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kilton
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HilaryN
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 09/17/2006 : 15:34:09
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Great article.
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Not many sleep eight hours a night, or eat three meals a day. Few spend time each day just staring into space.
I like that one. It’s also a timely reminder to myself I need to be doing more of that. (Or perhaps “not doing” – “doing” is too active a word in this case.)
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One essay asks applicants to write about something they do simply for pleasure. Another asks applicants to talk about an experience where they found value in failure or disappointment.
I agree not enough value is placed on the positive aspects of failure. Getting things wrong is essential for learning.
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carbar
USA
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Posted - 09/18/2006 : 21:50:53
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All of school today is about the artificial. It's all about achieving these false goals. What happened to raising up the values of citizenship and community? Sadly, I think schools really mirror our society. Look at all the corporate influence in schools today. Not just vending machines, but the Oreo cookie "placement" in a second grader's math book. There's a powerful segment of the business world that see kids nothign more than future consumers and workers. If college track kids get trained to be workaholics rather than scholars when they are in high school, chances are they'll keep up that mentality to land a "dream job" at BIG FIRM XYZ. And if non-college track kids get trained to drink Coke and see the world as existing in pre-determined multiple choices, then that fulfills a business interest, too.
Lucky for us, ed schools are trying to raise the social/cultural awareness of teachers like never before in the USA. Good news. Meanwhile, might I suggest sending your kids to Montessori, Quaker or other progressive schools. :)
Who's a researcher? Can we do a study linking the artificial measures of sorting kids with health problems in childhood and later?
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Stryder
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Posted - 09/18/2006 : 22:12:18
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| Thanks fof the article, kilton. -Stryder |
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phyllis
United Kingdom
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Posted - 09/24/2006 : 07:28:55
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It is very sd that the world has become so incredibly competitive. I teach shorthand to journalists and other office workers on a freelance basis.
I have noticed that even Council workers who are administrators are all on some course or other, bogged down with assignments and timetables. Everyone has a line manager who is constantly telling them they have to get more qualifications.
I appreciate my journalists gain from learning shorthand, as do some of the Council staff who take Minutes of Meetings.
Apart from taking courses, they are always popping off to days where they have to learn to 'multi-task','integrate', 'diversify', learn about 'health and safety' (sitting in a chair and working PC for goodness sake!)One student, because he drives a pool car, had to go on a half day driving course. He is 40 years old!
No one seems relaxed. A lot of people in these offices look strained and tired. Many of the young women are overweight.
Have we all got a minute to live or something? Everyone seems so streeeeeessed!
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Littlebird
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Posted - 09/24/2006 : 18:08:29
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I enjoyed this article because I've tried to teach my 20 year old son to not buy into the idea that you have to do it all and have it all and become a workaholic in order to be "successful" in life, even though some family members and friends think that I'm ruining his future by telling him that.
I feel that trying to do too much and trying to do it all perfectly caused me a lot of problems, including the TMS that's kept me from doing much of anything for the past 18 years. I want my son to understand the value of doing things for pleasure and to not be afraid of failing sometimes.
Dr. Edward Hallowell, an expert in Attention Deficit Disorder, has a new book out that's called "Crazy Busy," which I haven't read yet, but the review I saw makes it sound like it may have some good tips for getting off the fast track to stress. |
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Good article about childhood stress
