Is Your Kid Profiled As Stupid?

When my son Theo was fifteen thought college was just not going to be possible for my boy.
It seemed that everybody thought my child was stupid. But I knew way better.
In fact I think my kid is a genius. He is a slow reader but he mastered a super sophisticated animation program all by himself at age ten and makes his own anime cartoons.
I also happen to know that he has superb a photographic and oral memory and can recite entire episodes of various television series off by heart.
How could a kid as bright and sharp as that be labelled as below average!
He is also one of the wittiest and funniest people I know and his observations about the foibles of the world make him the friend of almost everyone he meets.
So how can a kid who can draw, remember and communicate so well be considered stupid by teachers and other academic professionals?
He could take an IQ test and score less than 100 points. That's how!
The profiling of children that is part of today's educational and college admission systems is broken down into the following values –
Here is how the IQ profiling structure works.
130+ Very superior
120-129 Superior
110-119 High average
90-109 Average
80-89 Low average
70-79 Borderline
Below 70 Extremely low!
The numbers above are the 'cut and dry' numbers that are used to measure intelligence and that also can dictate your child's future. However these numbers are far from being the ideal measurement of what your child is truly capable of accomplishing in life.
I learned that my boy, who is artistic, creative and a visual learner probably had no chance of passing the IQ test that was administered to all high school students.
This is because most of the intelligence quotient tests administered today are actually literacy tests and not real measures of how smart or stupid a person actually is…
Yet another problem is that these IQ tests are based on cultural references and if your child does not live up to the middle class white bread standard of what passes for 'fitting in' in this society then he or she will be stereotyped as stupid for the rest of his or her life.
The bottom line – if your child does not do well on an IQ test it does not mean your child is stupid. It means the he or she is nervous and a poor performer in testing situations
In order to try and turn the Titanic that seemed to be my eccentric but talented son's brains around I spent all of my time researching all of the things that I could possibly do in this world to increase my kid's chances of passing that IQ test with flying colors.
I researched everything from diet to what games were good for him to play to how much television he should watch a week.
I made the evolution of my son's literacy my business so that he could pass that IQ test .no matter how much I disagreed with it. I simply had no choice.

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Trendy Maternity Underwear

If you are pregnant you are probably thinking that you are doomed to wearing really large plus sized underwear. This is not true. Not so long ago maternity underwear had a high waist and low thigh cut. However this is not that unfashionable any more thanks to modern trends that actually celebrate the more staid types of underwear. Many celebrities, including Madonna, have been seen sporting these old fashioned grandma type underwear styles which largely look like a pair of underwear for a very fat lady.
If you are pregnant it is best to avoid underwear that is called Slim n Lift or Spanks. These elasticized garments are basically full body girdles and they cut off too much of your circulation and that is not good for your baby. You may tempt to wear this because it slenderizes the upper body but it is not a good idea.
Just because you are pregnant does one mean you do not have to be sexy. You can also get fantastic lingerie sleep wear that is done in stretchy lycras. This type of undergarment comes down far enough so that the midriff is covered. You can be one cool momma wearing leopard skin Lycra.
For just casual wear boy shorts are in. Fruit in the Loom has been specialized in making these in bright vivid colors and stripes. The stretchy cotton easily expands along with your belly.
Of course when it comes to Maternity underwear you want to think about comfort and also functionality. This is especially true of nursing bras but it can also be true of underwear. In terms of underwear you want to make sure that there are no seams or elastic in front to press into the belly. There should also be a front panel of fabric that nestles comfortably underneath the belly. You also might want to make sure the underwear is big enough that it creates a wide soft support band around the belly.
It is also crucial that there should be generous leg openings that don't creep up and that the soft leg bindings that gently sty put all day,
If you are on a budget you might also want to make sure that the underwear that you choose will be able to be worn once you are done with your pregnancy. In other words it must be made to fit non-pregnant, non nursing women too.
The thing about maternity underwear is that it is sized to your pre pregnancy size. It is not a great idea to order it so that it is extra large or you will end up with underwear that is way too big. It is also not a good idea to wear thong underwear as you can catch an infection. Bladder and vaginal infections can cause stillbirths in babies.

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