NY high school kids talk about Obama, race and politics

Posted on April 1st, 2008 by Freckles Cassie

The kids I know have a lot of opinions about race, but I’d say that in my HS, only about 30% of the kids care at all about politics, and most of them don’t know a lot about the issues. Most opinions are no more complicated that “Dude, that ain’t right.” or “Well he’s a [...]

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Little kids in jail

Posted on January 24th, 2008 by Freckles Cassie

When I was 8, 9 and 10 I was a bully. I hit and kicked other kids all the time. I never threatened a teacher though. But I could have.
This little boy threatened his teacher with a plastic knife or fork. And he had to go to jail. Would that happen in other “civilized” [...]

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