Lil Lookout's version of justice

classicman · 07-31-2008, 08:41 AM

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Originally Posted by monster

Just worth considering where the kid learned the word "retard" from....

That and much worse is all over the TV and the radio.

monster · 07-31-2008, 11:23 AM

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Originally Posted by classicman

That and much worse is all over the TV and the radio.

I guess so, I don't watch TV and neither do my kids. It certainly isn't all over the TV in the UK anymore (or at least wasn't when i left), so I forget.

...and I was only "playing devil's advocate" I think LL did great and the teacher did not. But I always try to look at the most extreme possibilities to get a full perspective. Didn't mean to cast a slur on your summer school or LL's program, L123, but most of the kids i know with "issues" end up in some form of summer school or other -not necessarily ones for trouble-makers- either because their parents want to believe it will all be resolved if they get a little extra, or because their parents can't handle them..... sucks for the kids who are there for all the right reasons

lookout123 · 07-31-2008, 11:35 AM

no insult taken Monster, i fully understand the connotation of "summer school", i was just explaining that the intent of this program is a bit different. it is an alternative to having babysitters send the kids outside all summer long. LL is there because the kid really does best when he has the challenge of something new to learn in front of him. unfortunately for him he has inherited the easily bored trait from both parents. he's a good boy, but if he was home all summer he'd be the kid to dismantle the computer or tv just to see what was inside before going out back to see the effect of pouring jello packs into the saltwater pool. love him but want to strangle him an awful lot of the time.

oh, and BTW, thanks for taking the "dilemma" seriously all. I really struggle with things like this because I have a hard time teaching my son respect for authority when I have none myself. I'm a fine upstanding citizen who hates cops, lawyers, judges, politicians, etc. Yep, I'm that prick. While I want my son to have a healthy distrust of them I need him to learn a bit more respect for them than I have personally.

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lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	no insult taken Monster, i fully understand the connotation of "summer school", i was just explaining that the intent of this program is a bit different. it is an alternative to having babysitters send the kids outside all summer long. LL is there because the kid really does best when he has the challenge of something new to learn in front of him. unfortunately for him he has inherited the easily bored trait from both parents. he's a good boy, but if he was home all summer he'd be the kid to dismantle the computer or tv just to see what was inside before going out back to see the effect of pouring jello packs into the saltwater pool. love him but want to strangle him an awful lot of the time. oh, and BTW, thanks for taking the "dilemma" seriously all. I really struggle with things like this because I have a hard time teaching my son respect for authority when I have none myself. I'm a fine upstanding citizen who hates cops, lawyers, judges, politicians, etc. Yep, I'm that prick. While I want my son to have a healthy distrust of them I need him to learn a bit more respect for them than I have personally. __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

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