other hero regardless of sexual orientation? What does it matter if heroes are lesbian, gay, or bi-sexual? A hero [...]

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Autism and Aspergers New Category For TroubledTeenBlog
Autism and Aspergers New Category For TroubledTeenBlog

This week I am adding a new category to the blog for troubled teens, Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Asperger’s Syndrome (AS). I do not have personal experience with either of these disabilities, but I know that 1 in every 350 kids (and 1in 80 boys) is now diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), that [...]

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