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[quote=Anonymous]OK, I'll try to explain the reaction you got. I think many of us noticed that Wanda's initials were different from the fictional child, whose initials were "JR" if I remember correctly. I can't speak for everybody, but one reason for the involuntary gagging might be the sheer cutsy-ness of the letter ("PS, I think my brain works in binary"). Moreover, it just struck me as manipulative. For example, the goal of the letter is clearly to inspire a teacher, and I get that, and I have no problem with this goal on the face of it. But the way this letter goes about it is through guilt, by dragging the kid's social life and stressed parents into the picture. The letter made me think the real problem is the stressed parents, who need to get a grip (e.g. those blogs somebody linked to). But instead, the letter puts these social and familial problems out there and asks the teacher to solve them all.[/quote]
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