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 Sep 14 2005, 04:26 PM
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 duckieee<3  Group: Member Posts: 527 Joined: Jun 2004 Member No: 24,962  |
it's my final year at high school (wooo hooo to seniors of '06!!) and i need a health class credit (the most BORING class EVER! but if you are new/freshman, try to get it over with ASAP!) so...i have health :P the thing is...there are two mentally disabled kids (imma abbreiviate it to the MDKs) in my class. no, that doesn't mean im mentally disabled...it's because everyone needs an education, esp. MDKs...anyways...on with my story..
today, the teacher was asking the class "what did you do this summer?" (i know...very elementary-type of question) and we went around the class...the one of the two MDKs got up to talk about his summer...the other one followed after...when they were talking, of course, their grammer wasn't the best...but while they were talking, i was quite amazed on how talented they were on talking...even though they were staring out in space... i mean, usually, whenever i saw a MDK passing by, i'm usually freaked out or whatever, which i feel horrible to admit, but when i saw them speaking...they are actually very intelligent...in their own way...it's interesting... most students are actually less intelligent than an everage MDK. how embarrassing is that? i was definetly one of the few who clapped after they spoke...i felt so proud of them... how do you guys feel about MDKs? you look down on them? <[edit'd] or you encourage them to become more skillful? i wanna know... |
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Sep 14 2005, 04:27 PM
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 Quand j'étais jeune... Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 6,826 Joined: Jan 2004 Member No: 1,272 |
why would anyone feel disgusted is what i'd like to know.
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Sep 14 2005, 04:29 PM
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duckieee<3 Group: Member Posts: 527 Joined: Jun 2004 Member No: 24,962 |
i guess people would feel disgusted cuz they do certain things uncontrollably...
[edit] maybe i should've said..."do you look down on them".... |
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Sep 14 2005, 04:31 PM
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Quand j'étais jeune... Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 6,826 Joined: Jan 2004 Member No: 1,272 |
are you sure disgusting is the word?
maybe someone else can help me understand. <edit> never mind you edited. |
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Sep 14 2005, 04:32 PM
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duckieee<3 Group: Member Posts: 527 Joined: Jun 2004 Member No: 24,962 |
i rephrased it...betteR?
[edit] okay :] so what you think now? |
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Sep 14 2005, 04:43 PM
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QUOTE most students are actually less intelligent than an everage MDK. uh huhhhhhhhhhhhh |
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Sep 14 2005, 04:46 PM
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i dont understand the point in this, but were required to take a health class freshman year as to get it out of the way.
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Sep 14 2005, 04:50 PM
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duckieee<3 Group: Member Posts: 527 Joined: Jun 2004 Member No: 24,962 |
=.= well did you read it? the POINT in this was to figure how people are in reality. how do people, i.e. you + me, view the MDKs? it's not focused on health class...=.=
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Sep 14 2005, 05:08 PM
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I was required to take a health class my sophomore year and I, too, had two mentally disabled kids in my health class. I've never been that freaked out by mentally disabled kids because my old next door neighbor was mentally disabled and so was the son of my mom's friend who we drove home from school every day. Sometimes, some of the mentally disabled kids can say the cutest things. Like one of MDKs in my health class (a girl) was talking to her aid when we were reviewing pregnancy. She kept insisting that she wanted a baby and that she was ready and loved the guy that she liked verrrrry much. It was funny...but not in a disrespectful way. My school has a very good program for mentally disabled kids. We've won state in special olympics three years in a row now, I think.
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Sep 14 2005, 05:31 PM
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 Lil JC Group: Member Posts: 868 Joined: May 2005 Member No: 145,741 |
MDK's at our school aren't intelligent at all i dont know what kinda genius retards yall got but ours give a new meaning to retarded there's one that started hoppin around like a frog and the rest started following him it was hilarious but they also scream out for no reason in the middle of class and it gets annoying
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Sep 14 2005, 05:35 PM
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I normally just feel very bad for the MDK's... I wouldn't really talk to them at all though, since none of them were in my classes...
