What non political controversial position do you hold?

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Anonymous wrote:I think a lot of people, including on this board, claim that their children are SN, because they don't want to admit that their kid has only average intelligence. Average/below average is not a SN.

We have this problem at my school all the time. Parents think because their kid is slow at reading or math that they have a SN. That’s not how it works. Some kids are just slow at reading or math. That’s all. And that doesn’t qualify you for special services. Sorry.

A new DCUM low - putting down children with difficulty reading and writing for requesting help. OMFG. Go to hell

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There is literally nothing in that post that puts down children with difficulties in reading or math. Absolutely nothing derogatory was said.

You don’t think it derogatory to say dyslexic children are just slow not SN?!

That’s not what was said AT ALL.

You said many don’t want to say their kids are average intelligence so they say they are SN.

But a huge amount of studied show high/average IQ and dyslexia are treated in school as stupid. Same with ADHD.

So your saying it’s not derogatory to say these kids are “just slow”?

That poster wasn’t me. But it sounds like she was saying not every slow reader deserves a diagnosis. Sometimes a slow reader is just…a slow reader. Same with math.
My daughter (15) is awful at math. So we got her a tutor. I’m pretty sure if we went looking for a diagnosis we would find one. But she doesn’t need a label - she just needs help in math. Because she’s really not good at it.

+1. There’s a difference in kids who have special needs and kids who just aren’t good at math. Both kids may be great at other things. Upper middle class parents just need to label their “not good at math” kid. Maybe they just don’t take to math!

Most kids bad at math should just be labeled as “kids with teachers who cant teachers math”. Hence the need for a tutor.

+1, this doesn't improve at the college level

Then we need to pay math teachers a lot more than other teachers. Right now they are paid on the same scale as the PE teachers and the history teacher, even though the opportunity cost is vastly different.

I didn't have an effective math teacher until college. I agree that most math teachers are ill-equipped at teaching the complexities of the subject. Just because you understand something does not render you capable of explaining it.

I found Liping Ma’s book Knowing and Teaching Elementary Mathematics: Teachers’ Understanding of Fundamental Mathematics in China and the United States to be a fascinating comparison of math instruction in the two countries. It is not a flattering comparison for the US.

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Anonymous wrote:J.K Rowling wasn't being transphobic. She's a sexual assault victim, she is traumatized.

Agreed. I found her cancellation repugnant.

I understand the feelings of fear that cause the transgender community to push their "you're either with us or against us" agenda, but I don't agree with it. You can feel no hatred against transgendered people and still disagree with some of their assertions.

^^Definitely. You’re just not allowed to say it.