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Bri's Room (not done) (Free verse) by Sunshine Conkey

A little girl named Bri had an awful lot of stuff she saved and saved it but it wasn't enough. She put it in a closet and stacked it on the floor But even when her room was filled She wanted more and more. One day while playing She wanted her special pen to draw her favorite doll. But after looking everywhere, she couldn't find them at all.

zodiac 16-Dec-05/4:20 PM
Yes, of course. Except it's PROVEN that more academically gifted students are "identified" more often in better-off classrooms, and special needs students are "identified" more often in poorer classrooms. Trust me. My wife is a nationally-known expert in special education. [Ms zodiac: Oh, yes, that's right.]

Yes, there are thousands of stories about poor children exceeding their circumstances. NO ONE HAS SAID THIS IS NOT THE CASE. THE CASE IS THAT FOR EVERY DISADVANTAGED STUDENT WHO'S "ACADEMICALLY GIFTED", THREE ADVANTAGED STUDENTS ARE. You cannot disprove that.

So, to make sure we're on the same page:

1) Many poor people have high IQs.
2) Many rich people have low IQs.
3) You don't understand what averages mean.
4) You cannot "find a study somewhere" to support any given assumption. For example, YOU, LilMsLadyPoet, cannot find a study to support your assumptions. QED. One assumption you should try finding a study to support is the assumption, "If you start with an assumption, then you can find a study somewhere to support your statement." Good luck.




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