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Sep 14 2005, 05:46 PM
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duckieee<3 Group: Member Posts: 527 Joined: Jun 2004 Member No: 24,962 |
that's a bit mean to say about those kids, lbjshaq2345, but you have the right to speak your mind...
im not saying these MDKs are super intelligent...but usually...when you think of those kids, you'd think people who just do nothing, stare into space, and yell for no apparent reason... when i saw these kids spoke out loud (while no other student could do the same, meaning; speaking out loud) i felt so proud of them..how well they're learning... [edit] i wouldn't talk to them either cuz, it'll be hard to have a steady conversation. |
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Sep 14 2005, 05:48 PM
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QUOTE(boobooxpp @ Sep 14 2005, 5:46 PM) that's a bit mean to say about those kids, lbjshaq2345, but you have the right to speak your mind... im not saying these MDKs are super intelligent...but usually...when you think of those kids, you'd think people who just do nothing, stare into space, and yell for no apparent reason... when i saw these kids spoke out loud (while no other student could do the same, meaning; speaking out loud) i felt so proud of them..how well they're learning...  now i know why you think they're so smart cause you're the STOOPEH one |
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Sep 14 2005, 05:58 PM
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 insanitys contagious. Group: Official Member Posts: 4,210 Joined: Feb 2005 Member No: 99,707 |
Noob question but what does MDK stand for?
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Sep 14 2005, 06:09 PM
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QUOTE(Emmaliev @ Sep 14 2005, 5:58 PM) Noob question but what does MDK stand for? mentally disabled kid |
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Sep 14 2005, 06:09 PM
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 Senior Member Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 4,799 Joined: Aug 2004 Member No: 37,450 |
I'm in the "best buddies" club. i pair up with a mentally disable buddy and pretty much be friends with them. (call them, help them and keep in touch)
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Sep 14 2005, 06:15 PM
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insanitys contagious. Group: Official Member Posts: 4,210 Joined: Feb 2005 Member No: 99,707 |
QUOTE(robb0 @ Sep 14 2005, 7:04 PM) haha, emily. Hahaha Oops , I had a quick noob moment , my bad. |
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Sep 14 2005, 06:57 PM
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 It's anything but cute. Group: Member Posts: 403 Joined: Jul 2005 Member No: 185,571 |
I think the mentally handicapped have it the best. No worries, always happy it seems.
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Sep 14 2005, 07:12 PM
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 Bay Area YadadaDiiiig. Group: Official Member Posts: 4,249 Joined: Feb 2005 Member No: 103,202 |
im nice to them, i used to volunteer once in a while to play with them. they got to kno me and after a while i started bringing them around and introducing them.
that was when i was younger tho. i dont do it much. but its a really good hting to do. |
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Sep 14 2005, 07:13 PM
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 Senior Member Group: Official Member Posts: 6,953 Joined: Oct 2004 Member No: 52,702 |
the ones i know are either a bitch or they have a lot of pride in them
but i would never like make fun them |
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Sep 14 2005, 07:18 PM
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 Queen of Random Information Group: Member Posts: 825 Joined: Jun 2005 Member No: 157,057 |
I usually say hi to the MDKs at my school because they're very friendly.. a lot friendlier than a lot of other kids. They're such sweet kids, really they are.
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Sep 14 2005, 07:22 PM
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 creepy heather Group: Official Member Posts: 4,208 Joined: Aug 2004 Member No: 41,580 |
lol@MDK
i dont know why, but that seems like a silly abbreviation i used to be scared of the kids with down syndrom in my school....they all sat at one table. im not that ignorant any more, though. |
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Sep 14 2005, 07:24 PM
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 Senior Member Group: Member Posts: 2,746 Joined: May 2004 Member No: 17,125 |
A common misconception is that 'MDKs' are stupid.
They're really not. They just can't express themselves well, if at all. Its not surprising that many are smarter than the average person. However, some disabilites cause them to only be able to reach a child's mental capacity for their entire lives. But for children, they are pretty smart. |
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Sep 14 2005, 07:37 PM
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 kristin Group: Member Posts: 5,705 Joined: Feb 2004 Member No: 3,985 |
There are different types of disorders...some types are where they can think just fine, just have hard ways of expressing themselves..I mean, they are people after all. Something has to be going on in their heads. You can't just label them "MDK"'s...because some have worse cases then others..
Actually. My best friend is in all gifted classes, except this one special ed class because she also has a mental disorder. It doesn't make her dumb.. |
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Sep 14 2005, 07:38 PM
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Senior Member Group: Member Posts: 2,746 Joined: May 2004 Member No: 17,125 |
QUOTE(iheartsimba @ Sep 14 2005, 7:37 PM) There are different types of disorders...some types are where they can think just fine, just have hard ways of expressing themselves..I mean, they are people after all. Something has to be going on in their heads. You can't just label them "MDK"'s...because some have worse cases then others.. Actually. My best friend is in all gifted classes, except this one special ed class because she also has a mental disorder. It doesn't make her dumb.. I think she means down syndrome. |
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