That quote in no way implies the government are cowards.
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That quote in no way implies the government are cowards.
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Apologies, I mis-read. That said, I am still not happy with it. So the author is contending they are being brave by defacing monuments and behaving like wild animals? They need to understand what being brave is.
They can still make their point effectively through peaceful demonstration. As soon as I see behaviour like yesterday I switch off and any possibility I may have listened is gone.
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Rubbish. Having spent many years as a teacher I have met people who were poor to start with but with the help and encouragement of their colleagues have become good teachers. A person can have more empathy towards children and be considered a 'great guy' but will be poor teachers. Teacher training helps with teaching skills which is why it is important.
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It's not rubbish. I've met many teachers over the years; the best are always naturally gifted in my experience. I am not disputing that coaching, training and experience can improve ability, but the best are naturally gifted. There's just an intangible quality about them.
First you claim they're not covering it, now you admit they're covering it but 'it took them a while to put it up and don't seem to be reporting on anything else'?
Where's your evidence that it took them a while to put up, and what does 'don't seem to be reporting on anything else' refer to?
Yeah, the Hutton Inquiry sure proved that!
I wish the nutters on this forum would get their story straight. Half of them are claiming the BBC ran right wing propaganda during the election, while the other half are complaining that the BBC ran left wing propaganda. If you're being equally criticised from both sides it's probably a sign that you're presenting a balanced view. So go on, BBC! Go for gold!
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Yeah, the Hutton Inquiry sure proved that!
This thread is diverse enough; do you really want to open that can of worms?
No, it is not a good quote. Prove that you're not a coward by desecrating the memory of the dead? Please.
No, it is not a good quote. Prove that you're not a coward by desecrating the memory of the dead? Please.
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How on earth can you think it is a good quote. It's utter BS.
Fighting for freedom and everything else. Does not mean fighting to allow criminal behaviour.
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Is it 'naturally gifted' or is it the result of years of learning and experience? I have yet to meet a 'naturally gifted' teacher. I have met guys that were extremely intelligent but poor teachers. One I remembered vividly on my PGCE was streets ahead of everyone academically but to his credit after his placements said that actual teaching was a nightmare and he changed career.
Some teachers I have met were immersed in teaching from a young age because their parent/parents were teachers but again that is learning.
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Indeed. If they want to be brave, then perhaps they should enlist. The Army particularly is struggling for numbers at the moment.
the army with it's future spending in doubt?
no surprise it's struggling as it will turn into the second iraq war again with serving soldiers asking there family to send them over boots and other essential kit because the government has no money and already gave the stuff away to foreign "freedom fighter groups" I mean ISIS sympathisers
no surprise it's struggling as it will turn into the second iraq war again with serving soldiers asking there family to send them over boots and other essential kit because the government has no money and already gave the stuff away to foreign "freedom fighter groups" I mean ISIS sympathisers
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This.
The fallen gave their all so that we could live free from oppression, not so we could throw our toys out of the pram when democracy gave us a result we didn't want.
Don't you worry you'll be oppressed again in due course.
No, it is not a good quote. Prove that you're not a coward by desecrating the memory of the dead? Please.
This.
How so?
I'm sure some of the best pilots don't have the right qualifications to fly a 747. Would you open the gates to all unqualified pilots just so we can attract these few?
Yes, requiring basic minimum qualifications does exclude some exceptional people but it also keeps out a lot of terrible people too.
Unqualified teacher (a teacher who hasn't completed their training yet) != unqualified person teaching.
And what Labour introduced did work? Why were so many kids leaving school without the basic literacy and numeracy skills?
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/educatio...rate-and-numerate-in-the-developed-world.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-24433320
Better not move away from that... it's going so well...
Does the new curriculum copy the likes of the Netherlands and Finland or move further away from them?
Finland's teachers are well-paid, trusted to do the job and require higher levels of qualification than those in the UK.
I think most educators thought that Labour did a pretty terrible job too. The main problem being too much change.
His 'big role' is career suicide. Gove has been chosen to do a hatchet job on the ECHR. It's only going to take a handful of rebels to bring down the UK's withdrawal from the ECHR - something that's going to look very embarrassing. None of the intellectual heavyweights in the party want to be associated with that stink.
Also, this is amazing:
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I think the cowardice comment is about not standing up for what you believe in...
No reason for the graffiti to be sprayed on to a memorial, but on the other hand no need to get so overexcited about a bit of paint sprayed on a bit of masonry/stone. It hasn't killed or hurt anyone and it'll be removed fairly quickly.
It's a bit like those that burn flags and books, they don't actually hurt anyone, just rile up a few over sensitive types.
Personally the the best teacher I ever had was "unqualified". He spent 30 years in industry and moved over to teaching. We had him for both chemistry and physics at A-Level, which is quite impressive in itself...
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The best teachers are ones who have seen the real world, with real risk of redundancy, real deadlines, a long week with just 25 stat holidays etc.
Got any evidence to back that up sport?
Complacency breeds all sorts of crap, just because a high nondescript number of people died 70 years ago, doesnt some how negate the constant vigil people need to take to keep defending themselves, but like the panda...society is on the downward trend.