Oh yes, even while not a full time teacher, I've been teaching private
music lessons for fun and profit.
Beach Runner wrote:
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> letoured@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> In <X%MNd.38467$JF2.14975@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>, on 02/07/2005
>> at 04:51 PM, Beach Runner <bob@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> said:
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>>> know_buddee@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>>> This generation will be the one that wipes the ugly face of poverty
>>>> from the face of the earth. Those who help will be blessed. Those who
>>>> selfishly fight against this will fail.
>>>>
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>>> Do you believe this? In this nation alone the middle class is being
>>> destroyed with outsourcing to third world nations. It would be great
>>> if it were true, but I see no indications of such.
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>> How ironic; A troll without a clue in an education group. Did we fail
>> you, or was it your drug use that caused your mental problem?
>
> Hardly. I was a teacher for many years, and then worked in the computer
> field for many years. I still do. I also teach. I'm no troll.
>
> But I'm watching the outsourcing of much of America's technology. Many
> great people have lost their jobs, replaced with people in India making
> $5K a year. I used to teach in NY, and even South Dakota. In fact, I
> taught in the poorest county of the US. Naturally, since I did a good
> job and had techie skills they pulled me out of the classroom to do
> techie work, write grants, and such.
>
> I've never lost my enthusiasm and interest in education. I think most of
> education is horrible, boring, and anti-thinking. I'm one of those
> radicals that think that when you tell a young child not to talk, you
> are telling them not to think.
>
> I think education should emphasize music, the arts, creativity, as
> opposed to this absurd trend of standardized testing. Check out some
> research on MRIs on the brains of young music students. But instead
> they spend their money on standardized tests.
>
> Yes, parents are a tremendous factor. If a parent reads to a child, I
> think that alone is critical.
>
> I'm sure because of events I will teach again. That was why I started
> following this group. A troll? Hardly. My point is quite valid.
>
> This nation went from being the most productive nation in the world to
> what? Try buying anything made in America. Now you're watching a brain
> drain. GE has Patent Lawyers in India doing their patent law and
> getting reviewed in the US. MRI's are being emailed to India to be
> analyzed.
>
> Meanwhile teachers live close to the poverty level, good ones working
> incredibly hard. With little respect.
>
> The day I left teaching and went to work in college people treated what
> I had to say with far greater im****tance. That is very sad.
>
> That's your troll.
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