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MTUpower · #61 02-20-2012, 11:24 AM

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Originally Posted by MTI

Some are "more equal than others."

Your comments show a basic lack of human understanding. No one is "equal" to anyone else- not even identical twins are equal. If everyone was equal there would be no laws, no disagreements, no need for taxes, there would only be bliss.

aklim · #62 02-20-2012, 12:03 PM

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Originally Posted by MTUpower

Your comments show a basic lack of human understanding. No one is "equal" to anyone else- not even identical twins are equal. If everyone was equal there would be no laws, no disagreements, no need for taxes, there would only be bliss.

That is why John Lennon had his "Imagine" song.

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Imagine there's no heaven
It's easy if you try
No hell below us
Above us only sky
Imagine all the people living for today

Imagine there's no countries
It isn't hard to do
Nothing to kill or die for
And no religion too
Imagine all the people living life in peace

You, you may say
I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one
I hope some day you'll join us
And the world will be as one

Imagine no possessions
I wonder if you can
No need for greed or hunger
A brotherhood of man
Imagine all the people sharing all the world

You, you may say
I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one
I hope some day you'll join us
And the world will live as one

There should be something about putting down the pipe after you are stoned but it isn't in the lyrics.

Kuan · #63 02-20-2012, 01:11 PM

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Originally Posted by aklim

One would hope so but without a good foundation, I would wonder how you achieve the lofty position of average. During school, a lot of attitudes are formed and without some strong force to change that, Newton's Law of Inertia also applies.

From an employer standpoint, who do you think I will hire, all things being reasonably equal? You with your 3.5 GPA or Joe with his 2.1 GPA? Assuming I hire both, I know who I will groom for better things in life. Both of us might be graduates of the RN program but if I have a BSN and you have as Associate Degree, guess who will be tapped for promotion if we are about the same?

Good attitudes and foundation is essential for future endeavors. It doesn't simply end with the HS exam

And let me add that at the ripe old age of 18, that kids, especially boys, have no idea how to solve problems; nNo matter what the mathematical qualifications or whatever the ethnic background.

One of the first tests I gave kids in logic class was to draw the circuit diagram for a stair light. Whether the kids got it or not was never related to their GPA.

aklim · #64 02-20-2012, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Kuan

And let me add that at the ripe old age of 18, that kids, especially boys, have no idea how to solve problems; nNo matter what the mathematical qualifications or whatever the ethnic background.

One of the first tests I gave kids in logic class was to draw the circuit diagram for a stair light. Whether the kids got it or not was never related to their GPA.

Don't know about you but we were doing that at 15 to 16. We could do calculus for math and also inorganic chemistry with lab components and in physics, we were doing a watered down version of what we were doing in college physics.

Kuan · #65 02-20-2012, 02:48 PM

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Originally Posted by aklim

Don't know about you but we were doing that at 15 to 16. We could do calculus for math and also inorganic chemistry with lab components and in physics, we were doing a watered down version of what we were doing in college physics.

Those are not problems. I'm talking real problems that require counting like Tower of Hanoi style stuff.

The Clk Man · #66 02-20-2012, 02:53 PM

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Originally Posted by aklim

Don't know about you but we were doing that at 15 to 16. We could do calculus for math and also inorganic chemistry with lab components and in physics, we were doing a watered down version of what we were doing in college physics.

Did your teacher give you a gold star for the week?

layback40 · #67 02-20-2012, 06:01 PM

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Originally Posted by MTI

Do you have specific knowledge about special needs education in Singapore or Shanghai?

I know teachers who have worked in China & Singapore.
What specific knowledge do you have on the subject a part from an internet search !!

cmbdiesel · #68 02-20-2012, 06:47 PM

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Originally Posted by MTUpower

Your comments show a basic lack of human understanding. No one is "equal" to anyone else- not even identical twins are equal. If everyone was equal there would be no laws, no disagreements, no need for taxes, there would only be bliss.

Your comment shows a basic lack of Animal Farm....

cmbdiesel · #69 02-20-2012, 06:48 PM

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Originally Posted by aklim

That is why John Lennon had his "Imagine" song.

There should be something about putting down the pipe after you are stoned but it isn't in the lyrics.

You don't put it down, you pass it....

aklim · #70 02-20-2012, 07:29 PM

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You don't put it down, you pass it....

Assuming you are doing it in a group and you want to be invited back, you are right. Don't "Bogart" the whole thing, pass it along when you have had enough. But if you are alone, you put it down and keep it for when the buzz wears off. So I have been told.

MTI · #71 02-20-2012, 09:00 PM

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Originally Posted by layback40

I know teachers who have worked in China & Singapore.
What specific knowledge do you have on the subject a part from an internet search !!

I am very familiar with what the states have to do to provide an education to special needs students in the US, however I am not familiar with similar program existing in Asia, particularly in the Chinese system.

MTI · #72 02-20-2012, 09:03 PM

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Originally Posted by cmbdiesel

Your comment shows a basic lack of Animal Farm....

I guess somebody missed class on that day . . .

MTUpower · #73 02-20-2012, 09:09 PM

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Originally Posted by cmbdiesel

Your comment shows a basic lack of Animal Farm....

...and you are living in 1984.

MTUpower · #74 02-20-2012, 09:12 PM

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Originally Posted by MTI

I guess somebody missed class on that day . . .

yep I was missing class...
I graduated a year early from high school in 83 at age 16 and went straight to being a sophomore in college. Only thing I missed was the smart donkeys* who went on to become poor lawyers.

MTI · #75 02-20-2012, 09:16 PM

hmm, hit a nerve, I see. You must very proud of your accomplishments, especially since you want to deal it out to bash me. Well, you should be proud. Why don't you tell us more about your fabulous accomplishments so that we can ever more impressed.