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Ask a teacher on Summer Break
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RE: Ask a teacher on Summer Break
In a school district in neighboring Nebraska when I was a kid there was a student 2 grade school teachers had 'tested' for developmental disabilities (a less polite term was used at the time). In the fullness of time, that student graduated from Caltech with honors (a full scholarship too) and went on to found his own software engineering and consulting firm in Silicon Valley.

Are you aware of any other similar 'fails' amongst your peers for mistaking an incipient genius for a kid that needs placement in a 'special' program ??

I'd like to think there is a greater awareness now of how many ways significant academic achievement might manifest itself these days, but maybe there are still a kid or 2 not recognized these days for being 'smart' ??
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Ask a teacher on Summer Break - by Cecelia - July 9, 2017 at 11:24 am
RE: Ask a teacher on Summer Break - by Foxaèr - July 9, 2017 at 11:30 am
RE: Ask a teacher on Summer Break - by Minimalist - July 9, 2017 at 11:37 am
RE: Ask a teacher on Summer Break - by Alex K - July 9, 2017 at 11:41 am
RE: Ask a teacher on Summer Break - by The Valkyrie - July 13, 2017 at 3:49 pm
RE: Ask a teacher on Summer Break - by Jesster - July 9, 2017 at 11:57 am
RE: Ask a teacher on Summer Break - by vorlon13 - July 9, 2017 at 12:04 pm
RE: Ask a teacher on Summer Break - by Cecelia - July 9, 2017 at 12:09 pm
RE: Ask a teacher on Summer Break - by pocaracas - July 18, 2017 at 4:46 am
RE: Ask a teacher on Summer Break - by Minimalist - July 9, 2017 at 12:19 pm
RE: Ask a teacher on Summer Break - by brewer - July 9, 2017 at 12:46 pm
RE: Ask a teacher on Summer Break - by Aoi Magi - July 9, 2017 at 1:04 pm
RE: Ask a teacher on Summer Break - by Cecelia - July 9, 2017 at 1:14 pm
RE: Ask a teacher on Summer Break - by brewer - July 9, 2017 at 1:33 pm
RE: Ask a teacher on Summer Break - by Gawdzilla Sama - July 9, 2017 at 1:33 pm
RE: Ask a teacher on Summer Break - by Whateverist - July 9, 2017 at 1:46 pm
RE: Ask a teacher on Summer Break - by Cecelia - July 13, 2017 at 11:34 am
RE: Ask a teacher on Summer Break - by brewer - July 13, 2017 at 2:10 pm
RE: Ask a teacher on Summer Break - by Cecelia - July 13, 2017 at 2:34 pm
RE: Ask a teacher on Summer Break - by brewer - July 13, 2017 at 2:39 pm
RE: Ask a teacher on Summer Break - by Cecelia - July 13, 2017 at 2:48 pm
RE: Ask a teacher on Summer Break - by brewer - July 13, 2017 at 2:57 pm
RE: Ask a teacher on Summer Break - by Ben Davis - July 13, 2017 at 2:51 pm
RE: Ask a teacher on Summer Break - by Cecelia - July 13, 2017 at 2:57 pm
RE: Ask a teacher on Summer Break - by Ben Davis - July 13, 2017 at 3:37 pm
RE: Ask a teacher on Summer Break - by Cecelia - July 13, 2017 at 3:59 pm
RE: Ask a teacher on Summer Break - by brewer - July 13, 2017 at 4:13 pm
RE: Ask a teacher on Summer Break - by Cecelia - July 13, 2017 at 4:21 pm
RE: Ask a teacher on Summer Break - by brewer - July 16, 2017 at 8:37 pm
RE: Ask a teacher on Summer Break - by Cecelia - July 16, 2017 at 9:12 pm
RE: Ask a teacher on Summer Break - by brewer - July 16, 2017 at 9:48 pm
RE: Ask a teacher on Summer Break - by Cecelia - July 17, 2017 at 5:32 pm
RE: Ask a teacher on Summer Break - by vorlon13 - July 17, 2017 at 5:43 pm
RE: Ask a teacher on Summer Break - by Cecelia - July 17, 2017 at 6:11 pm
RE: Ask a teacher on Summer Break - by brewer - July 17, 2017 at 9:26 pm
RE: Ask a teacher on Summer Break - by vorlon13 - July 17, 2017 at 7:12 pm
RE: Ask a teacher on Summer Break - by Foxaèr - July 17, 2017 at 7:15 pm
RE: Ask a teacher on Summer Break - by ignoramus - July 17, 2017 at 8:01 pm
RE: Ask a teacher on Summer Break - by Cecelia - July 17, 2017 at 8:06 pm
RE: Ask a teacher on Summer Break - by The Valkyrie - July 17, 2017 at 9:47 pm
RE: Ask a teacher on Summer Break - by Cecelia - July 17, 2017 at 10:41 pm
RE: Ask a teacher on Summer Break - by ignoramus - July 18, 2017 at 3:56 am
RE: Ask a teacher on Summer Break - by The Valkyrie - July 18, 2017 at 4:12 am
RE: Ask a teacher on Summer Break - by Cecelia - July 18, 2017 at 11:39 am
RE: Ask a teacher on Summer Break - by pocaracas - July 18, 2017 at 11:51 am
RE: Ask a teacher on Summer Break - by Cecelia - July 18, 2017 at 12:23 pm
RE: Ask a teacher on Summer Break - by pocaracas - July 18, 2017 at 12:31 pm
RE: Ask a teacher on Summer Break - by vorlon13 - July 18, 2017 at 12:34 pm
RE: Ask a teacher on Summer Break - by Cecelia - July 18, 2017 at 1:29 pm
RE: Ask a teacher on Summer Break - by Alex K - July 18, 2017 at 2:15 pm
RE: Ask a teacher on Summer Break - by Kernel Sohcahtoa - July 21, 2017 at 2:57 am
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RE: Ask a teacher on Summer Break - by brewer - July 21, 2017 at 9:44 am
RE: Ask a teacher on Summer Break - by Cecelia - July 21, 2017 at 9:26 pm
RE: Ask a teacher on Summer Break - by popeyespappy - July 21, 2017 at 9:32 pm
RE: Ask a teacher on Summer Break - by Cecelia - July 23, 2017 at 9:44 pm
RE: Ask a teacher on Summer Break - by popeyespappy - July 24, 2017 at 7:46 am
RE: Ask a teacher on Summer Break - by popeyespappy - July 24, 2017 at 12:51 pm
RE: Ask a teacher on Summer Break - by Cecelia - July 24, 2017 at 1:32 pm
RE: Ask a teacher on Summer Break - by Brian37 - July 24, 2017 at 1:45 pm
RE: Ask a teacher on Summer Break - by Cecelia - July 24, 2017 at 2:01 pm
RE: Ask a teacher on Summer Break - by vorlon13 - July 24, 2017 at 2:03 pm
RE: Ask a teacher on Summer Break - by Cecelia - July 31, 2017 at 12:39 am

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