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My first pregnancy was normal and I planned to have my baby at the hospital. I had no expectations re: natural birthing. I figured I'd just take things as they came. 10 days late, my water broke but I was not in labor and had to be induced. 19 hours of labor and 4 hours of pushing later, all at the hospital on a pitocin drip, it was determined that the baby was in distress and I would need a C-section.

Despite what I'm hearing from the expert on the show, there's no button you push to get a pediatrician, a surgeon, or an anesthesiologist. I am still shocked when I remember that it was well over an hour (closer to two) after it was determined that I needed a C-section, before a surgeon and an anesthesiologist could be found to perform the emergency C-section. Meanwhile, the pitocin was still dripping and I was told to just deal with the labor pain. It was until I thought to request that they remove the pitocin and they give me something to stop the labor that I experienced any kind of relief.

I wasn't as upset about having to have a C-section as much as the incompetent way the hospital handled my particular situation. Very disappointing.

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There will always be students who, for whatever reasons, won't be able to get a high school diploma. Neither they, nor their schools, should be penalized for this.

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Cut the T.A.G. program already. My experience has been that at the elementary level T.A.G. money intended for talented and gifted kids get spent on teacher education "so that all the students can benefit." The money isn't going where it was originally intended.

When my student reached high school and I called a meeting with the T.A.G. coordinator I was told that there was no program at the high school level, since high school students were expected to be able to self-select classes.

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