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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 07:53 AM Original message |
School bans children from putting their hands up - "alienates" less intelligent children |
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hobbit709 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 07:55 AM Response to Original message |
1. Jesus H Christ! |
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Darth_Kitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 08:02 AM Response to Reply #1 |
5. That's where the dunce cap comes in.... |
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hobbit709 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 08:05 AM Response to Reply #5 |
7. That is no longer PC. |
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guardian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 12:55 PM Response to Reply #7 |
108. "I can think of a lot of adults who need to be wearing one." |
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fishwax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 01:19 PM Response to Reply #108 |
112. what's the NEA got to do with it? |
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Iggo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 04:18 PM Response to Reply #108 |
155. The National Endowment for the Arts? |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 08:33 AM Response to Reply #5 |
24. Awesome |
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jberryhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 08:20 AM Response to Reply #1 |
14. Is that what "education" is to you? "Knowing the answer" |
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WolverineDG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 08:21 AM Response to Reply #14 |
16. So we punish the kids who do work hard in school |
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jberryhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 08:32 AM Response to Reply #16 |
23. You don't even understand the question |
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hobbit709 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 08:34 AM Response to Reply #23 |
27. That is EXACTLY what education has become with the emphasis on testing. |
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jberryhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 08:38 AM Response to Reply #27 |
31. Right - and "thinking" is lost in the process |
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timtom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 08:54 AM Response to Reply #31 |
46. I'm not certain that's true. |
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jberryhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 08:57 AM Response to Reply #46 |
49. "to make an informed decision" |
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timtom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 09:11 AM Response to Reply #49 |
61. I agree with you. |
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jberryhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 09:14 AM Response to Reply #61 |
63. It is vital to our survival, and something I'm passionate about |
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Nuclear Unicorn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 01:43 PM Response to Reply #63 |
123. What if the students discuss a subject and conclude the wrong answer? |
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jberryhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 05:15 PM Response to Reply #123 |
161. A classroom is not an academic Lord of the Flies |
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MedicalAdmin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 01:53 PM Response to Reply #63 |
126. Yah they were brilliant, but they weren't in charge. |
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jberryhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 05:10 PM Response to Reply #126 |
160. Hayward - Ph.d. in geology |
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WolverineDG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 08:37 AM Response to Reply #23 |
29. So the kids who can get into the NHS can just answer Trivial Pursuit questions |
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jberryhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 08:39 AM Response to Reply #29 |
33. "Wrong." |
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ProfessorGAC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 11:38 AM Response to Reply #33 |
106. Not Sure Your Goal Is Age Neutral |
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jberryhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 05:02 PM Response to Reply #106 |
159. Point |
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WolverineDG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 01:52 PM Response to Reply #33 |
125. Sorry if my working my ass off in school made you feel bad about yourself |
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MedicalAdmin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 01:50 PM Response to Reply #23 |
124. Exactly. Great point. |
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October (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 08:43 AM Response to Reply #16 |
37. Just because a student raises their hand does not mean they are MORE intelligent |
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Harry Monroe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 09:01 AM Response to Reply #37 |
55. I was a class clown. I used to raise my hand just to test new material out!! |
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October (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 09:28 AM Response to Reply #55 |
70. There are all types of "A" students |
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jberryhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 09:31 AM Response to Reply #70 |
73. Ah, one of the dangerous ones |
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October (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 08:35 PM Response to Reply #73 |
177. Still waters run deep |
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lightningandsnow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 09:52 AM Response to Reply #37 |
88. I have a high IQ and a few anxiety disorders. |
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October (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 08:38 PM Response to Reply #88 |
178. Introverts are less valued/understood in our society |
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hobbit709 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 08:27 AM Response to Reply #14 |
20. Not enough coffee this morning? |
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jberryhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 08:33 AM Response to Reply #20 |
26. Not yet |
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timtom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 08:56 AM Response to Reply #26 |
48. I so totally agree with you on all your points here. |
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MedicalAdmin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 01:57 PM Response to Reply #48 |
129. me too. |
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silverojo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 08:51 AM Response to Reply #20 |
44. In other words, you learned to pretend you were stupid? |
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hobbit709 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 09:53 AM Response to Reply #44 |
91. No I learned not to draw attention to myself. |
