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Larks comments on Open Thread April 11 - April 17, 2016 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: James_Miller 12 April 2016 12:59:33AM 15 points [-]

My 11-year-old son had homework on how to be more compassionate. Rather than doing the homework he decided to donate (and tell the teacher that he was donating) $25 to the against Malaria foundation.

Comment author: Larks 13 April 2016 11:48:19PM 3 points [-]

Did it work? While I would give him full credit, I can easily imagine many teachers not approving.

Comment author: James_Miller 14 April 2016 01:30:23AM 8 points [-]

The teacher apparently didn't like it, and found it disrespectful. Overall, however, she is a good teacher.