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HAHAHA yes you could say that.
))))I hope that the person who will be reading this letter has curtains that can open wide- he will be needing a lot of bright light.
Celivia
It sounds like you believe that every child comes into the world like a blanc sheet of paper (how’s that in Latin again ?)
Oh I remember now I read this over. What I meant was to say was “tabula rasa”.
Just wanted to check your latin skills, Marc)
Nah just joking.That’s terrible, Kay, about your friend’s sister. Unfortunately, this happens more than one might think.
Anyway, talking about public schools- I am very satisfied with the care and education my children received/are receiving at their public schools.
Of course, there is always room for improvement at any school.Celivia
Hehe very funny, Kay!
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Soon, Sic faciunt omnes.Marc, I enjoy seeing your POV, but I have to disagree with you when you say:
Any kid possessing all his thinking faculties intact, can be in theory be tought to become any profession you like. You cannot make him brilliant, but you can make him a functional doctor, solicitor, dentist, vet, plumber, carpenter, and even a musician, writer painter or sculptor.
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The difference is purely economic.
It sounds like you believe that every child comes into the world like a blanc sheet of paper (how’s that in Latin again ?)
and that parents (Probably the THEN parents, I guess?) can just write the child’s future success onto that paper, throw money at it and knead that kid into the success they want for the kid.I don’t believe that this can be done, Marc.
Since when are kids not individuals with their own likes and dislikes?
I think it is even dangerous to be convinced that this can be done. How will it make kids feel if they cannot or don’t wanna live up to the parents’ expectations?I agree with Kay, where she says:
I think another point is that… it doesn’t matter how much money you pay for your kid’s education- a child who isn’t very academically skilled, can’t be made so by throwing money into their education. Educational outcomes will often be determined by the child themselves.I agree because I often have seen this happen- parents tossing extreme amounts of money into their child’s education (private school and armies of private tutors) to no avail.
Not because these kids were not intelligent, but because they had no academic interest.You cannot make a kid achieve 100% marks (or maybe even 60% marks) if the kid does not want to do the work and has no interest, no matter how much money you spend on her/his education.
But maybe I’m wrong and maybe you could, if only…..
Celivia
I recently went into a Real Estate Agentcy and enquired about a house & land package, where the house will be biult soon on the block! ” So it’s buying of the plan really” – at this stage. Though the house will be going ahead and built soon anyway.
The agent said it deppends on your Budget as to how much the property will be?
Funny, Jaffa!
Would the agent perhaps mean that the house is still to be designed, and that it is up to the buyer whether he/she wants a standard/basic interor design, or a more fancy one.
Or perhaps luxury thingies like gold-plated doorknobs, taps and towelrails instead of plain ones?
I dunno- just guessing))Celivia
Interesting conversation since I last checked!
I still have to make some replies to some of you:Monopoly, you asked:
Define “different” [blink] ??? Smaller class sizes??? Teachers who were happy to settle for lower paid (public school) wages??? What??? This is a very blanket statement. As a parent, I want to know what “different choices” my kids have???
OK Monopoly, I’d better clarify what I mean by “different”
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By different types of schools I mean schools that differ from each other by their didactics or methodology. I’m just talking about primary schools here, and in some instances about High schools.Montessori schools, to use an obvious comparison, are using different learning aides and materials and methods than say Steiner schools. ANd both differ from the standard education that most of us are familiar with. Or there can schools that suit different families’ religions. (Christian, Muslim, name it).
Anubis, it is true that there are catchment areas, but that doesn’t mean that this can’t be changed if necessary, and schools will have to become more flexible to fit in with demand.
For example, there is no reason that large existing schools can’t be divided into two or even three different sections. SO there can be a high demand for say, basic education, and less for Montessori schools, but if there’s enough demand in an area to form a Montessori class, that can then be arranged as required.
If there’s not enough demand in an area, the kids of that area could be allowed to go to the nearest school that offers their preference.All these different ways of educating children can be funded by the govt.
I realise that this may all seem very confusing [confused2].
Australian systems were not set up like this from start, as were the systems in some European countries.
It’s always hard to radically change a system when there is already an establishment. I just wanted to say that there ARE different ways that work in practice in other parts of the world, without stating that one way is better than the other.
There are more ways than the one- it’s important to realise that.Celivia
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