"@Latch, He's not talking about teachers.
Meritocratic is a term where a person gets something based on merit, i.e. their ability. In that case Vertigo is speaking of education being based on achievements, rather than how much money a parent can…"
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What do you lie about?
To your parents? To your friends? Your girlfriend/boyfriend? Yourself?
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Started Sep 4, 2011
Guys are players but girls are sluts?
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Why is it that a guy who sleeps around is a player who gets attention and praise from his friends, but a girl who has sex with a lot of guys is a slut and girls look down on her?I think that if…Continue
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Qymana Botts Aug 28, 2011.
Another nerdfighter Blogging group?
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Anyone up for it? Probably about 4 other people would be good... We could rotate days and whatnot... Thanks!
Started this discussion. Last reply by Christoph Aug 30, 2011.
Opinions on private and boarding schools opposed to public?
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I think that it would be an amazing experience, but then again I also really want to attend one.My local public high school is... Less than optimal. Not really how I want my high school education to…Continue
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Started this discussion. Last reply by codexial Nov 13, 2011.
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codexial replied to Kayy Dee's discussion Opinions on private and boarding schools opposed to public?
Latch33570 replied to Kayy Dee's discussion Opinions on private and boarding schools opposed to public?"I can only imagine what the internet is doing for school. I mean right now I got a course from The Teaching Company on the night sky. It is awesome. I m getting one on chemistry next. Can you imagine the effects the internet will have on society.…"
codexial replied to Kayy Dee's discussion Opinions on private and boarding schools opposed to public?"@Latch I don't have a statistic, but at-risk children span the school age spectrum. I can't comment on younger kids, but I've worked with groups of children as young as ten years old. Your notion that 95% of "problem…"
Loxi replied to Kayy Dee's discussion Opinions on private and boarding schools opposed to public?"I'm an old school style conservative Uber. We're just going to disagree on this one, and I respect you enough that I'd rather not argue with you about it when I already know that we both have our opinions decided. I don't…"
"IAustralia, the private schools here are all for the rich or scholarship people who are all smart. I went to a school that was public, but try-hard private, and we beat nearly every other school with exam results. So, for you, by not having an…"
Übereil replied to Kayy Dee's discussion Opinions on private and boarding schools opposed to public?"You're looking at a collective problem from the view of individuals. You're also looking at it from the point of view of the parents when you should be looking at it from the point of view of the child.If your parents has the legal option…"
Loxi replied to Kayy Dee's discussion Opinions on private and boarding schools opposed to public?"The sole purpose of bettering ones situation for thousands of years was not to improve upon your own life, but to insure a better one for your children. In many countries that is still the case. You work 17 hours a day so you can afford to feed and…"
Latch33570 replied to Kayy Dee's discussion Opinions on private and boarding schools opposed to public?"Loxi I agree with you. For whatever reason they are disruptive. If a kid is disruptive put them in a different class or school. Private school would have been great for you.I bet your parents would have loved to have the option to take you out of…"
Latch33570 replied to Kayy Dee's discussion Opinions on private and boarding schools opposed to public?"Fake college is different. At least here they take your money a lot of it, then if you cause problems they will kick you out. So people who go want to be there, unlike high school."
Latch33570 replied to Kayy Dee's discussion Opinions on private and boarding schools opposed to public?"Verty once again I disagree. You said that education is supposede to be meritocratic or something like that. Nah some teachers are better than others.There is nothing wrong with that teacher demanding better pay or working where she wants. She is…"
Latch33570 replied to Kayy Dee's discussion Opinions on private and boarding schools opposed to public?"Verty no I trust my experience but I will tell you if it is my experience. You can believe what you read all you want but some things don t fly. When the censering about occupy wall street happened did you believe it was accident? Most didn t.…"
Fake Crowley replied to Kayy Dee's discussion Opinions on private and boarding schools opposed to public?"I asked my teachers yesterday, curious about the subject, where they would work if they didn't teach at private schools.
All of them answered, almost unanimously, "At a college," or something along those lines.
So saying…"
Übereil replied to Kayy Dee's discussion Opinions on private and boarding schools opposed to public?"Knowledge is power. An education will last until you die, living in a large house won't. That you grew up in a large house won't be much of an advantage once you move out, that you went to one of them private schools where the good…"
Abreo replied to Kayy Dee's discussion Opinions on private and boarding schools opposed to public?"Mind, I agree with you. I just don't think it's fair to the really great teachers to suddenly take their jobs away from them, or to the private school-kids to kick them out of their schools and force them into public schools. It'd be…"
Abreo replied to Kayy Dee's discussion Opinions on private and boarding schools opposed to public?"They also improve their kids lives when they buy better shelters for themselves in better neighborhoods (up until a certain point at least) so I don't know how different that is from them buying a better education for their kids in terms of…"
Vertigo_One [Ops Mod] replied to Kayy Dee's discussion Opinions on private and boarding schools opposed to public?" Uber your argument about the poor not being able to put their kids in private school doesn t fly. If the public school isn t doimg its job then improve the school, complain to the school board or whatever.
Fixing a school takes years. In the…"
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