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Not_Giving_Up (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-28-06 12:57 PM Original message |
Conform! The schools here are driving me crazy. |
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thinkingwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-28-06 01:02 PM Response to Original message |
1. I wish I could homeschool |
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Not_Giving_Up (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-28-06 01:06 PM Response to Reply #1 |
5. A few reasons |
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thinkingwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-28-06 01:18 PM Response to Reply #5 |
13. those are all real obstacles |
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Not_Giving_Up (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-28-06 01:22 PM Response to Reply #13 |
17. A liberal homeschooling association? |
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thinkingwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-28-06 08:08 PM Response to Reply #17 |
87. omg you live in Tom Delay's district? |
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Not_Giving_Up (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-28-06 01:29 PM Response to Reply #13 |
20. OK, I googled "Homeschool", my town, and Texas |
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thinkingwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-28-06 08:07 PM Response to Reply #20 |
86. ROFL |
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msongs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-28-06 01:03 PM Response to Original message |
2. "aspie"? do you mean your son is |
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Not_Giving_Up (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-28-06 01:10 PM Response to Reply #2 |
6. Yes, he's diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-28-06 01:34 PM Response to Reply #6 |
21. i am with you in the system, in texas. but i like it. i thank them and |
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Not_Giving_Up (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-28-06 01:37 PM Response to Reply #21 |
22. Like you... |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-28-06 01:45 PM Response to Reply #22 |
30. alright i hear you. i do that. and some things |
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Not_Giving_Up (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-28-06 01:48 PM Response to Reply #30 |
33. My son is on meds already |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-28-06 01:50 PM Response to Reply #33 |
36. wow, interesting. thanks |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-28-06 01:52 PM Response to Reply #36 |
38. ADD kids ARE impulsive |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-28-06 01:56 PM Response to Reply #38 |
42. i cant really hold to anything with this kid |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-28-06 02:01 PM Response to Reply #42 |
48. I assume you have consulted with a doctor? |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-28-06 02:11 PM Response to Reply #48 |
56. i havent. for different reasons |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-28-06 02:19 PM Response to Reply #56 |
67. Thanks seabeyond! What a nice thing to say. |
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Not_Giving_Up (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-28-06 01:54 PM Response to Reply #36 |
40. Check your PM |
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MichiganVote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-28-06 01:16 PM Response to Reply #2 |
11. Asperger kids do not always qualify for Special Education |
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Not_Giving_Up (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-28-06 01:20 PM Response to Reply #11 |
16. He does |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-28-06 01:50 PM Response to Reply #16 |
35. Man that sucks |
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Not_Giving_Up (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-28-06 01:58 PM Response to Reply #35 |
45. They have agreed to give him the alternate test for writing |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-28-06 02:05 PM Response to Reply #45 |
53. Math and Reading are mandated by NCLB |
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Not_Giving_Up (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-28-06 02:12 PM Response to Reply #53 |
59. He's taken Math and Reading for the last three years |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-28-06 02:26 PM Response to Reply #59 |
73. Why wasn't that Writing test modified? |
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MichiganVote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-28-06 01:59 PM Response to Reply #35 |
46. Alternative tests are usually participatory and do not |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-28-06 02:14 PM Response to Reply #46 |
60. I admit I have had so few Aspie kids I am not that familiar with the regs |
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MichiganVote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-28-06 01:54 PM Response to Reply #16 |
41. In that case you're in good shape and I'll tell you why... |
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Not_Giving_Up (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-28-06 02:02 PM Response to Reply #41 |
49. I know where the IEP is...just had an ARD last month |
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MichiganVote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-28-06 02:11 PM Response to Reply #49 |
57. Texas law cannot supercede Fed. IDEA law. |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-28-06 01:42 PM Response to Reply #11 |
26. Yes we can modify tests for special ed kids |
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MichiganVote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-28-06 02:01 PM Response to Reply #26 |
47. Instructional tests--yes. But state or District tests cannot be modified. |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-28-06 02:03 PM Response to Reply #47 |
50. Oh yes they can - that's right out of IDEA |
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MichiganVote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-28-06 02:16 PM Response to Reply #50 |
64. A state or district test can be administered differently, but the test |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-28-06 02:24 PM Response to Reply #64 |
71. You are right the test may not be altered |
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MichiganVote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-28-06 02:34 PM Response to Reply #71 |
76. Progress monitoring the way to go anyway. Factually, standardized |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-28-06 02:42 PM Response to Reply #76 |
78. Well if the kid is in 4th grade and reading at kdg level, |
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MichiganVote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-28-06 05:28 PM Response to Reply #78 |
82. Sounds like you'll need to opt for the alternative testing in some cases |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-28-06 05:33 PM Response to Reply #82 |
83. Districts may only designate alternative testing for 2% of their kids |
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MichiganVote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-28-06 06:02 PM Response to Reply #83 |
85. Must be some district. |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-28-06 10:11 PM Response to Reply #85 |
88. We have 20,000 kids |
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MichiganVote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-28-06 11:53 PM Response to Reply #88 |
89. Well, it seems strange to me that kids in juvenile detention are |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-29-06 12:54 AM Response to Reply #89 |
91. A lot of the kids in juvenile |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-28-06 01:40 PM Response to Reply #2 |
25. Not all Asperger's kids qualify for special ed |
