Comments on: British school bans raising hands

By: GBA

GBA — Mon, 30 Jan 2006 18:05:48 +0000

That stuff happens here in America all the time.
Take for example a company like Wal-Mart. This has made it part of their policy to forbid employees with degrees from top tier universities from displaying their achievment in the office. Because they say it makes other from lesser schools feel uncomfortable.
But at the same time it encourages folks with degrees from crappy community colleges to proudly and prominently display their lesser achievement.

They like many other want intellectuals to dumb down so they can feel more comfortable with being ignorant and stupid.

By: Justin Thibault

Justin Thibault — Mon, 30 Jan 2006 17:52:17 +0000

Is it just me or does the “phone a friend” bring a “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire” memory? I don’t think that’s enough lifelines.

As someone who wasn’t always raising their hand – I think having “Ask the Class” and “50/50″ options would be helpful.

By: ttyler5

ttyler5 — Mon, 30 Jan 2006 14:52:45 +0000

Steve Sk, but if they have to get in line for the toilet, isn’t that a hierarchy leading to feelings of self-loathing and low self esteem?

By: PCD

PCD — Mon, 30 Jan 2006 14:10:25 +0000

Modern education is neither modern nor education.

By: Big Bang Hunter

Big Bang Hunter — Mon, 30 Jan 2006 13:23:04 +0000

- HarryL – they have a special prep course in “grimmicing, knee squeezing, and modern desk dancing 101″ to cover that….

Bang –

By: Steve Skubinna

Steve Skubinna — Mon, 30 Jan 2006 10:15:44 +0000

No, harrylooker, all students will use the facilities simultaneously, therefore nobody is singled out.

Further, students will be required to produce uniform, uh … oh, forget it, I can’t go there in this forum. I won’t even mention the refrigerator magnets.

By: harrylooker

harrylooker — Sun, 29 Jan 2006 23:46:17 +0000

What if you have to go the the bathroom, do you wait for the teacher to ask???

By: stackja

stackja — Sun, 29 Jan 2006 23:11:31 +0000

Please Miss may I ask a question. How does not ask a question without raising a hand?

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By: Steel Turman

Steel Turman — Sun, 29 Jan 2006 19:24:42 +0000

Hey, thanks for the link.

ElC … I was one of those. I gave up answering questions in the 7th grade.

Took it back up when I turned 35.

By: El Conquistadore

El Conquistadore — Sun, 29 Jan 2006 19:11:31 +0000

Ya wanna talk “victimhood”?

Try being the only smart kid in a room full of dumbasses who can’t wait to kick your butt because you’re always raising your hand and giving the answer.

(It eludes these freaks that the alternative is to sit there and wait until some other blow-hole raises their hand. Hell, we’d all still be there waiting, if that were the case).

I never understood teachers asking students questions, anyway. THE ANSWER IS RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU, ON YOUR ANSWER KEY! Just give it to us and let’s move on!

By: David Foster

David Foster — Sun, 29 Jan 2006 17:50:18 +0000

What happens when kids who have been raised with this kind of obsessive "self-esteem" focus get out into the real world? There are some distrubing indications.. link

By: Baklava

Baklava — Sun, 29 Jan 2006 17:27:02 +0000

Ah. Flashbacks of school. I was always one who knew the answer and I remember the teacher saying, “let’s have someone else besides Doug” or “I know you know the answer, let’s see who else knows”.

The “no hands up” policy is now the teacher decides policy but the students who didn’t know still won’t know the answer. It’s not being a victim. It’s the teacher identifying who needs help for goodness sakes. Life isn’t fair! (Don’t I know that)