tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3422399840077165986.post7491846773171781366..comments2023-05-06T21:30:54.925+09:00Comments on Why'd we come... all this way?: Chapter 4Willhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09661426960326013304noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3422399840077165986.post-9167723177839037022013-01-31T16:10:25.891+09:002013-01-31T16:10:25.891+09:00Eccelent!Eccelent!Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09661426960326013304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3422399840077165986.post-62855536171032651842013-01-31T14:12:37.161+09:002013-01-31T14:12:37.161+09:00Nice, very nice!Nice, very nice!Kathrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08699328937978331608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3422399840077165986.post-24821484374064178072013-01-31T09:45:16.743+09:002013-01-31T09:45:16.743+09:00The goods and services would have to be advertised...The goods and services would have to be advertised as tax free (to keep the Libertarian's interested). Although there might have a few side effects. But nothing more than what a Bloody Mary and a shot of penicillin could cure. <br /><br />I did maybe six months at a private school once and thought it was bogus. The teachers didn't know how to teach, and the kids assumed an 'elitist' attitude that rubbed me the wrong way. It was a Chri$tian school full of lily-white kids who reflected their parent's fears, anger, and prejudices. <br /><br />Home schooled kids seem to be a lot more 'with it' than those who have been run through a crowded public system. Some of the brightest people I know were not educated in the mainstream. Personally, I don't like it when the confined classroom social environment takes precedence over learning. <br /><br />Which is exactly what I see happening here in the junior high schools. The system has been deliberately set up with socialization trumping education by a long shot. A form of nationalized catechism designed to train for obedience. <br /><br />Still, the system is not perfect nor is it all powerful. The redneck/conservative attitude of the administration is the biggest problem in our area. <br /><br />If it weren't for the Dorothy factor, this place would fall apart. Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09661426960326013304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3422399840077165986.post-84972002527217173742013-01-31T02:11:25.685+09:002013-01-31T02:11:25.685+09:00You can lure cats, see first listed item:
http://w...You can lure cats, see first listed item:<br />http://www.godlikeproductions.com/forum1/message786260/pg1<br /><br />You may end up herding more than just cats with this approach though. <br /><br />My family is comprised of Dorothy's... I think with the exception of 2 siblings my entire family works in education. And of my siblings, 2 and soon 3 of them have children in public schools. I would end up being one of the cooky parents that would drive their kid half an hour to put them in a Montessori school or quit my job to home school them and have them in social activities so I don't end up with a Norman Bates or some other unfortunate fictional character.thegypsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01019720222734603445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3422399840077165986.post-77510872562430735782013-01-30T18:37:08.771+09:002013-01-30T18:37:08.771+09:00Above comment intended for Susie. Don't know h...Above comment intended for Susie. Don't know how Ant's jumped the que. Oh well. <br /><br />Lining up Libertarians is as easy as herding cats. Not to mention that they'd be packin'. <br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09661426960326013304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3422399840077165986.post-25606938848122109832013-01-30T17:38:23.326+09:002013-01-30T17:38:23.326+09:00Hearts, brains, courage... people have their reaso...Hearts, brains, courage... people have their reasons for following that road. Some people just want to find <a href="http://www.toto.co.jp/products/toilet/index.htm" rel="nofollow">Toto</a>... maybe enjoy a little peace and quiet. Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09661426960326013304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3422399840077165986.post-63170273963265421122013-01-30T16:08:04.068+09:002013-01-30T16:08:04.068+09:00When you said Dorothy's story, I was thinking ...When you said Dorothy's story, I was thinking Wizard of Oz. Also appropriate for teaching in Japan. Kathrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08699328937978331608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3422399840077165986.post-26364621683119226582013-01-30T10:51:01.465+09:002013-01-30T10:51:01.465+09:00When true bells ring, their resonance is really ha...When true bells ring, their resonance is really hard to ignore.<br /><br />Some of my best teachers in life have been the ones who, unlike Dorothy, kept doing what worked for the students in their ward. Yeah, the real teaching. Real teachers aren't always welcome, especially when it comes to institutions. <br /><br />Talk about parents, some parents are like that everywhere. While wishing they didn't exist can sometimes horrifically entertaining, having to deal with them is not. Then again...