tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7464708.post7977132587371354438..comments2024-03-22T06:05:36.544-04:00Comments on Kids Prefer Cheese: Hard to Soar With Eagles When You Go to School with BuzzardsMungowitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02340064320347875601noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7464708.post-5205739845919527042007-02-26T01:44:00.000-05:002007-02-26T01:44:00.000-05:00There's something to be said for socializing the r...There's something to be said for socializing the really smart kids alongside the less intelligent ones, to make them appreciate what they have and to be kind to those with less. That should happen, though, on the playground, not the classroom.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7464708.post-54283603615332496492007-02-23T19:05:00.000-05:002007-02-23T19:05:00.000-05:00Beth: We are awfully glad to have him. He really...Beth: We are awfully glad to have him. He really DID turn out pretty well.<BR/><BR/>And it was 3rd grade for you, also! Amazing!<BR/><BR/>For those of you who want to check out Anti-Climacus (one of my favorite blogs, until the author was struck down by exams and the need to read about empirical theories of war in IR), the <A HREF="http://troester.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">link is here...</A>Mungowitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02340064320347875601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7464708.post-90026637514688912362007-02-22T21:24:00.000-05:002007-02-22T21:24:00.000-05:00Well, at least Frank didn't get the answer I recei...Well, at least Frank didn't get the answer I received when I made the same complaint to my younger son's 3rd grade teacher. Her solution to brighter kids not being challenged was to have them help the slower kids! My son, the parapro.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, that son is the author of Anti-Climacus; Duke is now the great leveler. In the long run, it all worked out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7464708.post-36450493575444093512007-02-22T20:33:00.000-05:002007-02-22T20:33:00.000-05:00The public schools ground the eagles early. My da...The public schools ground the eagles early. My daughter started kindergarden this year. They tested the kids first, to even out the classes. "Why not put all the bright kids in the same class and let them move forward faster?" I asked.<BR/>They're not allowed to do that.Nathanael D Snowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11143675878549034161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7464708.post-26915043766605252082007-02-22T15:14:00.000-05:002007-02-22T15:14:00.000-05:00I once had nursed a falcon a year, or well beyondB...I once had nursed a falcon <BR/>a year, or well beyond<BR/>But then, as I had tamed him<BR/>just right, no less, no more<BR/>and coverd all his feathers<BR/>in gold or else that shone<BR/>he lifted off my glove<BR/>and left me all alone.<BR/><BR/>Ever since I've admired his flight<BR/>Around his claws straps of silk;<BR/>around his head<BR/>halos of red and gold<BR/><BR/>If lovers be together, bless the lord. <BR/> <BR/>(medieval poem)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com