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To: Catspaw
Great story.

Your child, though, will probably encounter some of the same board and miserable feelings if she goes to college. I went to private school all of my life, and when I graduated, I got a two-year scholarship to our local Community College(same courses that Freshmen and sophomores take at the State college, of course). The first two of the three math courses I had to take consisted mostly of things I had learned from 9th-11th grade(What they called "college Algebra" was called "Algebra I" for 9th graders at my school). I was so board, but had to come to class to take the quizes and turn in homework. Yeh, I could have exempted them, but I still would have had to take other credits.

The sad part was that there were students who literally didn't know such simple algebra concepts as 4/2=2.

27 posted on 07/09/2002 12:35:40 PM PDT by FreeTally
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To: FreeTally
Oh, she's graduated from college & is out in the big, bad world.

She did just fine in college. She tested out of the basics as fast as she could, took other classes, had a ball--the college she went to had professors who were delighted to teach her. Although she was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis a few years ago, there's nothing wrong with her brain, so she's now working for a very innovative electronics company. It's a good place for her. She can use her intelligence and her creativity. Talk about thinking out of the box! That's my kid.

31 posted on 07/09/2002 12:42:06 PM PDT by Catspaw
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To: FreeTally
you should have spent more time learning to spell..."i was so board" that kind of board is made of wood.....or did you really mean to say that you were "wooded" or stiff as a board? or do you just not know the difference between board and bored??? fonics away!!!!!!!!
33 posted on 07/09/2002 12:51:09 PM PDT by cajun-jack
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