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silverojo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 08:49 AM Response to Reply #14 |
42. Kids who raise their hands DO know how to think & debate |
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jberryhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 09:12 AM Response to Reply #42 |
62. Then you move the discussion around |
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Nuclear Unicorn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 05:45 PM Response to Reply #62 |
173. What if Queen Isabella wanted to explore the undiscovered? |
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MedicalAdmin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 01:59 PM Response to Reply #42 |
131. Absolute statements are always wrong. |
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jberryhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 05:17 PM Response to Reply #42 |
162. Or they have a psychological need for attention and approval |
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Donald Ian Rankin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 11:09 AM Response to Reply #14 |
102. Let me paraphrase Thurber to you: |
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Winterblues (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 11:12 AM Response to Reply #14 |
103. You think about the first five Axioms in algebra while I learn what they are. |
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jberryhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 05:21 PM Response to Reply #103 |
163. Al'Gebra! Is that some Muslim thing? |
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apocalypsehow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 05:24 PM Response to Reply #14 |
164. That's what "education" is to most reasonable people in a reasonable world. Period. n/t. |
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Luciferous (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 07:56 AM Response to Original message |
2. So now the "less intelligent" kids will be called on and put on the |
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bluetrain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 07:56 AM Response to Original message |
3. I don't know how to respond to this. Guess I'll just wait until someone calls on me. |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 07:57 AM Response to Original message |
4. I can understand this, but from a different direction. |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 08:10 AM Response to Reply #4 |
9. and THAT is why many teachers call on the kid without raised hand, lol. |
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silverojo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 08:58 AM Response to Reply #9 |
51. I hated when teachers did that |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 09:21 AM Response to Reply #51 |
66. Or send them to me. |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 09:33 AM Response to Reply #66 |
74. +1. nt |
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Commie Pinko Dirtbag (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 01:02 PM Response to Reply #51 |
109. Making students repeat grades is evil. |
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MedicalAdmin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 03:00 PM Response to Reply #109 |
133. Why even follow the factory model. |
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BoneDaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 08:38 AM Response to Reply #4 |
32. Give me a break |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 08:57 AM Response to Reply #32 |
50. Come on, you know that's true. Back in my school days, the cool kids never raised their hands. |
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bemildred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 09:47 AM Response to Reply #4 |
83. Yeah, the whole put your hand up thing is so authoritarian anyway. |
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fishwax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 01:09 PM Response to Reply #4 |
110. I think that's actually the motivating factor here, too |
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MedicalAdmin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 03:02 PM Response to Reply #110 |
134. Exactly. It's a crappy article that misses every point it could. |
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JackRiddler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 01:41 PM Response to Reply #4 |
122. I agree, also from a different direction: hand-raising causes disruption. |
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Incitatus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-19-10 02:52 AM Response to Reply #4 |
184. I thought that's why they have quizzes. |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-19-10 09:36 PM Response to Reply #184 |
198. Quizzes everyday lose their power. |
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WhiteTara (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 08:03 AM Response to Original message |
6. Welcome to the Monkey House |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 08:24 AM Response to Reply #6 |
19. And who better to fill the position of Handicapper General than Caribou Barbie? n/t |
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QC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 08:47 AM Response to Reply #6 |
41. Diana Moon Glampers would be so proud of this school! n/t |
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MedicalAdmin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 03:11 PM Response to Reply #41 |
136. I had to look that up. Moon Glampers . ... |
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silverojo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 08:59 AM Response to Reply #6 |
52. You're so right |
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gmoney (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 10:16 AM Response to Reply #6 |
99. "Harrison Bergeron" to be exact |
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proteus_lives (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-19-10 03:43 AM Response to Reply #6 |
186. I thought of that too. |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 08:08 AM Response to Original message |
8. hm... highlight the less intelligent kids to deer in headlight, letting class know out loud they |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 08:11 AM Response to Original message |
10. Well, frankly, any decent teacher will be calling on all of their students to answer questions |
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Kaleva (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 08:12 AM Response to Original message |
11. I liked it when the smart kids got all the attention |
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jberryhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 08:17 AM Response to Original message |
12. That is how every law school functions |
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Bluenorthwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 08:46 AM Response to Reply #12 |
40. Good stuff, I hope everybody reads your post.. |
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jberryhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 08:54 AM Response to Reply #40 |
45. Why should anyone read what anyone else has to say? |
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silverojo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 09:07 AM Response to Reply #12 |
60. Enough about law school, already |
