In a way, if you're going to have bullies, wouldn't you rather they earn that status for their academic, rather than physical, prowess.Revenge of the Nerds, anyone?
I find it both strange and frustrating how schools will negotiate with students regarding their classroom behavior. It's just bizarre to me how much power and control they give kids here.I mean, I get it. Many schools have their hands tied thanks to the way the system works here.But I don't get how telling a student that he can sleep in class in order to prevent him from skipping the class altogether is helping anything in any way. All it does is send a bad message to the rest of the class and makes it more difficult to prevent other students from also putting their heads down. It's so stupid. It would be better to keep the problem student in lockdown in an empty classroom, if you're really going to let him do his own thing.
Revenge of the Nerds, anyone?
Lol that movie would trigger so many people if it came out today. It had rape, sexual crimes, racism, and other negative stereotypes
The whole negotiation thing kills me!Today, one of the naughtier 4th grade kids came in with 2 of those annoying spinner things. Last class he did zero works and was trying to distract everyone. Today, to my relief, he chose to sit on his own but then started playing with the spinners. When I went over to ask him to open his book I kindly asked if he would put the spinners in his pocket. He ignored me so I put one of them in mine (after several attempts). I told him if he listened well and completed the activity in the textbook he could have it back. Of course he kicked up a stink to the coteacher. Instead of just agreeing with me she put it to the whole class. "Do you think student 1 should have his spinner back or do you think he should do hs work and then get it back?" I don't give a monkey's what the other kids decide, this is undermining me not only with one student but the entire class. Luckily the rest of them are good kids and agreed with me but that's not the point. My decision should not be up for negotiation or a general class discussion!
Quote from: emmas28 on June 08, 2017, 12:59:44 pmThe whole negotiation thing kills me!Today, one of the naughtier 4th grade kids came in with 2 of those annoying spinner things. Last class he did zero works and was trying to distract everyone. Today, to my relief, he chose to sit on his own but then started playing with the spinners. When I went over to ask him to open his book I kindly asked if he would put the spinners in his pocket. He ignored me so I put one of them in mine (after several attempts). I told him if he listened well and completed the activity in the textbook he could have it back. Of course he kicked up a stink to the coteacher. Instead of just agreeing with me she put it to the whole class. "Do you think student 1 should have his spinner back or do you think he should do hs work and then get it back?" I don't give a monkey's what the other kids decide, this is undermining me not only with one student but the entire class. Luckily the rest of them are good kids and agreed with me but that's not the point. My decision should not be up for negotiation or a general class discussion!Emma, I hear you.I hope that most would have had this conversation at the beginning of the school year with their coteachers (I'm sorry orientation is no longer covering this basic/essential topic).In English class at my school, we simply have a "no-spinner" policy (they know not to bring them to class). If we see one, we will take it and keep it until the end of the day for a "first offense".Thankfully, it has never gone beyond that.Best of luck, as rarely anything positive comes from being undermined.
Quote from: Chinguetti on June 08, 2017, 12:06:20 pmI find it both strange and frustrating how schools will negotiate with students regarding their classroom behavior. It's just bizarre to me how much power and control they give kids here.I mean, I get it. Many schools have their hands tied thanks to the way the system works here.But I don't get how telling a student that he can sleep in class in order to prevent him from skipping the class altogether is helping anything in any way. All it does is send a bad message to the rest of the class and makes it more difficult to prevent other students from also putting their heads down. It's so stupid. It would be better to keep the problem student in lockdown in an empty classroom, if you're really going to let him do his own thing.I understand the message it sends to the class is not a good one but in the end maybe it's about keeping that kid out of trouble. If they're not in class sleeping what are they going to do? Out on the street up to no good probably.
Yeah, this is the bummer about growing up and learning more about the world. It has nothing to do with being triggered for me. It has to do with seeing how lazy, ignorant, and flat out harmful a lot of jokes used to be (and still are).And I don't blame your wife for feeling uncomfortable watching dude-bro comedy. To men, it can seem harmless because it's the women being objectified and all is right in the world, but I've watched movies with guys that were pretty heavy on the male objectification (in comparison to the usual lack of it) and they flat out confronted me about it.. "do you like this/think like this?" or made disparaging comments about themselves/their bodies afterwards. The "sexuality" that is usually shown in TV/Film is pretty much one-sided and from a masculine point of view, so of course guys don't even flinch about it.One movie comes to mind... Unfaithful. For me, I loved that movie because it showed a regular house wife having hot, um, encounters with a super sexy guy. But when I watched it with my ex, he was not down for the message it sent about women acting on their base instincts. We didn't even get to the part where the guy gets killed! The ex was uncomfortable watching a movie that I liked that included, and seemed to praise, these things.Anyway, my point is that what people watch does matter and messages get sent even if we don't realize it at the time :/ And your point of view when watching something can drastically change what used to be considered harmless.
Quote from: sevenpm on June 08, 2017, 03:00:30 pmAnyway, my point is that what people watch does matter and messages get sent even if we don't realize it at the time :/I am reminded of an article I read not long ago: http://www.cracked.com/blog/how-men-are-trained-to-think-sexual-assault-no-big-deal/
Anyway, my point is that what people watch does matter and messages get sent even if we don't realize it at the time :/
Also, Korea's literally not that cheap. Housing is relatively cheap, but in Seoul, at least, the price of a lot of food and alcohol is comparable to that in some North American cities.
