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      <![CDATA[To all who commented:<br><br>First, an apology to Carol Wolf (and others, including the anonymous writer with the diaper issues) for not replying sooner.<br><br>Until this week, it really hadn't registered with me that comments on Back Page articles could be posted on the Style Weekly website. I&apos;m still essentially a &ldquo;print&rdquo; guy, and I don&apos;t spend that much time online.<br><br>That said, I&apos;m not sure what &ldquo;clarification&rdquo; I can offer for my March 23 piece.
        
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      <![CDATA[Mr. Gray was a substitute teacher two decades ago when I was a Junior at Midlothian High School and he was attempting to pass the bar. I can't say I remember anything he claimed to have taught me, and I assure you, I was a very good student.
        
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      <![CDATA[If we were to think like Rick Gray we would all be clamoring to bring back eugenics and debating which old people should be "euthanized." He is not "progressive," he is "regressive."
        
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      <![CDATA[Joe, <br><br>To be sure, six years of serving on the Richmond School Board and 16 as an advocate for children and families with disabilities, has given me a frontline view of the challenges and many ethical dilemas facing our society. <br><br>We need to move beyond the all too common "Sophie's Choice" thinking that underpins Gray's essay.
        
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      <![CDATA[If we were to think like Rick Gray then schools such as the Appomattox Regional Governor&apos;s School wouldn't have any great art students...most the artists I work with in my field have learning disabilities such as dyslexia or are ADD, OCD, or bipolar. Rick Gray's aim appears to be mere mediocrity and blandness in the schools.
        
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      <![CDATA[[style has punctuation issues in its comments program ......]<br><br>You may think you are the new Jonathan Swift, but let me tell you straight up:  You are not. <br> <br>Your lack of a "clarification," as Mrs. Wolf so delicately suggested that you should consider providing,  is telling.
        
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      <![CDATA[You may think you are the new Jonathan Swift, but let me tell you straight up:  You are not. <br> <br>Your lack of a "clarification" as Mrs. Wolf so delicately suggested that you should consider providing,  is telling.
        
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      <![CDATA[In some instances, I agree with Rick. I've acted in 2 shows with him, and know him to be a very intelligent, very learned individual.
        
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      <![CDATA[Carol,  Yes. I appreciate your perspective and i understand how many parents can become upset with this editorial.
        
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      <![CDATA[And, yes, apparently it is an option to refuse federal funding for certain educational purposes .....there are other examples, this is just the most recent.<br><br>http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/99311.php............<br>"Iowa is the 17th state that either is not expected to apply for Title V funding or explicitly has rejected funding. Title V programs nationwide are eligible for a total of $50 million in federal funds annually (Daily Women's Health Policy Report, 1/24)."
        
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      <![CDATA[As most of these comments show, Richmond is full of visionless, arrogant, ignorant, and superstitious adults who constantly challenge change and prohibit progress. When the rest of us can leave these folks behind, we'll be well on our way to improving, not only our educational system, but our society as a whole.
        
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      <![CDATA[Your last question: is that really an option?
        
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      <![CDATA[If you would like to discuss something with me offline, please e-mail me at Wolfies@aol.com.
        
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      <![CDATA[JM,<br><br>Just what remark(s) in these comments put the bees in your bonnet and let loose this tirade of name-calling? <br><br>I can tell you that this rather insensitive remark from Mr. Gray:  "When resources are limited, they must first be invested in those students who have the potential to become productive adults," has offended many parents and advocates of children with disabilities.
        
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      <![CDATA[Is this a joke? I mean, seriously, do you really believe what you wrote or are you attempting some reverse psychology here?
        
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      <![CDATA[I am sure Stephen Hawking, Thomas Edison and Helen Keller would all agree. Denying children with disabilities the same rights and ACCESSIBILITY to education is a violation of their civil rights, and yet, Richmond continues to do it despite a federal court settlement.
        
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      <![CDATA[It's an even sadder state of affairs when an educator actually labels a student with disabilities as uneducable. It is that kind of attitude that undermines the heart of education.
        
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      <![CDATA[Clarification...I am the teacher who wrote the previous feedback, but I didn't realize that much of my punctuation would be d by Style Weekly's program. Don't fault the teacher.
        
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      <![CDATA[While it's hard  maybe pointless  to disagree with the opinions presented in Gray's column, the cynicism it offers is equally hard to defend, and equally pointless. Yes we can!
        
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