Comments on: learn to speak french Helpful Roadmap

By: Ben F

Ben F — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 22:13:40 +0000

Most CA schools are underfunded. In my middle class district, the 600+ student middle school has no VP, no nurse, virtually no foreign language program, few aides, poorly maintained facilities, 1/3 of a tech guy, 1/2 of a counselor… Many elective classes have 40-50 students. It is such a shoe-string operation. I have little doubt that more money wisely spent would help raise achievement in my school –start by hiring a VP and improving discipline (=more learning). But do I begrudge the Oaklands for receiving more per pupil? No. Achievement there, while still low, would probably be lower without the extra dollars.

By: hail,

hail, — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 02:50:47 +0000

Imho, people who are in this kind of situations try to protect their public image regardless of the truth. Not that i can blame him for this, but…it's so sad.
Science can make mistakes but i don't think that it can find so much cocaine in someone who never used it.
We'll see what happens. I read in french articles that they are waiting for the “cross-check” analysis. I'm afraid i can't explain better what this thing is.

Btw do you remember of Martina Hingis? Did you believe she was innocent? When she said that she didn't want to sue the federation, to me it meant that she was guilty.
I'm sorry to say this, but it's obvious.
If you think you're right, you sue anyone who is destroying your career and defaming your person.

By: Mark

Mark — Tue, 24 May 2011 16:14:27 +0000

(macs aren’t there yet in my opinion – still too much PC competition)

By: jcohl

jcohl — Thu, 19 May 2011 09:22:21 +0000

can’t argue that Jackson-Hamill wasn’t anyone’s first choice as a PPV main event.Fair point.

By: Mary

Mary — Wed, 18 May 2011 08:17:18 +0000

aw babe, how lucky you are! just to be in that situation, to be able to see that man your in love with regularly.. although i know it must really suck not being able to go out on dates :/

if your sure he likes him back, then hint to him how your feeling, act flirtatious around him? maybie wait till he is in a better physical condition, but use this time to buiuld up a relationship, that way, once he is no longer your patient, you can ffeel confident in starting a relationship with this man?

hope it all works out for you babe, sure itt will(: xxx

By: WorldNewsEU

WorldNewsEU — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 15:19:48 +0000

Just shaved my dog for the first time. I dint think I'll consider dog grooming as a career choice

By: Simone

Simone — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 03:25:16 +0000

Knowledge doesn't necessarily translate to skill. I see where Ted is coming from, but I would guess the masses would benefit more from a language program that doesn't translate but helps a learner acquire the language through skill and practice in real life situations. It develops an internal grammar like we learned for our first language. Metacognition comes in at a later time. A person doesn't have to explicitly know the grammar and rules of language to use it well and communicate clearly.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 22:19:43 +0000

As a curriculum writer for a local school system, I know how many eyes look at our math assessments before they go to the publisher. Today, I was again astounded to find a typo as I gave a test to some students. We can only do so much… we remind ourselves that we are human, I guess. I do think that people should proofread and have at least a second person look at writing being created for professional reasons. However, some just don't get it!

By: Ashley Lebesco

Ashley Lebesco — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 18:34:50 +0000

again I will say you are entitled to your opinion. If you personally do not want to be involved with women’s studies classes or programs then I do not believe you should. I am not advocating that any of these classes be required for ALL students as part of the core program or curriculum. What I am saying that as a student who is paying tuition I have a right to have the kind of education I want and to decide the major and minor I am interested in and not have this dictated to me. We need diversity in the academic world and trying to fold everything into a few departments works against that ideal. Just because someone does not want to be involved with the program does not mean it should not exist. Temple is a liberal arts univeristy which means that students should have a wide range of programs to study from, not marginalzied classes within a department. I am not placing people as feminists or non-feminists, in fact if you read my witing carefully you will see I am just advocating that the women’s studies program stay a program and have their own academic recognition and space. I am not asking for anything more than we deserve as students at a liberal arts university.

By: bronnypop

bronnypop — Sun, 03 Apr 2011 06:04:55 +0000

We talked about editing a bit at breakfast today. Apparently they were close friends as much as professional colleagues, which must have made for interesting conversations. I guess for me the question has to be whether the editor is doing it for professional reasons, or personal ones – does he really care about the shape of the book, and the author's unique voice, or is he only focused on pushing his own beliefs?