[SoftballMominVA]

Ahh, middle schoolers aren't stupid, they are just creatures of the moment. Tomorrow is a long way off, next week an eternity. The goal of parents and teachers is to try to get them to stop to think before acting, and then to start thinking again. I think some posters here never moved past that stage. But that's okay, I don't have to live in anyone else's skin but mine.

[Old Student]

Like I said, I'm not sure how to describe them. Stupid doesn't really fit. Smart certainly doesn't fit. I'm not even sure they live in the "now." I think it must be some parallel dimension, similar to ours, but only occaisionally connected. God help them all; they're going to need it.

[moog]

stop to think before acting, and then to start thinking again.

Huh?? How do you do that?:)