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Hoosier77
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Son came home sad on his 2nd day of 7th grade. His science teacher had kids line up tallest to shortest to illustrate
BlueBlood94
All-American
8/21/19 3:46pm
Yeah not the best idea.
Grit for Brains
8/21/19 3:48pm
Yeah. The teacher apparently wasn't thinking. Your son will survive.
Benfica1
8/21/19 5:15pm
Kids will make fun of him for being short anyway. Didn't help for the teacher
SandYFan
8/21/19 3:48pm
Overreaction
stoils
8/21/19 3:48pm
The teacher probably should not have done it, but I think it is best to teach the kid
Sea Chicken
8/21/19 3:49pm
That's what I did. It doesn't help that he's shy, sensitive, and already emotional. He's a good kid, was actually
BlueBlood94
8/21/19 3:57pm
Harmless and shouldn’t overreact.
TayPower
8/21/19 3:49pm
But, does he have a full head of hair?
A_blue_car
8/21/19 3:49pm
Tell your kid he has to find the tallest kid in class tomorrow, walk up and sucker punch him. That'll restore order.
Tokolosh
8/21/19 3:49pm
7th grade kids are demons. Doesn't matter what you do, you'll be made fun of
Cougarclaw
8/21/19 3:49pm
If hasn't gotten over the fact that he is shortest by now, I don't know
Baron
8/21/19 3:50pm
In his elementary school he was never bullied or picked on. Was actually voted to leadership council and very popular.
BlueBlood94
8/21/19 4:00pm
Being made fun of because he is short is not bullied or really mean.
Baron
8/21/19 4:03pm
Dang, I was really hoping this story ended with him destroying the tallest kid
David Lo Pan
8/21/19 3:50pm
RE: Son came home sad on his 2nd day of 7th grade. His science teacher had kids line up tallest to shortest to
spugeddy24
8/21/19 3:51pm
I mean that statement isn't even true. I guess it is for kids but overall
JuicyJam
8/21/19 3:52pm
Exactly, any science teacher should know that tug-of-war is all about leverage
A_blue_car
8/21/19 3:54pm
Go to school website. Make a poster board that lines up teacher photos.
JAGA97
8/21/19 3:53pm
Teacher should have known better. Best practices say that kids should not be
mrphotogenic
8/21/19 3:53pm
Misread your subject line...
m0resn0w
8/22/19 10:06am
Was the teacher's hypothesis correct?
IceBlueCoug
8/21/19 3:53pm
Have him start training BJJ and he will learn skill is more important than size
Zedhead
8/21/19 3:53pm
That was a terrible idea...
EEcougar
8/21/19 3:54pm
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Hoosier77
8/21/19 3:54pm
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Buffalo
8/21/19 3:55pm
Harmless
Backcountry
8/21/19 3:57pm
Not Optimal - Not the end of the World. Hard things are growing opportunities.
ClackamasCoug
8/21/19 4:00pm
As a boy who was one of the shortest in 7th grade
gurt
8/21/19 4:00pm
I would feel a little sad if it was my kid too. Because it’s my kid. But I
Gerald-DeGroot
8/21/19 4:01pm
Probably not a good idea, but definitely not worth escalating.
NWCoug
8/21/19 4:01pm
I was 5' 1" on the last day of 7th grade and I was 5' 9" on the first day of 8th
Shihan
8/21/19 4:06pm
"long pants" That's a term I haven't heard in a while! Love it.
TayPower
8/21/19 4:52pm
Well, the long pants looked more like shorts when I put them on.
Shihan
8/23/19 9:09am
Kids will make fun of anything.
KingDave
8/21/19 4:08pm
Sure. But do they really need the teachers help?
JAGA97
8/21/19 4:09pm
Of course not
KingDave
8/21/19 4:31pm
I was as tall as I am now in 7th grade.
Freeagent12
8/21/19 4:08pm
This was me as well. I was 5'11" in 7th grade. Played center in bball.
marticorp
8/22/19 12:06pm
Haha, guy in my ward now was like that
stoils
8/22/19 12:54pm
7th grade sucks. I'm sorry this happened, but it was probably pretty innocent
The Machine
8/21/19 4:23pm
Sometimes the truth (science) hurts. Let it go.
coolblue
8/21/19 4:24pm
RE: Sometimes the truth (science) hurts. Let it go.
Q-grr
8/21/19 5:01pm
Just tell him he will get over being short
stoils
8/22/19 9:51am
This is a teaching moment, that not everything is what it seems.....
BYU Grounds
8/22/19 12:27pm
Now let's compare grades from tallest to shortest. Maybe it'll make him feel
Powerbait DPM studnt
8/22/19 12:49pm
Introduce him to wrestling.
WashingtonCoug
8/22/19 3:25pm
RE: Introduce him to wrestling.
Q-grr
8/22/19 9:30pm
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