Quote from: flyingspider on June 09, 2017, 02:02:17 pmAlso just found out that they're adding me to that teacher's fund thing, so there's another 20,000 a month gone. Sigh.Those teacher fees are the biggest and stupidest waste of money ever. There is no reason that delivery food needs to be ordered every week for snacky time. Stocking up the room with instant coffee and some crackers, etc, shouldn't cost 20,000 per person, per month. And for a year or semester end dinner, you still don't really need to do 20,000 per person. I'm so happy nobody at my current school does that nonsense.
Also just found out that they're adding me to that teacher's fund thing, so there's another 20,000 a month gone. Sigh.
Quote from: #basedcowboyshirt on June 09, 2017, 02:06:13 pmAlso, Korea's literally not that cheap. Housing is relatively cheap, but in Seoul, at least, the price of a lot of food and alcohol is comparable to that in some North American cities.I see a lot of disagreement here on Wayg about whether or not Korea is cheap, and I think your answer pretty well sums it all up: if you live in Seoul things can be relatively pricey. If you live outside of Seoul, things get a lot cheaper (a shopping bag full of fresh produce on market days for not even a 5 cheon-er! Whooo-hooo!) I live outside of the big city, and I find stuff is pretty darn cheap. Of course, the bar I measure prices against would be Vancouver, which is one of the most expensive places on earth, so...
Those teacher fees are the biggest and stupidest waste of money ever. There is no reason that delivery food needs to be ordered every week for snacky time. Stocking up the room with instant coffee and some crackers, etc, shouldn't cost 20,000 per person, per month. And for a year or semester end dinner, you still don't really need to do 20,000 per person. I'm so happy nobody at my current school does that nonsense.
Quote from: kriztee on June 09, 2017, 02:35:47 pmQuote from: kyndo on June 09, 2017, 02:13:44 pmQuote from: #basedcowboyshirt on June 09, 2017, 02:06:13 pmAlso, Korea's literally not that cheap. Housing is relatively cheap, but in Seoul, at least, the price of a lot of food and alcohol is comparable to that in some North American cities.I see a lot of disagreement here on Wayg about whether or not Korea is cheap, and I think your answer pretty well sums it all up: if you live in Seoul things can be relatively pricey. If you live outside of Seoul, things get a lot cheaper (a shopping bag full of fresh produce on market days for not even a 5 cheon-er! Whooo-hooo!) I live outside of the big city, and I find stuff is pretty darn cheap. Of course, the bar I measure prices against would be Vancouver, which is one of the most expensive places on earth, so... It can be cheap or expensive depending on your lifestyle. If you're eating at non-Korean restaurants multiple times a week, it adds up. public transportation and housing are a lot cheaper, but if you're dropping 50-70,000won a week on food in Itaewon, it adds up. Same with living outside of Seoul, but making the trip there a lot. Where I live in Jeonbuk it's 30,000won round trip (cheapest bus option) and at least 15-20,000won for a hostel for one night plus food and drinks. It adds up if you do that every month.I feel like saying, "If you live X lifestyle, it's going to be expensive, but if you do Y, it's really cheap" is kind of misleading, though. Like, we're comparing Korea to other countries when we make these comparisons, usually, so a person who does most of his or her cooking at home, doesn't make many unnecessary purchases, and doesn't go out regularly should be compared to a person with a similar lifestyle in a foreign country, and a person who does go out a lot, etc should be compared to a similar lifestyled person. Like, obviously it's cheaper to live as a person who does most of their cooking at home and isn't balling out on the regular. But we were (or at least I was) commenting how Seoul isn't really that much cheaper than a lot of western cities. I feel like, aside from rent prices, if you're a person who likes to stay home and do most of your cooking at home, etc, then living in a western country would be moderately cheaper than living in Korea. That might be offset by cheap necessities like internet and cell phones here, though. But, if you're a person who likes to go out drinking a lot and eat at nice restaurants, I think Seoul is definitely cheaper than most western cities.
Quote from: kyndo on June 09, 2017, 02:13:44 pmQuote from: #basedcowboyshirt on June 09, 2017, 02:06:13 pmAlso, Korea's literally not that cheap. Housing is relatively cheap, but in Seoul, at least, the price of a lot of food and alcohol is comparable to that in some North American cities.I see a lot of disagreement here on Wayg about whether or not Korea is cheap, and I think your answer pretty well sums it all up: if you live in Seoul things can be relatively pricey. If you live outside of Seoul, things get a lot cheaper (a shopping bag full of fresh produce on market days for not even a 5 cheon-er! Whooo-hooo!) I live outside of the big city, and I find stuff is pretty darn cheap. Of course, the bar I measure prices against would be Vancouver, which is one of the most expensive places on earth, so... It can be cheap or expensive depending on your lifestyle. If you're eating at non-Korean restaurants multiple times a week, it adds up. public transportation and housing are a lot cheaper, but if you're dropping 50-70,000won a week on food in Itaewon, it adds up. Same with living outside of Seoul, but making the trip there a lot. Where I live in Jeonbuk it's 30,000won round trip (cheapest bus option) and at least 15-20,000won for a hostel for one night plus food and drinks. It adds up if you do that every month.
I have had a headache of varying intensity for over a week now. Some days it is manageable and today it is so bad I am sweating and throwing up. First couple of days I thought it was a migraine, haven't had one in a long time but the pain was all wrong. I am sure it is something simple and it will vanish as quickly as it came, I just really really want a deep, decent, night's sleep.