MetaFilter posts tagged with kids and USA

"... GPA 1.22 … honk if I need (an) education."

reenum — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 09:09:23 -0800

When her son refused to do his school work, his mom had him stand out on a busy street corner with a sandwich board trumpeting his 1.22 GPA. From the article:

But when his latest report card showed an F in physical education — James says he's "not an outdoor person" — things had gone too far.

Why Are Indian Kids So Good at Spelling?

vidur — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 19:10:57 -0800

Because they have their own minor-league spelling bee circuit. Having a qualifying spelling bee league that is, at times, tougher than the actual competition is what results in the extreme over-representation of Indian kids (1% in population, 11% in the spelling bee) at the national-level Scripps spelling bee. Where else have you seen such a phenomenon?

Samantha Smith

goodnewsfortheinsane — Sat, 23 Dec 2006 08:20:52 -0800

In 1982, ten-year old Samantha Smith from Maine wrote a letter to Yuri Andropov asking whether there was going to be a nuclear war. Andropov responded, and Samantha accepted his invitation to stay at a Russian pioneer camp with Soviet children. Tragically, within the following two years both the young Samantha and Secretary Andropov passed away. (wmv)

A new child privacy law is in effect

tiaka — Fri, 21 Apr 2000 19:04:10 -0800

A new child privacy law is in effect , what do you think?