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jberryhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 09:18 AM Response to Reply #60 |
64. "Every lawyer I've ever known is a Republican" |
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hobbit709 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 10:11 AM Response to Reply #60 |
96. I personally know about a dozen lawyers. |
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jberryhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 10:12 AM Response to Reply #96 |
97. Is it contagious? |
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hobbit709 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 10:15 AM Response to Reply #97 |
98. Don't know, her husband used to be an acidhead, now he's a raving teabagger. |
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MedicalAdmin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 03:22 PM Response to Reply #98 |
142. Have her get here husband tested for heavy metals. |
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hobbit709 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 04:12 PM Response to Reply #142 |
153. Technically aluminum is not a heavy metal. |
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MedicalAdmin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-19-10 02:58 PM Response to Reply #153 |
193. You are technically correct. |
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Hosnon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 11:12 AM Response to Reply #60 |
104. Members of the legal profession tend to be more liberal than the general population. |
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jberryhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 05:24 PM Response to Reply #104 |
165. Shhhh.... |
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MedicalAdmin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 03:18 PM Response to Reply #60 |
140. Journalism is where you find real critical thinking. |
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gulliver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 09:45 AM Response to Reply #12 |
82. +1 |
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ProgressiveProfessor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 11:05 AM Response to Reply #12 |
101. the problem is that primary schools are not law schools |
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jberryhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 05:31 PM Response to Reply #101 |
169. "Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffs" |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 11:17 AM Response to Reply #12 |
105. That was well said and insightful. n/t |
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MedicalAdmin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 03:15 PM Response to Reply #12 |
139. Exactly. |
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apocalypsehow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 05:37 PM Response to Reply #12 |
171. This isn't law school we're talking about here, "counselor" (*rollseyes*). |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-19-10 08:39 AM Response to Reply #12 |
192. I agree with you, but only up to a point |
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leveymg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 08:18 AM Response to Original message |
13. No more hiding behind all those hands. Damn, there goes a major tactic for the chronically lazy. |
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WolverineDG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 08:20 AM Response to Original message |
15. Oh FFS |
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ejpoeta (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 08:33 AM Response to Reply #15 |
25. serial killers are usually highly intelligent. just sayin. |
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silverojo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 09:20 AM Response to Reply #25 |
65. Teachers need to learn, more than their students do |
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ejpoeta (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 09:49 AM Response to Reply #65 |
85. our school uses different ways of teaching and tests the kids to see what type of learning they do. |
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MedicalAdmin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 03:24 PM Response to Reply #15 |
143. Reread the OP with an emphasis on reading comprehension. |
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WolverineDG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 04:17 PM Response to Reply #143 |
154. Oh I'm sorry, I'm just a dummy who can only answer Trivial Pursuit questions |
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MedicalAdmin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-19-10 03:02 PM Response to Reply #154 |
194. Well you have me there. I was wrong but I was also rushed. |
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apocalypsehow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 05:44 PM Response to Reply #143 |
172. Is that all yah got, personal attacks about "reading comprehension"? Thin gruel, that. |
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HEyHEY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 08:21 AM Response to Original message |
17. Best thing about this is that it keeps the kids on their toes. |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 09:00 AM Response to Reply #17 |
54. Calling on a student who doesn't know their shit isn't nearly as gratifying as some might think. |
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HEyHEY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 09:21 AM Response to Reply #54 |
67. Make the OTHER kids do push-ups until the kid gets the right answer |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 09:26 AM Response to Reply #67 |
69. That way they'll have better muscles with which to bully the dumbass |
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HEyHEY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 09:37 AM Response to Reply #69 |
79. perfect! |
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demodonkey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 08:22 AM Response to Original message |
18. Has anyone considered how damaging this will be to the 'brighter' children? |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 08:30 AM Response to Reply #18 |
22. Speaking as one of the 'gifted', when do I see these so-called blessings? |
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timtom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 09:04 AM Response to Reply #22 |
57. Brilliant point! |
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silverojo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 09:36 AM Response to Reply #22 |
78. LOL, I know how you feel |
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MedicalAdmin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 03:29 PM Response to Reply #78 |
144. NO they don't stiffle them. |
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silverojo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 09:33 AM Response to Reply #18 |
75. I had the same problem! |
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jberryhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 09:42 AM Response to Reply #75 |
81. Well, if you know all the answers, I might as well just go watch TV |
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fishwax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 01:33 PM Response to Reply #18 |
115. that happens in a "hand-raising" system too |
