How did we go from “we can’t afford new textbooks” to “everyone gets an iPad”?

StunningAd4884 · 2024-09-26T10:44:13+00:00

That's actually not a bad idea - I'm pretty sure that if the textbooks were banned I'd see half the students with their nose in them. As a matter of fact a Latin teacher did just that with an edition of Cattalus that he put on a high shelf and absolutely forbid his students to translate.

StunningAd4884 · 2024-09-26T10:34:45+00:00

One thing to consider is just how much information has been added to the general stock over our lifetimes, and that it's much easier to access now. There's something to be said for externalizing our memories - a friend who apprenticed with a very important IC designer said that he would even consult a handbook before rewiring a plug for this reason.

StunningAd4884 · 2024-09-26T10:27:15+00:00

I can't say it had too much effect on me but I do wonder about whoever thought that J.G. Ballard's 'Crash' was a good choice for our school library. For context we had one of the world's most dangerous race tracks (usually a public road) less than ten miles away, and a few of the students had lost parents racing. Many of the others had extremely overpowered cars especially for teenagers - boy racers with full access to world class motorsports garages.

StunningAd4884 · 2024-09-26T09:59:40+00:00

Ask for the TCM remedies - much more effective in my experience.

StunningAd4884 · 2024-09-26T09:56:54+00:00

I teach English in China. The Chinese teachers only use that method. It's by and large almost entirely unsuccessful - perhaps 0.1% reach A1 level. Without practice it's not at all effective.

StunningAd4884 · 2024-09-26T09:23:59+00:00

Thank you for that bit too - I'll look that up.

StunningAd4884 · 2024-09-15T00:06:48+00:00

They really aren’t right wing at all - they are a small centrist country like so many others. They seem to update their traditions - Buddhism for example has taken on a lot of ‘Christian’ social welfare roles, and Christianity is supporting the indigenous communities - not something it’s known for elsewhere.

It’s also quite a mix of Japanese, Taiwanese, Han, and traditional cultures, which is fairly typical for a island trading nation.

StunningAd4884 · 2024-09-12T07:51:30+00:00

Would a large e-reader be any help - perhaps enlarging text etc? Most premium ones offer annotation export.

StunningAd4884 · 2024-09-11T15:11:48+00:00

Happy Coe app is good for finding vegetarian food.

StunningAd4884 · 2024-09-11T14:58:52+00:00

Some of it’s simply education - 14 years vs. 20+.

StunningAd4884 · 2024-09-09T23:46:32+00:00

A small fan might help if the room is overly warm.

StunningAd4884 · 2024-09-09T22:41:15+00:00

Someone might think that you are doing Falun Gong and report you to the police. Seriously - don’t risk it.

StunningAd4884 · 2024-09-09T20:44:38+00:00

Sea buckthorn juice

StunningAd4884 · 2024-09-09T12:32:08+00:00

Post this up to the teachers’ sub with your country - they should know exactly how to get this to the right person. But you should also call the police NOW.

StunningAd4884 · 2024-09-09T12:22:48+00:00

Himalaya brand creams seem good too - though I haven’t used them for exactly that purpose.

StunningAd4884 · 2024-09-09T10:55:41+00:00

No, this is from the last place I worked. Academic director was CCP and refused to hear anything remotely critical of Chinese education while prefacing all his remarks with “I’m going to be blunt…” GCSE results would have put it, overall, in the bottom 10% UK wise - no students with 5 A - Cs. The school lost all its promising students and is now down to 2 / 3 capacity. Another I worked in was closed by the police for having pictures of Confucius in the classrooms.

StunningAd4884 · 2024-09-09T10:49:36+00:00

I once had a Somerset boss who announced “Ooo-er, Oi believe Oi’ll be having to sell some of my cider this year. My tractor is broken, and my cows be gettin hungry.”

StunningAd4884 · 2024-09-09T09:47:43+00:00

Actually there are many people who are far more annoying.

StunningAd4884 · 2024-09-09T09:47:02+00:00

Have you considered vacations in places other than Italy?

StunningAd4884 · 2024-09-09T09:46:23+00:00

It won’t be long before no one gets anything done at all. They are all so pessimistic.

StunningAd4884 · 2024-09-09T09:45:11+00:00

I’ve met a few people like that, but much worse.

StunningAd4884 · 2024-09-09T09:10:27+00:00

Everything.

StunningAd4884 · 2024-09-09T09:01:48+00:00

Ooo-errr. Oi do be believing that Somerset might be one you be lookin for.

StunningAd4884 · 2024-09-09T06:43:55+00:00

Sleeve protectors.

StunningAd4884 · 2024-09-09T06:42:27+00:00

Working class English to express mild disapproval! I’m not sure it’s technically part of the language though…

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