Sandpaper Spelling Assignment At Florida Middle School Leaves Kids Bleeding, Parents Outraged

[Demo_Chris]

93. I just tested it again, longer this time.

NOTE: the kid's story could be true. For all we know she's a freaking psycho and she grabbed the kids hand and ground it to the bone. With that out of the way...

I just did another test prior to writing this post. Here are my non-scientic and limited results.

1. I only wrote 60 words (I got bored)
2. I used the same finger the entire time
3. I made no effort to write lightly -- I was going for speed
4. When I really got flying my finger felt some heat burn that ended as soon as I slowed down or reduced pressure (and its gone now)
5. My finger shows no signs of any injury, no discoloration, it's possible I sanded off some skin but I can't see any missing
6. A child (or adult) in pain could and would change fingers, and would make an effort to reduce pressure if it started to hurt, let alone bleed

I could imagine that if one were forced to do this every day, 125 words each day, that by the end of the week one's fingers might be tender. It's POSSIBLE. I have no interest in finding out. Since I am not a teacher I cannot comment on the merit of this method versus just writing the words on paper.

I am still more inclined to believe that this was a young guy who was angry at his teacher and making a scene. But again, I could be wrong.