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SeattleGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-28-06 01:04 PM Response to Original message |
3. Turning out little robots, huh? |
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Not_Giving_Up (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-28-06 01:11 PM Response to Reply #3 |
7. Exactly |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-28-06 01:40 PM Response to Reply #3 |
24. i was btiching about that when i was a kid |
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MichiganVote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-28-06 01:05 PM Response to Original message |
4. Ask to see their retention policy. Then schedule appt. w/Asst. Supt. |
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Not_Giving_Up (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-28-06 01:12 PM Response to Reply #4 |
9. Now that you mention it |
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MichiganVote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-28-06 01:18 PM Response to Reply #9 |
12. Ceck my post #11 for additional information |
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rucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-28-06 01:11 PM Response to Original message |
8. Call their bluff. |
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Not_Giving_Up (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-28-06 01:15 PM Response to Reply #8 |
10. I'm not worried about the test |
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rucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-28-06 01:19 PM Response to Reply #10 |
15. They need to read up on multiple intelligences: |
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Not_Giving_Up (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-28-06 01:23 PM Response to Reply #15 |
18. That's the funny thing |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-28-06 01:47 PM Response to Reply #18 |
32. and then, i dont know state or fed, talking pay goes into taks |
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Not_Giving_Up (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-28-06 01:49 PM Response to Reply #32 |
34. Yep, I'm in Texas |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-28-06 01:53 PM Response to Reply #34 |
39. i put my kids initially into private school because of taks test |
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Not_Giving_Up (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-28-06 01:56 PM Response to Reply #39 |
43. My fundie parents had my brother in a |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-28-06 01:44 PM Response to Reply #15 |
28. Unfortunately, the tests are not based on Gardner's theory |
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skygazer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-28-06 01:19 PM Response to Original message |
14. I've always hated that |
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Not_Giving_Up (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-28-06 01:25 PM Response to Reply #14 |
19. True |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-28-06 01:38 PM Response to Original message |
23. Are you sure he doesn't have to use those strategies on the test? |
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Not_Giving_Up (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-28-06 01:43 PM Response to Reply #23 |
27. I'm pretty sure that we're in the same state |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-28-06 01:46 PM Response to Reply #27 |
31. No I am not in Texas |
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Not_Giving_Up (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-28-06 01:50 PM Response to Reply #31 |
37. Sorry...for some reason I thought you were |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-28-06 01:58 PM Response to Reply #37 |
44. We are moving more toward learning processes and moving away from |
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Not_Giving_Up (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-28-06 02:03 PM Response to Reply #44 |
51. Nope, he hates to draw |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-28-06 02:15 PM Response to Reply #51 |
62. So can he dictate to a scribe? |
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Not_Giving_Up (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-28-06 02:20 PM Response to Reply #62 |
68. In class he is allowed to respond verbally when he's having trouble |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-28-06 02:31 PM Response to Reply #68 |
74. That really sucks |
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Not_Giving_Up (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-28-06 02:44 PM Response to Reply #74 |
79. I'm looking into it, that's for sure |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-28-06 02:49 PM Response to Reply #79 |
80. Feel free to PM me anytime |
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SmokingJacket (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-28-06 01:45 PM Response to Original message |
29. That burns me up. |
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Not_Giving_Up (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-28-06 02:05 PM Response to Reply #29 |
52. Exactly |
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LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-28-06 02:07 PM Response to Original message |
54. I would suggest that |
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Not_Giving_Up (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-28-06 02:14 PM Response to Reply #54 |
61. Well...NCLB was pioneered in Texas |
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LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-28-06 05:04 PM Response to Reply #61 |
81. In Texas, |
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PA Democrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-28-06 02:09 PM Response to Original message |
55. I would request a meeting with school personnel |
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Not_Giving_Up (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-28-06 02:16 PM Response to Reply #55 |
63. It likely is a power struggle at this point |
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PA Democrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-28-06 02:32 PM Response to Reply #63 |
75. Definitely enlist the help of the help of that person. |
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Not_Giving_Up (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-28-06 02:39 PM Response to Reply #75 |
77. Definitely |
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mandyky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-28-06 02:11 PM Response to Original message |
58. Why isn't your "Aspie" son in special ed? |
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Not_Giving_Up (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-28-06 02:19 PM Response to Reply #58 |
66. He's in a regular classroom, but receives Special Ed services |
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Maestro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-28-06 02:18 PM Response to Original message |
65. I'm sorry you are going through this. |
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Not_Giving_Up (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-28-06 02:22 PM Response to Reply #65 |
69. The teachers are forced by the admin to do this crap here |
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Maestro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-28-06 02:23 PM Response to Reply #69 |
70. Sorry once again. |
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Not_Giving_Up (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-28-06 02:25 PM Response to Reply #70 |
72. Thanks... |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jan-28-06 05:38 PM Response to Original message |
84. Just wait'll they bring the mandatory prayer back. nt |
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kineneb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-29-06 12:29 AM Response to Original message |
90. gee, I could never make it in elementary school now |
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