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Great Idea!!! Very Boy Friendly!!!
I think these books are a great idea and will make boys enjoy reading. Being a 1st grade teacher at a all boys school books with adventures and superheroes are very attrative to boys and the great thing is that they are having fun while they are learning. I can't wait to purchase a few of these.
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Family
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Che11
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July 24, 2008
Discrimination, Grocery stores and Nubile Baggirls
I'm outraged. After an exhaustive statistical study, I've uncovered a corporate prejudice which suggests systemic sexual discrimination the likes of which could be nationwide!!!!! As a frequent customer to a regional grocery store deemed superior to the Walmarts and Safeways in service (which naturally translates into higher prices), I have ...
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The Undercover Economist
by
Usama2
on
November 22, 2007
boys.
If boys are so troubling, then why have girls or women been getting college diplomas? Becoming valedictorians and whatnot. I just don't believe that boys are so horribly distracting and hurtful to girls education in a classroom. Yes, boys are more physically disruptive and annoying but at the same time girls seem to be the same way only ...
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The Undercover Economist
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andreseward
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September 8, 2007
Re: school is sexist
Schools are failing boys far more than girls. After teaching for 38 years, I find it sad that boys in my school, who often tested higher than the girls, received significantly lower grades. Of course, the majority of the teachers were female and they clearly graded behavior rather than academic accomplishment. Sadly, this was also true for the ...
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The Undercover Economist
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Richard Spratt
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September 7, 2007