schreursa, on 03 October 2012 - 07:14 PM, said:
This is why the American flag is not the only one in the room, and students have been more than happy to bring flags in from their home countries.
Replying to Pledge of Allegiance
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schreursa
Posted 03 October 2012 - 07:27 PM
EatShitAndCry, on 03 October 2012 - 07:23 PM, said:
How much ethnic diversity is there in Wyoming, exactly?
Not a ton.. but my classes represent kids from 5 different nations. Pretty good for a consistently red state.
schreursa
Posted 03 October 2012 - 07:25 PM
affirmedatheist, on 18 May 2012 - 06:52 PM, said:
It's not quite that simple. Teachers are necessary, otherwise we'd quite possibly never learn anything. Or at least not much of the sort of thing that's learned at school (and maths, english and science - and HISTORY, which I wish I'd taken in upper high school - and such are important). What's wrong is a system that teaches solely what to think, and not HOW to think. That and the hierarchical arrangement (although the latter may be necessary for a productive learning environment for a select few). Good education needs to teach...
affirmedatheist
Posted 27 May 2012 - 05:05 PM
pax, on 26 May 2012 - 04:31 PM, said:
montessori basically based her theory on the thought that kids generally want to learn, but as soon as they enter school this wish vanishes due to different factors. montessori schools want to keep that wish alive and kids shall learn what they want to learn. to put it short. of course there are many other factors
i can understand why you're critical about the video. i don't really think that it's staged, 'cause i guess i'd be too lazy to stage something like that
Floyd
Posted 27 May 2012 - 11:14 AM
who remembers these from when you were kids:
"I pledge allegiance to the fart of the united states of americat and to the repooplic of which it stinks one nation under goat with lizardey and juices for none"
"I pledge allegiance to the fart of the united states of americat and to the repooplic of which it stinks one nation under goat with lizardey and juices for none"
pax
Posted 26 May 2012 - 04:31 PM
affirmedatheist, on 26 May 2012 - 07:00 AM, said:
I have heard of the Montessori schools. I don't know how they work but I have heard of them. I should clarify what I was saying; I do consider education something of an art; there is definitely a performance aspect (communicating with children isn't something everyone can do easily, and some people who are excellent academically are terrible communicators). That along with the ability to break down often complex knowledge into an understandable manner is difficult. I have the latter to some extent but not so much of the former (my non-written communication is clear and concise but nerves have robbed me from speaking out or getting a message out...
