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Another Newspaper Article About Brat Camp
Anonymous:
--- Quote ---On 2005-08-10 12:33:00, Anonymous wrote:
" dyslexic Nick learn self-discipline through a primitive process of starting a fire."
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dyslexic kids don't need discipline, they need picture-based languages, one that uses logograms such as chinese, hebrew, or to study mayan or egyptian hieroglyphs. and they need art. and lot's of freedom. dyslexic kids are some of the most creative kids out there.
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"But if networks are sensitive to bad publicity, they're also acutely aware of the bottom line. And for that reason, the viewers who made ''Brat Camp" a ratings success are complicit, too, said Clay Calvert, a Pennyslvania State University professor and author of ''Voyeur Nation."
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also, put the word "nation" after something that's like a vice or recognizably american, and you too can write a non-fiction chart-topper. =P
yeah looks like the camp did a lot of good, and like an RTC would have done better. yeah right, ever stop to think that maybe some kids are just that way, whether it be moody or destructive or curious or having a reading disorder? instead of trying to cure a disease that's not there, maybe parents should just play to their child's strengths. sometimes unconventional people need an unconventional lifestyle so they can accomplish great things. as far as what to make of it, i say just wait for more news stories to emerge. =P
Anonymous:
--- Quote ---On 2005-08-10 15:57:00, Anonymous wrote:
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On 2005-08-10 12:33:00, Anonymous wrote:
" dyslexic Nick learn self-discipline through a primitive process of starting a fire."
--- End quote ---
dyslexic kids don't need discipline, they need picture-based languages, one that uses logograms such as chinese, hebrew, or to study mayan or egyptian hieroglyphs. and they need art. and lot's of freedom. dyslexic kids are some of the most creative kids out there.
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"But if networks are sensitive to bad publicity, they're also acutely aware of the bottom line. And for that reason, the viewers who made ''Brat Camp" a ratings success are complicit, too, said Clay Calvert, a Pennyslvania State University professor and author of ''Voyeur Nation."
--- End quote ---
also, put the word "nation" after something that's like a vice or recognizably american, and you too can write a non-fiction chart-topper. =P
yeah looks like the camp did a lot of good, and like an RTC would have done better. yeah right, ever stop to think that maybe some kids are just that way, whether it be moody or destructive or curious or having a reading disorder? instead of trying to cure a disease that's not there, maybe parents should just play to their child's strengths. sometimes unconventional people need an unconventional lifestyle so they can accomplish great things. as far as what to make of it, i say just wait for more news stories to emerge. =P"
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Well said, Anon.
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Anonymous:
A kid with Dyslexia does not need Brat Camp, Wilderness Camp or an RTC they need special education services around the reading disability so as their abilities can shine through, in a public school setting. This poor kid was probably acting out because of his frustration not being able to read, was probably harrassed while younger and no fault of his own, and no one helped him with his Disability.
I just have been this route before wanting to close them all down. I needed in order to be heard to be focused, approach things in the right way, and take it one step at a time. Admittingly we know that some kids are going to need this level of care, hopefully not for long but for some period of time. RTC's, Residential Schools, Etc. are over utalized for the wrong reasons which has allowed this whole "Troubled Teen and Struggling Teen Industry" is out of control.
It is difficult raising kids these days no doubt, the pressure alone for teens is unbelievable more so or different than it was when I was a kid. We struggle all the time but no we don't send our kids away because of stupid things most of us don't. Their are kids with serious mental health issues, etc., that are going to need more for a period of time than what two or four hands can handle, only though after all Community and Home supports are exhausted, but for any succesful treatment (unlocked program) families must be fully involved from day one, as these kids need to go home and back into their communities. Their are good providers out there who do this, and again I stress for those kids only who are going to need it. The ones that take kids in, keep them from parents, family, friends, and community for any period of time are irresponsible to say the least and that is the nicest way I can put it. Those programs should not be in business, in order to make things right it needs to happen one step at a time.
Andrea
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