“Like so many other kids with special needs, I have been bullied. Kids in elementary school made me eat sand, and those same boys would walk behind me, teasing me. Finally I had enough, and I told them to grow up.” NeedsHas BeensMadeEnoughKidsSchoolGrowsWalksBehindsBoysGrowing UpSpecialSandTeaseHad EnoughBulliedElementary SchoolSpecial Needs Author:Lauren Potter
“If this prinicpal thinks blogging isn't educational, he needs his head examined: he should be seeking out every student blogger in the school and giving them special time to blog more - and giving them extra credit besides.” IfsThinkingNeedsGivingShouldSchoolFunnySpecialStudentsSeekingEducationalCreditExtrasThoughtfulBlogsBloggingBloggersSpecial Times Author:Cory Doctorow
“With demands for special education or standardized test prep being shouted in their ears, public schools can't always hear a parent when he says: 'I want my child to be able to write contracts in Spanish,' or, 'I want my child to shake hands firmly,' or, 'I want my child to study statistics and accounting, not calculus.” WantWritingChildrenHandsAbleSchoolParentStudySpecialDemandTestsEarsMy ChildrenShakesStatisticsContractsPublic SchoolAccountingCalculusPrepsSpecial Education Author:Amity Shlaes
“I'm not even sure I like surgery, but I like what it does, I like the effects. I like to be able to give people longevity and quality of life, and I also think it's good for people to use the special gifts and talents that they have. And when I was in medical school, when I began to analyze the gifts and talents that I had, I realized that surgery would probably be a very good fit for me.” PeopleThinkingGivingDoeUseAbleSchoolQualitySpecialEffectsTalentFitVery GoodMedicalI RealizedLongevitySurgeryQuality Of LifeMedical SchoolGifts And TalentsSpecial Gifts Author:Benjamin Carson
“I just started as a part of the public school music program. I took lessons at the school every Friday and was a part of the school band. I was just a normal kid taking instrumental lessons at school, nothing special.” KidsSchoolSpecialLessonsBandNormalProgramFridayPublic SchoolSchool Band Author:Kenny G
“To receive a 10-point ride is a blessing in itself, but to have it honored by giving to those who could use a little support to accomplish the things they want to do in life is a bigger blessing. The school is something I believe hugely in. They provide a special place for kids to understand things that many people avoid or never learn to deal with their whole lives.” PeopleWantGivingBelieveLittlesWholeUseKidsSchoolLife IsI BelieveDealsSupportSpecialBlessingBiggerAccomplishWhole LifeHonoredSpecial Places Author:Kelly Slater
“New laboratories and centers will help our schools lift their standards of excellence and explore new methods of teaching. These centers will provide special training for those who need and deserve special treatment.” NeedsHelpingSchoolEducationTeachingSpecialTrainingStandardsDeserveMethodExcellenceLiftsTreatmentLaboratorySpecial TreatmentMethods Of Teaching Book:Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Lyndon B. Johnson, 1965 Source: Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Lyndon B. Johnson, 1965
“The USA is so enormous, and so numerous are its schools, colleges and religious seminaries, many devoted to special religious beliefs ranging from the unorthodox to the dotty, that we can hardly wonder at its yielding a more bounteous harvest of gobbledygook than the rest of the world put together.” WorldSchoolTogetherBeliefReligiousWonderSpecialCollegeHumorousEnormousUsaDevotedHarvestReligious BeliefUnorthodox Author:Peter Medawar
“I think when we talk about corporal punishment, and we have to think about our own children, and we are rather reluctant, it seems to me, to have other people administering punishment to our own children, because we are reluctant, it puts a special obligation on us to maintain order and to send children out from our homes who accept the idea of discipline. So I would not be for corporal punishment in the school, but I would be for very strong discipline at home so we don't place an unfair burden on our teachers.” PeopleThinkingChildrenIdeasHomeSeemsWould BeSchoolOrderStrongAcceptingTeacherSpecialDisciplineBurdenPunishmentObligationVery StrongUnfairReluctantCorporal Punishment Author:John F. Kennedy
“It makes me feel like a very special person, that I'm able to make my living with my imagination. I developed a big respect for my calling while I was in school, and it remains with me to this day.” FeelsPersonsBigsAbleSchoolImaginationSpecialCallingRemainsThis DayMy ImaginationVery Special Person Author:Tommy Lee Jones
“Everybody knows - but no one wants to say - that the Democratic Party has become the party of special interest bigots and racial dividers. It runs the one-party state that controls public services in every major inner city, including the corrupt and failing school systems in which half the students - mainly African American and Hispanic - are denied a shot at the American dream.” KnowsWantStatesDreamRunningSchoolAmericaInterestPartyCitiesHalfFailingSpecialStudentsMajorsShotsDemocraticIncludingAfrican AmericanDeniedAmerican DreamDemocratic PartyPublic ServiceSpecial InterestsHispanicBigotsSchool SystemInner City Author:David Horowitz
“I want to fully fund education, No Child Left Behind, special-needs education. And that's how we're going to be more competitive, by making sure our kids are graduating from school and college.” WantNeedsChildrenKidsSchoolLeftBehindsSpecialCollegeFundGraduatesLeft BehindSpecial NeedsNo Child Left Behind Author:John F. Kerry
“I had my first kiss under a tree near the school. It was with a boy named Michael who rarely spoke, but he would sometimes give me one of the cookies from his lunch. Maybe it was the gifts that made me feel special? I don't know, but when our lips touched, it felt magical.” KnowsGivingFeelsFirstsMadeSometimesSchoolFeltBoysTreeSpecialKissingGive MeLipsTouchedSpokesLunchCookiesFirst KissMy First Kiss Author:Paula Abdul
“Consumer groups fought hard to provide investor protections for special entities such as pension funds, schools, and municipalities who purchase swaps. No comparable protection exists in the futures market.” HardSchoolGroupsSpecialProtectionConsumersFundInvestorsEntityPensionMunicipality Author:Daniel L. Doctoroff