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Mom puts son on Tampa street corner to tell of poor grades (1.22 GPA)
St. Petersburg Times ^
| February 18, 2011
| Robbyn Mitchell
Posted on 02/21/2011 9:52:37 AM PST by inflorida
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posted on
02/21/2011 9:52:46 AM PST
by
inflorida
To: inflorida
This is just so wrong. What’s the matter with this mother. I mean, get with the times. She should video the kid and put it on youtube.
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posted on
02/21/2011 9:55:43 AM PST
by
Krankor
(And he's oh, so good, And he's oh, so fine, And he's oh, so healthy, In his body and his mind)
To: inflorida
Well for one she might also want to send him to a barber and change that hair style, his grades might improve if he could see out of both eyes...
But cudos to his mum for taking a stand, depends on the kids I guess if this will work for him or not, but most times if the ‘experts’ are against it, then its probably the going to work.
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posted on
02/21/2011 9:57:02 AM PST
by
battousai
(Conservatives are racist? YES, I hate stupid white liberals.)
To: inflorida
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posted on
02/21/2011 9:57:01 AM PST
by
PAR35
To: Krankor
THAT’s the NEXT step....bravo to the Mom....actions have consequences
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posted on
02/21/2011 9:57:31 AM PST
by
goodnesswins
(I'm not a great man....I just believe in great ideas! Ronald Reagan)
To: inflorida
More PC protection of kids. They tell the parents to take responsibility for their kids education,grades, etc. So, they do, then they are paid a visit by child protective agency. Funny, they can visit this Mom while other children being abused, havinng been reported, go left unchecked...then they find them dead.
I applaud this Mom:) Need more parents like her out there....
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posted on
02/21/2011 9:58:05 AM PST
by
Engedi
To: Krankor
[Experts cautioned that the punishment was extreme and likely ineffective.]
Oh, I bet it was very effective. A lesson never forgotten.
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posted on
02/21/2011 9:58:23 AM PST
by
DaxtonBrown
(HARRY: Money Mob & Influence (See my Expose on Reid on amazon.com written by me!))
To: inflorida
Experts cautioned that the punishment was extreme and likely ineffective.
Are these the same experts that took away dodgeball and made us give everyone a trophy regardless of who wins?(so no one has to feel bad or actually learn lessons they need later in life)
In my opinion THEY have done the most damage. Kudos to this Mom!
To: inflorida
DCF spokesman Terry Field said the punishment might legally be considered bizarre, a form of maltreatment. Experts cautioned that the punishment was extreme and likely ineffective.
I would think the prospect of having to do this again (or wondering what Mom comes up with next) would make it highly effective. The woman cares enough to deliver tough love and the state's liberal gestapo descends on her like Moochelle on braised ancho-chile ribs.
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posted on
02/21/2011 10:00:00 AM PST
by
LostInBayport
(When there are more people riding in the cart than there are pulling it, the cart stops moving...)
To: inflorida
I love the way she explains her decision:
"This is one child who won't be lost to the streets."
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posted on
02/21/2011 10:02:11 AM PST
by
madprof98
("moritur et ridet" - salvianus)
To: battousai
I believe the lad is sporting the new “lion’s mane” hairstyle- a very popular look among urban youth.
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posted on
02/21/2011 10:02:40 AM PST
by
Krankor
(And he's oh, so good, And he's oh, so fine, And he's oh, so healthy, In his body and his mind)
To: inflorida
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posted on
02/21/2011 10:04:50 AM PST
by
onedoug
To: inflorida
This woman is nuts. I pity her.
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posted on
02/21/2011 10:05:26 AM PST
by
GSWarrior
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To: inflorida; Krankor; goodnesswins
This kid has probably been trapped in crappy government schools since kindergarten. He would have been better off sitting in a public library and reading every day for all those years. His teachers may be as ignorant and unmotivated as he is.
(I definitely agree about the hair cut!)
To: inflorida
1.22 GPA? Must have misspelled his name during tests.
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posted on
02/21/2011 10:06:18 AM PST
by
mewykwistmas
("If the Egyptians are hungry, let them eat ethanol")
To: inflorida
While I fully support what the mom did, I suspect that with a 1.2 GPA his intelligence level is far too low to allow him to do any catching up. His reading level is probably around 4th or 5th grade level........for the kid’s sake I hope I’m wrong and he’s just lazy.
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posted on
02/21/2011 10:10:49 AM PST
by
Hot Tabasco
(Oh Magoo, you've done it again.....)
To: Krankor
At least mom and dad are trying to do something. They have five other successful kids, ant this one was OK till halfway through the seventh grade, so he can do the work.
The two huge problems these parents have to defeat are the publik skewls, and the CPS criminals.
More power to 'em.
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posted on
02/21/2011 10:13:14 AM PST
by
Navy Patriot
(Sarah and the Conservatives will rock your world.)
To: inflorida
DCF spokesman Terry Field said the punishment might legally be considered bizarre, a form of maltreatment..."It definitely would fall within the category of emotional abuse. It's shame, embarrassment and humiliation. This will be a lifelong memory for him," said Arlinda Amos, a licensed clinical psychologist and ombudsman for the Hillsborough Children's Board.Gee, a mother insists her child perform in school and she will probably end up facing child abuse charges.
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posted on
02/21/2011 10:17:19 AM PST
by
McLynnan
To: Navy Patriot
She won’t get any support from the gangsta community and their state employed lackies. They was hopin to get more workas in the drug biness. Obama called for change yo.
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posted on
02/21/2011 10:27:13 AM PST
by
Soothesayer
(smallpox is not a person)
To: McLynnan
Bring back the public stockades.
Tough love takes on self-esteem.
Guilt and shame make great moral mirrors.
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posted on
02/21/2011 10:29:24 AM PST
by
A'elian' nation
(Political correctness does not legislate tolerance; it only organizes hatred. Jacques Barzun)
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