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To: Ilaine who wrote (41679)	11/13/1999 4:11:00 PM
From: Rambi	Respond to of 71178

EDIT! OUr school had a policy that once you opted out of HOnors track in a subject, you couldn't go back. So that Ammo who loved Biology, but struggled with Honors Alg. in high school, was not recommended for Honors Chem. or Honors Bio. Once you showed weakness, that was it. I think that's pretty tough, because there can be such dramatic changes in kids between years nad teachers. OF course, he has now fallen in love with theatre. I think for Dan this is about as bad as announcing he wants to be a ballet dancer. PArenting DOES get harder in a lot of ways. Oh and we hired a wonderful tutor!! It didn't work at all for either CW or Dan to do it. No one even suggested that I try. I never should have confessed what my math SATs were. Just saw your tutor post--- most of the kids at Carroll have tutors at one time or another. But no one has to know! Although really it just says you CARE!!! Get names from the guidance office or other parents- try for a real teacher. We have a man and he is SOOO great with Ammo. He comes one evening a week.

To: Ilaine who wrote (41679)	11/14/1999 5:46:00 AM
From: nihil	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 71178

He's boy --- he needs to do the hard stuff to find out if he is actually a man -- one of the few. Mathematics is nearly always where you find out. (Occasionally some do the science w/o the mathematics like Einstein). Girls seldom get the push, but smart boys have to put themselves up against it (you didn't want to push him did you?) There's always time for art and journalism and acting if it turns out he isn't one of the elect. There is something that takes place in these years that is a kind of click -- everything falls into place and you see clearly into your intellectual future, get some hint of how far you can see and understand how you see wrt your "peers." Encourage him (or better get his father to explain it to him) that he has to find out just how far his mind can grow and stretch.