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To: George from New England

I’m not trying to be too harsh here, but you didn’t realize that she wasn’t doing what she was supposed to do. Does your daughter like to read?

I would recommend that you get your daughter tested for a learning disability (like dyslexia). Another year of school will not help her if she has a learning disability. She needs to be taught differently if she has one.

I realized in 3rd grade that one of my daughters wasn’t reading well even though the school district said she was fine. We had my daughter tested, and she had auditory processing problems and dyslexia. She went into a program for dsylexics (Barton Reading) for 2 years, and now at 12 she is reading up a storm.

I have a nephew that just flunked out of college at 25. His dad (my borther) died after a long battle with cancer when my nephew was a freshman in college. Because his parents were busy with the cancer I think they missed that my nephew migh have some learning difficulties. I thought it was really strange that my nephew does not like to read. That is one of the big signs for dyslexia.

Good luck to you and your daughter.


8 posted on 04/27/2009 9:57:54 AM PDT by luckystarmom
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To: luckystarmom

4.0 gpa is as hi as you can get. so she was theoretically doing great. obvioulsy they either handed out A’s like water or the course were very very weak.Thats the kind of thing would be much more difficult for a parent to pick up on.


19 posted on 04/27/2009 10:30:52 AM PDT by wiggen
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To: luckystarmom; George from New England
I’m not trying to be too harsh here, but you didn’t realize that she wasn’t doing what she was supposed to do. Does your daughter like to read? I would recommend that you get your daughter tested for a learning disability (like dyslexia). Another year of school will not help her if she has a learning disability. She needs to be taught differently if she has one.

Did you actually read this guy's comment or are you just being obtuse for a reason? He said his daughter has an almost 4.0 average, I would guess he means anything from 3.7 to 3.9 or so. He goes on to say that she can't pass College entrance exams. Now where does that give you the idea he failed her somehow or should have been aware she wasn't learning what she needed to learn? She was bringing home the grades, he trusted the grades to accurately reflect her education, apparently the school was handing out grades they shouldn't have, but your are blaming him! Sometimes there are FReepers that just puzzle me to no end, and right now you are one of them.

29 posted on 04/27/2009 10:51:51 AM PDT by calex59
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