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littlebear said:
Aside from being a firm believer in the importance of Shakespeare, I'm with you. I think fixing education should be about finding ways to help all students better navigate their obstacles, not simply removing them.
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You've surmised it perfectly. In this day and age where literacy is so vital removing English will IMO only lead to more children falling through the cracks which does no one any favours.
 
Reaper said:
Looks like in addition to potentially writing the ending to her own TV career, her thumbing of the journalist has caused him to write a rather unflattering article that even says she had a "foray into heterosexuality" - I'll let you judge how you feel about that statement given her own comments on her sexuality (and her liking the opposite sex could hardly be called a foray anyway)

Big Brother’s Tully on life after the Big Brother bubble bursts: ‘It’s f***ing tough’
http://news.com.au/entertainment/tv...s-its-fing-tough/story-fn8yvfst-1226911667136
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Will gays and lesbians ever get along. :p
 
smurfette said:
Thanks @Sweetgeek.

Both my daughters and I have spent countless hours working with him to try and help his understanding, so it is certainly not a case of him not trying or not wanting to learn - but now the only focus of his mental health treatment team and myself is to get him through this year without him opening a vein :)
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Sounds like he is really lucky to have you guys to not only support him but to be so understanding :)
 
Reaper said:
Looks like in addition to potentially writing the ending to her own TV career, her thumbing of the journalist has caused him to write a rather unflattering article that even says she had a "foray into heterosexuality" - I'll let you judge how you feel about that statement given her own comments on her sexuality (and her liking the opposite sex could hardly be called a foray anyway)

Big Brother’s Tully on life after the Big Brother bubble bursts: ‘It’s f***ing tough’
http://news.com.au/entertainment/tv...s-its-fing-tough/story-fn8yvfst-1226911667136
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Oh dear. They couldn't even get her name right.
 
Gemini said:
That's certainly not the case for everyone so maybe consider that before insinuating that another forum member's (currently depressed) son is lazy.
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Are you serious?!

I disagreed with your statement that "with English – you either have it or you don’t". As far as I am concerned, I don't for one second believe what you said to be true or correct.

I did not call your (currently depressed) son lazy. I merely stated what I believe, and that is that we all have the capability to improve and reach our goals and full potential, but that it is almost impossible to succeed without self belief, determination and perseverance.

I merely stated that I believe that if your son wanted it bad enough, he would have found a way to triumph, regarding successfully learning how to analyse poetry and interpret novels. I am not in any way knocking him, I would rather stick a fork in my eye than analyse poetry or interpret novels, I am merely saying that if we really want something bad enough, we keep working, keep persevering, remain determined until we get it. That is what I believe and just because my view offends you, doesn't make you right.

Some people like to focus on what they believe can't be done, where I like to find ways to prove it can be done.

Just an example of two differing opinions that's all.

Anyway back on topic, and back to what really matters, word on the Twitter street - Tim ate a whole can of beans and farted 13 times.
 
TraLa said:
Are you serious?!

I disagreed with your statement that "with English – you either have it or you don’t". As far as I am concerned, I don't for one second believe what you said to be true or correct.

I did not call your (currently depressed) son lazy. I merely stated what I believe, and that is that we all have the capability to improve and reach our goals and full potential, but that it is almost impossible to succeed without self belief, determination and perseverance.

I merely stated that I believe that if your son wanted it bad enough, he would have found a way to triumph, regarding successfully learning how to analyse poetry and interpret novels. I am not in any way knocking him, I would rather stick a fork in my eye than analyse poetry or interpret novels, I am merely saying that if we really want something bad enough, we keep working, keep persevering, remain determined until we get it. That is what I believe and just because my view offends you, doesn't make you right.

Some people like to focus on what they believe can't be done, where I like to find ways to prove it can be done.

Just an example of two differing opinions that's all.

Anyway back on topic, and back to what really matters, word on the Twitter street - Tim ate a whole can of beans and farted 13 times.
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For starters you can stop saying that you disagree with my statement about English, because if you re-read the thread you'll realise that I never made one. Nor do I have a son.