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no_hypocrisy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 08:28 AM Response to Original message |
21. And how alienated will a student feel if a teacher "randomly" calls on him/her, knowing that |
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MedicalAdmin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 03:32 PM Response to Reply #21 |
145. Good teachers don't do this. |
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LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 08:36 AM Response to Original message |
28. While "banning" students from raising their hands is ridiculous, |
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jberryhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 08:40 AM Response to Reply #28 |
34. Bingo - The overwhelming majority of folks in this thread have no idea what you just said /nt |
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lunatica (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 08:50 AM Response to Reply #28 |
43. Good teachers have always done this. Maybe it's the teachers who need to be taught |
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LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 09:23 AM Response to Reply #43 |
68. Good teachers have always done which? |
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jberryhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 12:21 PM Response to Reply #43 |
107. Someone raising their hand to answer - isn't seeking to "learn" |
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lunatica (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 04:54 PM Response to Reply #107 |
158. kids raise their hands because they think they know the answer |
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jberryhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 05:36 PM Response to Reply #158 |
170. I find that to be a very puzzling statement |
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silverojo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 09:51 AM Response to Reply #28 |
87. This is why adults are sheeple |
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MedicalAdmin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 03:35 PM Response to Reply #87 |
146. Dude. On this subject... |
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BoneDaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 08:37 AM Response to Original message |
30. We need to move from coddling to resiliency skills |
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silverojo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 09:52 AM Response to Reply #30 |
90. Very, very true - n/t |
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October (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 08:41 AM Response to Original message |
35. I don't like the premise that the kids who don't raise their hands are less intelligent |
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HEyHEY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 08:44 AM Response to Reply #35 |
38. Yeah, I ALWAYS put my hand up and maybe got one thing right in 12 years. |
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jberryhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 08:44 AM Response to Reply #35 |
39. You see it here on DU every day |
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silverojo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 09:58 AM Response to Reply #35 |
94. Schools should teach you to speak up |
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fishwax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 01:37 PM Response to Reply #94 |
118. that's not likely to happen, though, if kids know they can simply hide by not raising their hand |
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lunatica (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 08:42 AM Response to Original message |
36. Intelligent children are now banned |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 08:55 AM Response to Original message |
47. Kids who don't raise their hands are either dunces who don't know their lessons... |
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Harry Monroe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 08:59 AM Response to Original message |
53. Oh fa Chrissakes!! |
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Baclava (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 09:04 AM Response to Original message |
56. Wouldn't it would make the dumb kids feel worse when they get called on and don't know? |
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jberryhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 09:29 AM Response to Reply #56 |
71. Because we might lose our calculators |
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MedicalAdmin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 03:41 PM Response to Reply #71 |
149. Yes. |
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MedicalAdmin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 03:39 PM Response to Reply #56 |
148. Only is you are ONLY interested in an answer. |
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Obamanaut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 09:06 AM Response to Original message |
58. And the 'F" grade is going away in some schools as well. We certainly |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-19-10 08:20 AM Response to Reply #58 |
189. This is what comes of thinking of education as a business with customers |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 09:07 AM Response to Original message |
59. Interesting. When I was in grammar school, my hand was up |
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snooper2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 09:30 AM Response to Original message |
72. I wonder how many posters here missed the fact that this is in the UK |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 09:56 AM Response to Reply #72 |
93. Shhhh... |
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fishwax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 01:38 PM Response to Reply #72 |
119. and that it's in an academy, which is something akin to a charter school |
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donco6 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 03:11 PM Response to Reply #72 |
137. I did. |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 08:40 PM Response to Reply #137 |
179. You beat me to it |
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donco6 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 08:58 PM Response to Reply #179 |
181. Yep. n/t |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 08:42 PM Response to Reply #72 |
180. It's also ridiculous |
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Obamanaut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-19-10 08:36 AM Response to Reply #72 |
191. Here's one in Virginia where the "F" grade is being replaced. We |
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dsc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 09:35 AM Response to Original message |
76. I do that on occassion in my classes |
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JoePhilly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 05:55 PM Response to Reply #76 |
175. Now THAT I like ... my favorite teachers always "mixed it up" ... |
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madrchsod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 09:36 AM Response to Original message |
77. i know pick me!... pick me!..PLEASE PICK ME! |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 09:38 AM Response to Original message |
