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Re:An Ode to a 'Poor Black Kid' I Never Knew: How Forbes Get... by burgerbrain on Tuesday December 13, 2011 @10:01PM (#3350381)
I think it is pretty safe to say that "acts out in school to get suspensions to stop your mother from being a prostitute" is an outlier.

I acted out in primary school. I did it because I was an asshole who didn't respect education. I suspect my peers were the same.

Re:An Ode to a 'Poor Black Kid' I Never Knew: How Forbes Get... by darklajid on Wednesday December 14, 2011 @06:03AM (#3351400)
Just for reference, since you're now directly comparing two schools (yours and the one in the linked article) here, how would you characterize the similarities or differences between your school and one described as

"a primarily low-income, high-minority middle school serving sixth- through eighth-graders"?

Re:An Ode to a 'Poor Black Kid' I Never Knew: How Forbes Get... by burgerbrain on Wednesday December 14, 2011 @12:05PM (#3352561)
Yeah, that sounds about like my school.

However, I find it very hard to believe that any school in the world can attribute most of it's student unruliness to children trying to get kicked out so that their mothers cannot be prostitutes.