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Re:What Was the Ted Talk? by ginko on Monday February 07, 2022 @06:07AM (#30243150)
>See his intro anecdote. Someone fidgeting and being unruly is more likely to get medicated than educated.

I'd imagine a fidgeting and unruly student in a 16th century grammar school would get beaten.

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Re:What Was the Ted Talk? by Ygg2 on Monday February 07, 2022 @09:44AM (#30245497)
I'd say brusies come and go but medicating something can alter neurochemistry on a much more fundamental level. Especially in children/teens.
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Re:What Was the Ted Talk? by watwut on Monday February 07, 2022 @12:50PM (#30248344)
Generally, they were just beaten and dropped out as soon as possible hating the school.
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