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Screaming at children over their grades, especially to the point of the child's tears, is child abuse, pure and simple. It's not funny and it's not good parenting. It is a crushing, scarring, disastrous experience for the child. It isn't the least bit funny.

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Ben Stein
Age: 80
Born: 1944
Born: November 25
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Benjamin J. Stein
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