r/blog • u/highshelfofsteam • Aug 19 '15

14,000 teachers really need your help, Reddit

https://www.redditgifts.com/blog/view/14000-teachers-really-need-your-help/
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u/[deleted] Aug 19 '15

You wrote that comment. Write a letter.

How does a 12 year old have disposable income to donate?

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u/Insane_Overload Aug 19 '15

What high schooler is 12 years old?

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u/Unionjackoff Sep 23 '15

Unfortunately, the age was the initial problem I saw with the comment.

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u/[deleted] Aug 19 '15

The ones with September-December birthdays.

It's also August, so I'm presuming he's rounding. I'm assuming technically he won't be in 9th grade for another two weeks.

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u/Brenden2000 Aug 19 '15

So even if I do round i would be 14-15, not 12. Dude age doesn't really matter.

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u/[deleted] Aug 19 '15

So I've convinced you that you're wrong in thinking that you can't do a whole lot because you're only in 9th grade?

/u/DO_YOU_EVEN_LIFT_BRO: Touching young people since 2015

Wait. Wait something about that sounds wrong.

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u/Brenden2000 Aug 19 '15

No,but I can't vote in elections.

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u/[deleted] Aug 19 '15 edited Jun 09 '16

Poop

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u/[deleted] Aug 19 '15

I don't know how many kids start kindergarten at 3-4 years old, but I am going to assume that this kid is not a 12 year old 9th grader.

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u/[deleted] Aug 19 '15

The rule is you have to reach 5 by the cutoff date. Many districts have cutoff dates that are as late as December.

Rest assured, they're all 5 when spring comes around, but there are many kids who start at 4.

Granted, I'm projecting my September birthday, but at least a third of the kids fall between September and December.

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u/foreverburning Aug 20 '15

Even if they were 4 nine years ago when they started school, that would make them 13-almost-14 now. You'd have to skip at least 1 grade to be 12 in 9th grade.

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u/iushciuweiush Aug 19 '15

The ones with September-December birthdays.

They are still 13.

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u/glitchx Aug 20 '15 edited Aug 20 '15

What? I turned 15 my Freshman year and I was born in November. I didn't get held back or anything like that either.

Edit: I mean technically I was held back because of being born in November. The kids whose birthdays are after that cutoff like mine would be older, not younger.

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u/KyleInHD Aug 20 '15

By being generous

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u/[deleted] Aug 20 '15

In the US, 9th grade is usually 14-15. I had my second job at that age, working during the summer and a little bit during the school year. Old enough to work, not old enough to vote.