<br /><br />The previous response, to Ant's comment, sums up what I wanted to say about Chapter 4. Since there's space, I'll add another layer. <br /><br />Dorothy's character is not unlike what I perceive around me in terms of what happens to a lot of women here. Listening to the laments of those who work the hardest, while taking the least credit (or at least not giving it to themselves) is hard not to find as irritating as traditional Japanese glass wind chimes. Not cool. Not soothing. <br /><br />While I find online summaries to be helpful to check my understanding of a book I read maybe two decades ago, if you are tempted, I would not recommend reading one till maybe after you are done. <br /><br />I read the book at a time in my life where I had so few distractions and little stress that I do not remember having any dreams for a period of what must have been close to a year. <br /><br />Uh...yeah...anyway...Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09661426960326013304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3422399840077165986.post-50294431727763442872013-01-30T10:19:21.883+09:002013-01-30T10:19:21.883+09:00"A Clergyman's Daughter" lay dormant..."A Clergyman's Daughter" lay dormant for a long time. The novel was 'found' in a box containing a number of books which included "Our Man in Havana", "Lolita", and "Going to Meet the Man". I had no idea who placed those books in the corner of the room. By all accounts, no one in the house seemed to indicate or show the wisdom of having read such stories... except maybe for the soft spoken solicitor. The box was merely remnants of what had been a junk-room until I was taken in for a short period of time by a generous family. That's all. <br /><br />Outdone? That is something I don't understand. I applaud people who go to school and do well there. However, those accolades are reserved for folks who understand what a privilege such an environment is. People who don't 'get that' are the ones I consider the most damaging once they get out. <br /><br />If you do feel the 'need to read', Chapter 4 is a story in and of itself. Dorothy really does inspire the minds of the children under her care, at least in the beginning. That bit wasn't included in this post due to the time it would have required to present the ideas in a more coherent and fluid fashion. Also, the post would have been just too damn long for my liking. <br /><br />Apparently Orwell 'did his time' as a teacher. It shows. Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09661426960326013304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3422399840077165986.post-43009401612433160812013-01-30T10:02:00.470+09:002013-01-30T10:02:00.470+09:00The first thing American needs to do is line all t...The first thing American needs to do is line all the 'libertarians' against the wall and shoot them: well, just the hypocritical wealthy ones relying on America's military, politicians, jails, infrastructure, etc. to make their lucre and not themselves share it. Libertarians who live in a log-cabin in Alaska alone mean nothing to anyone so leave them alive in their delusions.Ἀντισθένηςhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06199983680204710885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3422399840077165986.post-5336551549583361272013-01-30T03:24:33.782+09:002013-01-30T03:24:33.782+09:00Spooky indeed!
My god reading the excerpts it rin...Spooky indeed!<br /><br />My god reading the excerpts it rings all too true from one of our high schools that is in "program improvement" and the parents are threatening to implement the 'parent trigger'. Which could lead to a for-profit charter school (sounds like it would be run like Mrs. Creevy's institution) or a shut down of the school. <br /><br />Both of those options will fail to meet student needs or help the school in any manner. Right now the school I am talking about is trying to raise test scores by your listed reference to page 206 in order to get out of "program improvement".... *sigh* my little sister works for the school in question and I hear about all the nonsense they do trying to get scores up except what is needed: REAL teaching.<br /><br />I swear if you told them they had to dance in the nude under a full moon and sacrifice a calf in order to get scores up I am sure they would do it believing it is what will fix the problem. The problem lies with complacent teachers dragging down the efforts of the teachers worth their weight in gold AND lack of parental follow through. <br /><br />Yes you send your kids to school to learn but if you don't get on their ass about studying it is equally your fault they are failing. <br /><br />Bah I better get off my soapbox and illegally read A Clergyman's Daughter.thegypsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01019720222734603445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3422399840077165986.post-38412545391125047972013-01-29T23:26:22.037+09:002013-01-29T23:26:22.037+09:00Oh my, an Orwell book I'd not even heard of, m...Oh my, an Orwell book I'd not even heard of, much less read. I am outdone. On a collection of his essays on my Kindle at present. Apart from a few of them, shocking how up to date they seem.Ἀντισθένηςhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06199983680204710885noreply@blogger.com