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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank

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To: The Philosopher who wrote (51646)6/20/2002 6:26:27 PM
From: maried.  Read Replies (2) of 82486
 
Henry David Thoreau

"If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away."

I heard from a graduate student the other day whose daughter had been evaluated at her local school. The school system thinks that she is distracted, socially distant and depressed even though she has a few good friends, wants to stay with a task until it is finished and sings continually little happy songs. She's 6 years old!!!!

Their recommendation was...family therapy, remove her turban even though she is a Muslim and take all the black crayons from her crayon box! How's that for trying to make a little munchkin fit into a school's mold of what "normal" is all about!

Many of these well-intentioned people have no clue!

Let these munchkins listen to their own drummer for goodness sake and let them keep on singing their own song!
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