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Re: [Spridgets] Poor Eduction, was Obama Genius, Etc

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Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Poor Eduction, was Obama Genius, Etc
From: kgb@frontiernet.net
Date: Tue, 7 Jun 2011 14:44:59 +0000 (UTC)
I was pretty much the same way. I was reading the newspaper before I started 
kindergarten, helped my mother with her nursing exams when I was 9, and 
completely lost interest in school when a 6th grade teacher took one of my 
brother's WWII novels away from me and ordered me to read something more 
appropriate to my grade level.

Our family gatherings consisted of medical conversations about the critical 
patient of the day, as both my aunts were also RNs,and my grandmother had also 
been a nurse. I participated in the discussions and was expected to become an 
MD. Unfortunately, never having had a math teacher, the subject went completely 
over my head.

In high school, things only got worse. I signed up for both Russian and German, 
and was told I could not take both as I would get confused. I attempted to 
explain that I was certain that would not happen, as I already spoke German, 
and had since a small child. As a sophomore, I was allowed to take 1st year 
German and, after 2 weeks, was transferred to the 3rd year class, which upset 
my counselor immensely.

I had already flunked algebra and biology, but was allowed to take anatomy and 
physiology on the recommendation of my biology instructor. I passed it with a 
B+, although by this time I was skipping more classes than I attended. I quit 
attending completely after getting in a royal dustup with a history teacher who 
was teaching a completely insane version of Native American history, 
particularly the Custer battle. He told me I didn't know what I was talking 
about, and that my great grandfather couldn't have been there, as there were no 
survivors. I replied that there were over 900 survivors, and my great 
grandfather happened to be one, and walked out, never to return.

Stand by for Chapter 2

Kate


----- Original Message -----
From: "charles christ" <crusaderchuck@yahoo.com>
To: "spridgets" <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, June 7, 2011 4:49:53 AM
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Obama Genius, Etc

this is all very true.   in my family i'm the "black sheep" getting dirty
working on cars.   family members included college math professor , high
school 
teacher with three degrees , elementry library head for a large
(multiple 
schools) district , 4th grade nstructor , high school chemestry
instructor and a 
few engineers(not the rail road type!). 
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