When a poster comments and says that her son is having difficulties with English, it is very presumptuous to assume it's because he's not trying hard enough to "get" it, and frankly when she also mentions in the same post that he's severely depressed to the point where he's contemplating taking his own life then it's just freaking insensitive.

I admire your belief that if people want something enough they'll get it, but the way you approached it really gave the impression that you thought @smurfette 's son was simply lazy and not trying. That's a huge call to make when you don't know the kid or how he functions.
 
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Tell you something I will comment on...the lack of coverage of the TWO HUNDRED AND SEVENTY Nigerian school girls that were kidnapped.
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The coverage that was given to the 'Bondi Brawl' vs. the missing school girls is not only horrifying but embarrassing. #bringbackourgirls
 
Gemini said:
For starters you can stop saying that you disagree with my statement about English, because if you re-read the thread you'll realise that I never made one. Nor do I have a son.

When a poster comments and says that her son is having difficulties with English, it is very presumptuous to assume it's because he's not trying hard enough to "get" it, and frankly when she also mentions in the same post that he's severely depressed to the point where he's contemplating taking his own life then it's just freaking insensitive.

I admire your belief that if people want something enough they'll get it, but the way you approached it really gave the impression that you thought @smurfette 's son was simply lazy and not trying. That's a huge call to make when you don't know the kid or how he functions.
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Sorry about that.

My mistake.

I thought the reply was from the person I was engaging with, given that we all have stupid made up names, it is sometimes difficult for me to work out which fictional name is which.

But in reply to your response (now I have worked out you are two different people), we all have difficulties and challenges in life, and after rereading the original post it, would appear that Smurfette's sons mental health problems are more of an issue, than him successfully understanding how to process poetry or interpreting novels at the moment. It is almost impossible to succeed at anything when your head space isn't right.

I wasn't implying that the child was lazy or not trying. I was implying that perhaps he simply wasn't interested enough in poetry or interpreting novels at this time in his life to successfully pass the high school module. I truly believe failure is not in the falling down or in this case not being able to understand poetry or literature, it is in the failure to get up and keep trying to understand poetry and literature.

Good luck with your boy Smurfette. And I apologise for the identity mix up Gemini.
 
TraLa said:
Sorry about that.

My mistake.

I thought the reply was from the person I was engaging with, given that we all have stupid made up names, it is sometimes difficult for me to work out which fictional name is which.

But in reply to your response (now I have worked out you are two different people), we all have difficulties and challenges in life, and after rereading the original post it, would appear that Smurfette's sons mental health problems are more of an issue, than him successfully understanding how to process poetry or interpreting novels at the moment. It is almost impossible to succeed at anything when your head space isn't right.

I wasn't implying that the child was lazy or not trying. I was implying that perhaps he simply wasn't interested enough in poetry or interpreting novels at this time in his life to successfully pass the high school module. I truly believe failure is not in the falling down or in this case not being able to understand poetry or literature, it is in the failure to get up and keep trying to understand poetry and literature.

Good luck with your boy Smurfette. And I apologise for the identity mix up Gemini.
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No worries, I understand what you were saying now that you've explained it. I don't agree with everything you've said here, but I do see where you're coming from.

It's probably my own fault for the identity misunderstanding...getting involved in discussions/arguments that had nothing to do with me to begin with lol. It's just difficult when I could imagine how stressed out @smurfette would be at the moment even without people on here questioning her son's effort (which I thought you were doing).
 
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Gemini said:
No worries, I understand what you were saying now that you've explained it. I don't agree with everything you've said here (I do a lot of it) but I see where you're coming from.

It's probably my own fault for the identity misunderstanding...getting involved in discussions/arguments that had nothing to do with me to begin with lol. It's just difficult when I could imagine how stressed out @smurfette would be at the moment even without people on here questioning her son's effort.
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I stand behind everything I have said. I respect that you don't agree with some parts, and again sorry for mistaking you for the original poster.

The thing we need to remember, if we are going to share our private life on an open forum with a bunch of strangers, we need to understand we are opening the lines of communication which may result in questioning or comments which may make us uncomfortable, particularly if we are "stressed out".

The things you don't want discussed openly or questioned are probably best for the PM function.
 
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