80. This is BS! |
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JackRiddler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 01:55 PM Response to Reply #80 |
128. If you mean the way the Telegraph has presented it, then yes, it's bullshit. |
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roody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 09:48 AM Response to Original message |
84. I've been doing that for years. |
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jberryhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 09:52 AM Response to Reply #84 |
89. "I ask them what they think about it" |
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lightningandsnow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 09:50 AM Response to Original message |
86. Having social anxiety does not make one stupid. |
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jberryhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 09:55 AM Response to Reply #86 |
92. But only the loudest and most certain people are right about things |
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pipi_k (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 01:36 PM Response to Reply #86 |
117. I see it happened to you, too.... |
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rug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 10:08 AM Response to Original message |
95. They should do this in GD. Mods randomly select who can reply to a post. |
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pipi_k (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 01:39 PM Response to Reply #95 |
120. Hahahahaha!!!.... I wonder though... |
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gkhouston (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 01:40 PM Response to Reply #95 |
121. LOL, and some selections are more random than others. |
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Renew Deal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 03:20 PM Response to Reply #95 |
141. lol |
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DearAbby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 10:56 AM Response to Original message |
100. But sending notes home to your parents |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 01:13 PM Response to Original message |
111. This is one of the reasons that I love having "clickers" in my classroom. |
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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 01:34 PM Response to Reply #111 |
116. They have them in some k-12 areas (I work in the education industry) |
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MedicalAdmin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 03:45 PM Response to Reply #111 |
150. Clickers? Are they like this? |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 04:32 PM Response to Reply #150 |
157. LOL! No, more like this... |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-19-10 08:25 AM Response to Reply #111 |
190. Went to an AARP meeting where they used clickers to record our answers to |
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pipi_k (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 01:27 PM Response to Original message |
113. Bad fucking idea!!!!!!! |
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MedicalAdmin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 03:48 PM Response to Reply #113 |
151. So is the idea bad? |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 01:28 PM Response to Original message |
114. the british academies = charter schools. |
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JackRiddler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 01:54 PM Response to Original message |
127. BTW the headline is bullshit from Telegraph, a perpetual classwar attack vehicle. |
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donco6 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 03:12 PM Response to Reply #127 |
138. Thus making it the perfect vehicle for Straight Story. |
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geardaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 05:46 PM Response to Reply #127 |
174. Yep, the Telegraph is a right-wing rag. n/t |
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Deep13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 01:57 PM Response to Original message |
130. Actually, that's just the Socratic method. |
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Matariki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 02:01 PM Response to Original message |
132. Maybe they could reword that. It actually could be a good technique |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 03:08 PM Response to Original message |
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Lucian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 03:37 PM Response to Original message |
147. The stupid kids won't be able to answer the fucking question if asked anyway. |
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MedicalAdmin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 03:49 PM Response to Reply #147 |
152. Fail: for reading comprehension. |
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apocalypsehow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 05:31 PM Response to Reply #152 |
168. There was no "reading comprehension" failure. How about you comment on the article, instead of |
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MedicalAdmin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-19-10 03:06 PM Response to Reply #168 |
195. Good point. |
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Lucian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-19-10 02:44 AM Response to Reply #152 |
182. You're an idiot. |
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MedicalAdmin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-19-10 03:11 PM Response to Reply #182 |
197. It was an idiotic post, wasn't it. |
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Codeine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-19-10 03:49 AM Response to Reply #152 |
187. Or perhaps they just fucking disagree with you. |
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MedicalAdmin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-19-10 03:10 PM Response to Reply #187 |
196. You are right. |
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donco6 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 04:21 PM Response to Original message |
156. Another post and run. |
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apocalypsehow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 05:28 PM Response to Reply #156 |
167. I guess you have no comment on the article, just a subtle personal attack on the poster? |
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donco6 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 07:23 PM Response to Reply #167 |
176. I did elsewhere. |
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apocalypsehow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-18-10 05:24 PM Response to Original message |
166. Ridiculous. n/t. |
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avaistheone1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-19-10 02:47 AM Response to Original message |
183. Oh and don't give the kids too much homework either. |
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Codeine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-19-10 03:51 AM Response to Reply #183 |
188. As long as they're all equally dense nobody's feelings will be hurt. |
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