On Fri, 6 Jun 2014 10:48:25 +0100, "Ophelia"
> wrote:

>
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>"Jeßus" > wrote in message
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>> On Thu, 5 Jun 2014 13:56:10 +0100, "Ophelia"
>> > wrote:
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>>>"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
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>>>> On 2014-06-05 12:31 AM, Cheryl wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>> So, she has neither friends in the class to ask about the assignment,
>>>>>> nor is she able to speak to the teacher to find out what the
>>>>>> assignment
>>>>>> was?
>>>>>>
>>>>> Julie could also call the teacher and ask. That's what I would do.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Or she can just accept that her kid is a dullard and is not going to
>>>> make
>>>> it through the class. I child should be able to figure out an assignment
>>>> without her mother having to call the teacher.
>>>
>>>
>>>How very unkind
>>
>> Perhaps it can be seen to be unkind, but I tend to agree that it isnt
>> helpful to help in this case. I never got any help with my
>> assignments, and it defeats the purpose if your parents are helping
>> you. It's not helping the child, who presumably will go out into the
>> world on it's own at some point.
>
>You misunderstand. I understand he doesn't like the mother, hell we hear
>about it *every* day, but calling the kid nasty names is not acceptable.

Fair enough, no need for nasty names directed at the kid.