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<blockquote data-quote="Copabanana" data-source="post: 690784" data-attributes="member: 18958"><p>You know I was a young woman near the beginning of affirmative action and worked in a State agency that was largely staffed by affirmative action recipients. Actually, the agency provided jobs training to highly disadvantaged people, disadvantaged in the sense of connections to the dominant culture. </p><p></p><p>Most of these people thrived with opportunity. Jumped social classes, many times, several. (Actually, I did too.) I do not think Ben Carson is that unique. Except for the magnitude of his success and his visibility.</p><p></p><p>I think our difficult children fall into at least one of two broad classes: The first is there are developmental challenges, that are not addressed correctly in schools.</p><p></p><p>Second. I believe that we here on CD are a subset of parents, most of us. Highly involved, highly attuned, with a very great sense of personal responsibility. </p><p></p><p>I think I fall in both categories. Many, many parents would not have indicted themselves, nor taken on responsibility for what has become an extended emancipation into adulthood.</p><p></p><p>I believe that is why this site is so helpful for me--and others like me. It raises the option to cease taking responsibility, and to stop self-judgement. What concepts. Who knew?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Copabanana, post: 690784, member: 18958"] You know I was a young woman near the beginning of affirmative action and worked in a State agency that was largely staffed by affirmative action recipients. Actually, the agency provided jobs training to highly disadvantaged people, disadvantaged in the sense of connections to the dominant culture. Most of these people thrived with opportunity. Jumped social classes, many times, several. (Actually, I did too.) I do not think Ben Carson is that unique. Except for the magnitude of his success and his visibility. I think our difficult children fall into at least one of two broad classes: The first is there are developmental challenges, that are not addressed correctly in schools. Second. I believe that we here on CD are a subset of parents, most of us. Highly involved, highly attuned, with a very great sense of personal responsibility. I think I fall in both categories. Many, many parents would not have indicted themselves, nor taken on responsibility for what has become an extended emancipation into adulthood. I believe that is why this site is so helpful for me--and others like me. It raises the option to cease taking responsibility, and to stop self-judgement. What concepts. Who knew? [/QUOTE]
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