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Tuesday, March 14, 2006
Autistic Basketball Phenom
You know, I teared up over this story as much as the next person, but I have to admit I agree with Wonkette on this one. First of all, the kid is entitled to all the fame and glory he deserves. But, the real heroes are his coach, for putting him in the game in the first place, and his teammates, many of whom were playing their last games as seniors and were looking to score as many points as possible, but who, as a group, passed the ball to Jason to allow him his time in the spotlight. But Wonkette gets to the real issue in this story - especially when the President opted for a photo-op with Jason today in Rochester, NY.
Of course, across the nation, special-education students are expected to perform to the level of their mainstream peers on standardized tests that are tied to No Child Left Behind funding, and, when they fail to do so, those schools are punished. But I guess that's another story.
Yeah - another story entirely.
posted by Broadsheet @ 11:22 PM  
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