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[charliesmum]

I've been reading Charlie this book called "The Math Wiz". It's about a boy who is really good at math, but terrible during "PE" i.e., Physical education, Sport, or Gym class. In the book he is upset because he is always picked last when choosing up teams (and I can't help but wonder if there is a class all Gym teachers go to where they learn how to be as insensitive and cruel as possible)

I liked the book because it was about a boy who was good at maths like Charlie, but always got picked last in gym class. I have no idea if Charlie has suffered that humiliation yet, but I know I have, and it got me to thinking.

When I got to high school, I finally found a large group of friends, and it turned out they, too, had suffered the humiliation of standing all alone in the gym, waiting until the last team captain rolled his or her eyes and said "I guess I'll take (insert name here). My college friends were comprised of the same sort of people, and that helped me get over the trauma that had been Gym Class grade school through junior high.

Since people on flists are also comprised of a bunch of people who share similar interests, I was curious as to how many of you had the same sort of experience - were you chosen last? First? Don't remember and don't care to? So, I did a poll. (I love polls)

[Poll #518569]

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[crossbow1.livejournal.com]

My teachers were OK to ME, but I remember them saying horrible things to some other kids. My second grade teacher, Mrs. Turdball - I men, Turnball - was the worst. I remember asking her for help once, and she said "In a minute, I'm helping this BOY here with this math problem," as if being a boy was the most offensive thing he could have done, and teaching him math was a big imposition on her valuable time. I wonder if that poor kid ever did finish school.

Ah, the 70s. (That would have been... 1974?) The woman had that horrible helmet-hair and wore this sky-blue polyster pants suit...