|
Texas
May 20, 2005 20:21:49 GMT -5
Post by sclcookie on May 20, 2005 20:21:49 GMT -5
Get an education? In Texas! Hmmmm, it takes money of some sort, even in grade school.
What about kids, so cruel to each other or their parents or whoever raises them hinders their education.
Or learning disabilities. Far more common than we would like to know.
I'm lucky...I'm dyslexic and ADD however not as bad as some. My son is ADHD which really can be a problem in school.
And like anywhere else, schools aren't as fair with students as we'd like them to be.....my son has had some rough years with his DX ADHD. Texas is supposed to accomadate for his disabilty and his schools haven't.
They say ADHD is just an excuse, well, it's not.....it's his Diagnosis (DX) from more than 1 physician and psychyatrist.
What about those raised in low income areas without the funds/transportation or whatever....for supplies, cultural events (which is a big part of our education)....or parents that are unable to assist there children with their homework because of work or parents not understanding the homework assignments. My son has been sent home many parent/student homework assignments. I graduated, so that should not be happening, but they do that.
Ok, I'm through.
hugggz to all of y'all! Suzanne
|
|
|
Texas
May 20, 2005 20:29:04 GMT -5
Post by mikebook on May 20, 2005 20:29:04 GMT -5
I had SLD and ADD myself. Still a little dyslexic when it when it comes to entering software codes. Part of the problem here is that people are being taught a test. They are not being taught to learn. That football will pay all the bills. I have a college full of kids that think that and that they have no clue(Incoming freshman=fresh meat). Out here, schools have a list of supplies for each grade that parents buy. Not just for your child, but for everybody. I live in Eastland, where we have 18000 people in the ENTIRE county. Not much of a tax base, either...
|
|
|
Texas
May 20, 2005 21:36:26 GMT -5
Post by sclcookie on May 20, 2005 21:36:26 GMT -5
Mike! I know you! You have the cute nephew!
hugggz, Suzanne
|
|
|
Texas
May 20, 2005 21:54:34 GMT -5
Post by mikebook on May 20, 2005 21:54:34 GMT -5
Yes, he is. He is getting, accoriding to my mom....
|
|
|
Texas
May 20, 2005 21:55:58 GMT -5
Post by mikebook on May 20, 2005 21:55:58 GMT -5
Yes, he is cute. And getting bigger. Almost 6 months old...(Could not type right on last post...)
|
|
|
Texas
May 21, 2005 6:59:52 GMT -5
Post by lene on May 21, 2005 6:59:52 GMT -5
One of my pals has shared a lot about his background to me, and he had a really poor and difficult child hood. He was physically, mentally and sexually abused and no one did anything to help him until he was 12. He was then moved from his mother and was shipped from one foster home to another. Eventually he ended up with foster parents who truly cared. What did my pal do? He ran away from this loving home to be with his birth mother. Why? Because he didn't understand that someone could love him without having other motives. He didn't know how to handle kindness and being respected. He didn't know how to deal with bondaries. He was used to chaos - that was all he knew. And in chaos was where he felt he fit in. When a child has lived life in chaos like my friend, how can we say that an education will solve everything? Sure, it would be great if it was that easy. But it isn't. It doesn't take much to scar a person for life. One day - one incident - that is all it takes to break a person. It takes FAR more to repair the damages. When a child has lived with years of abuse, it takes the rest of their lives. Does a terrible child hood excuse crimes that happened later? No, it doesn't. But it can explain a lot.
|
|
|
Texas
May 21, 2005 8:05:56 GMT -5
Post by mikebook on May 21, 2005 8:05:56 GMT -5
I have cousin that is a forensic psychologist. He works as an expert witness. He said sometimes you can plot where the person would do the crime...
|
|
|
Texas
May 21, 2005 10:13:08 GMT -5
Post by lene on May 21, 2005 10:13:08 GMT -5
What do you mean?
|
|
|
Texas
May 21, 2005 10:23:32 GMT -5
Post by mikebook on May 21, 2005 10:23:32 GMT -5
He talks to people that knew that person, and looks for places in their lives that caused them problems. I will mention his name. Dr. Mark Cunningham PhD. He works out of Dallas. I do not know how he does it. WAY above my head...
|
|
|
Texas
May 21, 2005 10:27:32 GMT -5
Post by lene on May 21, 2005 10:27:32 GMT -5
Perhaps it is a language thingy - but I still don't understand. He plots where a crime might take place before it happens? Or he plots the crime after the fact? Or he figures out why whoever did what they did because of this and that event in their background?
|
|
|
Texas
May 21, 2005 10:36:16 GMT -5
Post by mikebook on May 21, 2005 10:36:16 GMT -5
I think he looks at the persons background and the events that shaped their lives. Other than that, I really do not understand.
|
|
|
Texas
May 21, 2005 10:50:28 GMT -5
Post by lene on May 21, 2005 10:50:28 GMT -5
Perhaps he is a profiler?
|
|
|
Texas
May 21, 2005 11:01:37 GMT -5
Post by mikebook on May 21, 2005 11:01:37 GMT -5
No. I asked. He is an expert witness for defense and offense attorneys.
|
|
|
Texas
May 21, 2005 11:51:16 GMT -5
Post by lene on May 21, 2005 11:51:16 GMT -5
LOL! I guess I'll have to settle by not understanding exactly what it is that he does ;D
|
|
|
Texas
May 23, 2005 13:42:24 GMT -5
Post by Falcon66 on May 23, 2005 13:42:24 GMT -5
It has a lot to do with it...Most inmates are badly educated, with a 6.8 to 7.8 test score in reading and math as far as grade level. They have families, and they need to support them. Crime is often an alternative. However, an education can hopefully stop that. with all due respect mike, this is not the case. Ted Bundy was Ivy league educated, and the judge that sentenced him to die stated that he would have wanted him to have practiced law in front of him....education is not an excuse to kill someone. the way you are saying it, people with an education shouldn't be put in these situations, but if you don't have one you are expendable
|
|