Things that give you the sh1ts

[The Dark Knight]

Is there something wrong with the quote function on the forum or are people increasingly bad at using it? Thread after thread of unreadable posts due to posts ending with /quote] and not knowing where the new and old posts are

the forum software only allows a certain amount of quotes to be embedded. people need to go and delete the parts of the post that they arent directly referencing

Some people on here ain't that smart Benny.

[stan]

This note from a parent this morning, and the plenty of others like it:

'Can you please excuse ....... from any oral presentations today as she ate a packet of chips last night and has an extremely sore throat today".

Wow.

I trust this student will be graded 'D' or less, and a comment about non-participation in class activity will be made on the report card?

I've been told by my mother in law, who has been teaching for a very long time, that they are not allowed to write anything negative on report cards anymore. She's not happy about it.

She's also being pressured to give a kid an A, that she doesn't think deserves one.

One of the big issues is that during school years we seem to reward mediocrity. The system it seems would have us all tell someone good job for trying hard even if your not even close rather than addressing the issue at hand.

[nuggety goodness]

This note from a parent this morning, and the plenty of others like it:

'Can you please excuse ....... from any oral presentations today as she ate a packet of chips last night and has an extremely sore throat today".

Wow.

I trust this student will be graded 'D' or less, and a comment about non-participation in class activity will be made on the report card?

I've been told by my mother in law, who has been teaching for a very long time, that they are not allowed to write anything negative on report cards anymore. She's not happy about it.

She's also being pressured to give a kid an A, that she doesn't think deserves one.

One of the big issues is that during school years we seem to reward mediocrity. The system it seems would have us all tell someone good job for trying hard even if your not even close rather than addressing the issue at hand.

Add this to the lack of ability to discipline effectively. Kids can't take 'no' for an answer anymore without chucking a tantrum.

Parents take the easy option and allow (even encourage) negative behaviour then wonder why kids are brats, dont listen, are rebellious and delinquents later on...

[fisho mcspaz]

This note from a parent this morning, and the plenty of others like it:

'Can you please excuse ....... from any oral presentations today as she ate a packet of chips last night and has an extremely sore throat today".

Wow.

I trust this student will be graded 'D' or less, and a comment about non-participation in class activity will be made on the report card?

I've been told by my mother in law, who has been teaching for a very long time, that they are not allowed to write anything negative on report cards anymore. She's not happy about it.

She's also being pressured to give a kid an A, that she doesn't think deserves one.

One of the big issues is that during school years we seem to reward mediocrity. The system it seems would have us all tell someone good job for trying hard even if your not even close rather than addressing the issue at hand.

Jeez!!! I missed an oral presentation in Year 5 because of my uncle's wedding the night before, and my teacher said that wasn't a good enough excuse and failed me.

Teaching at uni level, you see the end result of rewarding mediocrity. You'd be amazed (or not) at how many people seem to be there just for the status/bragging rights - they don't seem to know what they want careerwise, or what they expect to get out of their degree. Which is fair enough; my own plans were fairly vague when I began uni, but I was at least motivated and interested in my classes. With these students, their work isn't up to standard and they don't appear to enjoy it, but it takes time for this to sink in. In English, many of them can't spell and have no concept of how to structure an essay, and nine times out of ten when you try and TEACH them how, they don't pay attention. They prefer to whinge about how much they hate the assignments and how this topic doesn't suit them. They usually end up changing subjects but I doubt it makes them any happier.

That being said, there are some who get to uni and really want to do well, but they just aren't up to it. That's the hardest part for us. There was one bloke who flooded my inbox with questions about the assignments, took copious notes in class, and when it became clear that his literacy skills were far below average, he visited the student learning centre and started working one-on-one with a tutor there. He tried his heart out but it made no difference; I had to fail him. In a way it was a relief, because as hard as it was, he wasn't up to scratch and someone had to tell him that. You don't want to discourage people from learning, but you've also got to draw the line somewhere.

[helicopterking]

F&#king Snakes.

[HH3]

F&#king Snakes.

I wouldn't f**k snakes either.

[Lightning McQueen]

F&#king Snakes.

Playing hard to get?

[Lightning McQueen]

People that frolic around on the internet all day when they're meant to be working.

[bennymacca]

People that frolic around on the internet all day when they're meant to be working.

i hope the irony was deliberate

[Lightning McQueen]

People that frolic around on the internet all day when they're meant to be working.

i hope the irony was deliberate

Don't cha think?

[fisho mcspaz]

When you ask 'What's wrong?' and they say 'Nothing' even though there clearly IS something wrong and you're in the doghouse for it. And people reckon only women behave like this.

[Jase]

When you ask 'What's wrong?' and they say 'Nothing' even though there clearly IS something wrong and you're in the doghouse for it. And people reckon only women behave like this.

After nearly 13 years of marriage Mrs Jase and I have a way of working this... sometines it does take Mrs Jase a bit of time to say that there might be something wrong as she doesnt want to burden me...

So we have agreed that I will ask 3 times... if by the end of the 3rd time and still nothing then she cant complain that i didnt ask...

I ask and she knows that I have noticed an issue and she gets a couple of chances to work out herself what is going on...

Winner winner....

[JK]

When you ask 'What's wrong?' and they say 'Nothing' even though there clearly IS something wrong and you're in the doghouse for it. And people reckon only women behave like this.

After nearly 13 years of marriage Mrs Jase and I have a way of working this... sometines it does take Mrs Jase a bit of time to say that there might be something wrong as she doesnt want to burden me...

So we have agreed that I will ask 3 times... if by the end of the 3rd time and still nothing then she cant complain that i didnt ask...

I ask and she knows that I have noticed an issue and she gets a couple of chances to work out herself what is going on...

Winner winner....

If I ask 3 times I'll end up with a Black Eye, and still be in the doghouse (usually for a mood that someone else has put her in)

[JK]

The treatment of the young lad with Down Syndrome at a JB Hi-Fi store shits me!!

[RustyCage]

Having a brother with Down Syndrome, and who also shops at JB HiFi, this has pissed me off big time. I don't know what was worse, the act itself or the way they handled it to the family

[JK]

Having a brother with Down Syndrome, and who also shops at JB HiFi, this has pissed me off big time. I don't know what was worse, the act itself or the way they handled it to the family

I truly can't comprehend it .. Everyone knows there's a lot of shitty people and practices out there, but this still goes lower than the bare minimum of expectations. What is f***ing wrong with the world??

[heater31]

Having a brother with Down Syndrome, and who also shops at JB HiFi, this has pissed me off big time. I don't know what was worse, the act itself or the way they handled it to the family

I truly can't comprehend it .. Everyone knows there's a lot of shitty people and practices out there, but this still goes lower than the bare minimum of expectations. What is f***ing wrong with the world??

The worst part of this is the lack of acknowledging they cocked up with identifying the one that is banned. The lot of them involved need to be shown the door.

[Footy Chick]

What I'd like to know is why a guy with down syndrome is banned from a store in the first place.

[Brodlach]

What I'd like to know is why a guy with down syndrome is banned from a store in the first place.

Other guy was caught stealing

[Pseudo]

Is there something wrong with the quote function on the forum or are people increasingly bad at using it? Thread after thread of unreadable posts due to posts ending with /quote] and not knowing where the new and old posts are

the forum software only allows a certain amount of quotes to be embedded. people need to go and delete the parts of the post that they arent directly referencing

Some people on here ain't that smart Benny.

Yeah. Moderators.