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<p>I would be ticked if they were trying to sneak in people who were above the age limit, not below.</p>
<p>Sure. It’s always nice when people abide by the rules.</p>
<p>Sometimes the rules are shortsighted. Sometimes the rules have not been tested. If your middle school kid can do calc then yes it’d be almost a crime not to capitalise upon that ability.</p>
<p>Yes that is very true.</p>
<p>"Here’s the thing z-mom: If I had been you in that situation, I would probably have been slightly ticked that PEOPLE were trying to sneak in some middle schoolers. I would NOT have found it side-splitting hilarious; I would not have connected it to the “CC stereotype.” I would have, if anything, connected it to the ultra-competitive nature of college admissions among a lot of parents of the echo-boom generation at this point in time, which if anything is not funny, but kind of sad.</p>
<p>Food for thought?:</p>
<p>Not at all. (not the food for thought part, that’s true, but definitely not ticked off.) Here’s why. The two things things were separated by about a half hour and by the time the second occurred, I was desperate to get out of there. I was tired, punchy and a liittle giggly. It didn’t strike me as a bad thing until much later, I guess because the parents didn’t succeed and because my kid wasn’t competing for a calculus seat. I didn’t connect the two events until I started to write the post. Believe it or not. Although, having dissected the whole thing, I believe you are exactly right that it is a little sad. But not the running thing. That was gut-splitting funny for everyone there. It’s nice to blow off some steam with a good laugh from time to time. By the way, thank you for posting to me in such a courteous manner. Very much appreciated.</p>
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But perhaps not in this setting. The program was specific about age. It could be an age cut off established based on past experience of the teachers who usually don’t see enough maturity in the younger kids. It could be an insurance liability issue. It could simply be an arbitrary cut off because of high demand. Literature classes were also available, and perhaps the subject matter chosen was not appropriate for younger students. As described, the scenario was not an appropriate one in which to hold up others while arguing for rules to be bent.</p>
<p>galoisien, I agree that there are middle schoolers who are brainy enough to tackle calculus (I suspect you might have been one of them ;)), but in reality it is believed that most middle schoolers are still emotionally and socially unprepared for college-type environment. There is a good reason that in most school districts 12-14 year olds do not go to school with 15-18 yr olds. True, there are some 12 year olds who can handle being immersed in college studies among much older people, but if the rule is bent for one person, then why can’t this be done for the rest of them?</p>
<p>(Confidential to all posters: my grandpa used to say “A word, unlike a bird, once released, can not be caught” He was a very wise man. Sometimes silence is golden. Shhhhh…)</p>
<p>Here are examples of me thanking people for their courteous posts. There are literally dozens of posts in all sorts of threads using that expression. It happens to be a rhetorical tic of mine. You don’t get to decide how I post. You may not like my posting style, but don’t you dare attribute motives to me. You are more than welcome to disagree, but you don’t get to call me sanctimonious because you don’t like my posting style. Not to mention the fact that you are in violation of TOS right now. The bottom line is that you read something into a post, without realizing that it’s a habit of a particular poster. </p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parent-cafe/466673-democrat-debate-2-26-08-a-6.html?highlight=courteous[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parent-cafe/466673-democrat-debate-2-26-08-a-6.html?highlight=courteous</a></p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parent-cafe/464306-now-scary-3.html?highlight=courteous[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parent-cafe/464306-now-scary-3.html?highlight=courteous</a></p>
<p>I could go on, but you could do a search, too, and you will see what I mean. Literally dizens of posts. You were factually wrong here. Again. Sigh.</p>
<p>ZM, Amazing how many reads that this topic garnered in such a short period of time, for a topic that is ‘mildly’ controversial. Must be a top 10’er for reads/day.</p>
<p>LongPrime, WHO knew?</p>
<p>Maybe someday there can be a postmortem to determine exactly why because the threads on the student forums get equally hot and even uglier. As PoetsHeart pointed out, there are a lot of posts that discuss African American issues (there was one today), and many of those don’t get as hot, even though they are ugly.</p>
<p>Zoosermom and I first “met” on a thread several years ago where we expressed opposing views on a particular hot topic. It was a pleasure discussing that issue with her because her opinions were well thought out, thought provoking, and yes, courteous! I wish all posters showed her level of respect in their posts.</p>
<p>happened to notice at S’s athletic awards ceremony that there were only a very very few Asian students. Noticed that at his music awards ceremony it was overwhelmingly Asian.
Happy to say that D (Asian) plays guitar AND does the long jump. Really liked the imagery of your post!</p>
<p>Ilsa, my apologies stand for themselves. They exist in multiple places on this thread. There is really no more to be said than that. My apologies stand for anyone who chooses to read them. I’m not going to play these games with you anymore. You’re just too out there for me. You’ve also intimidated a slew of other posters who wanted to discuss this issue. And no, they’re not my “friends” they’re posters with whom I’ve never before corresponded who have been horrified by your posts.</p>
<p>Actually, I was thinking earlier this morning, of the neighborhood that i live in, and about 20% of the residents are Asian, many whom I am friends with. They have always come across as very shy, polite, and while they may steer their own children towards certain arenas, they are very non-aggressive with other people.
Nothing to do with anything here, but I really appreciate their ways.</p>
<p>That is true Chocoholic. No one is innocent here. Certainly not I, as I’ve stated repeatedly. The thing about #487 is that I actually answered her fully and thoughtfully. Were I going to do that, would I then end with sarcasm? Not likely. People across the board really need to allow posters’ words to stand for themselves and not presume to speak for anyone else.</p>
<p>Sheesh. As a somewhat sideline observer, I think that ZM apologized more than enough, but there are some people who would not take “sorry” for an answer :rolleyes:</p>
<p>Pretty much all that can be discussed about this issue has been said. This thread is being closed.</p>