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1. "This college-bound fifth grader"

Reply to n2doc (Original post)

Tue Dec 11, 2012, 10:36 AM

Dec 2012

A college-bound 5th grader? All kids in 5th grade should aim to go to college.

The rest is crazy too, and frankly not somewhere I would have put my kids, but the notion that you would predetermine kids' future that early made me yell. What's next, KG college-bound kids?

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The Silent Treatment: A Day in the Life of a Student in ‘No Excuses’ Land [View all] n2doc Dec 2012 OP

"This college-bound fifth grader" Mass Dec 2012 #1

Oh I am sure she will have no choice n2doc Dec 2012 #3

In the comments section of the article dixiegrrrrl Dec 2012 #2

What do they do LWolf Dec 2012 #4

I would have survived in a place like this for exactly.....hmmm....30 seconds. savebigbird Dec 2012 #7

I've got students LWolf Dec 2012 #8

i think kipp calls in police HiPointDem Dec 2012 #9

Sounds Like Army Basic Training (Boot Camp) NeedleCast Dec 2012 #5

Excuse me..... AnneD Dec 2012 #6