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From: Alan Badmington
Date: 20 Oct 2004
Time: 15:37:08 -0500
Remote Name: 81.77.193.69
Hi Rachel, In the ideal world, teachers would be equipped to deal with any kind of difficulty that might be displayed by children in their care. Sadly, I feel that this is impracticable, as the list is both wide and varied. Some teachers will, invariably, take a greater interest (or be more caring/compassionate) than others. That's human nature. This would be particularly likely if a member of their own family, or perhaps a friend etc happened to stutter. Yes! - it would have been helpful if my teachers had been more knowledgeable about stuttering but, when I was a child, things were so different. Today, information is widely available via the Internet, while (in the UK) the subject has received wide publicity on television, on the radio and in newspapers/ magazines. This has been principally due to the emergence of a young pop-star who stutters. The British Stammering Association has also launched a campaign in which CDs have been distributed to schools in an attempt to create a greater awareness about stuttering. Thank you for your participation in the discussion. Kindest regards Alan