Emile´s World

Hi, Beth, and thank you for following. I am far fr...

2009-09-15T16:22:53.471+02:00

Hi, Beth, and thank you for following. I am far from being a religious fanatic, as you probably have seen from this post, but culture for me as well includes religion - although many crimes were committed by the churches, like inquisition.

Hi, Ralph, I've enjoyed catching up with your tho...

2009-09-08T01:31:24.821+02:00

Hi, Ralph,

I've enjoyed catching up with your thoughtful posts! I must say that I learned from each and every one.

This fascinating post particularly interests me. Our modern culture, in its rush to be inclusive, seems to be willing to exchange or abandon the Christian faith for religious tolerance.

I'm troubled too, Ralph.

Beth

Going to visit Sue on Wednesday. Hope to be able t...

2009-03-02T17:25:00.000+01:00

Going to visit Sue on Wednesday. Hope to be able to talk to her about her future. I want this girl to succeed and be happy!

Hi, Ulla,very true what you mentioned.Isn´t amazin...

2008-11-21T12:09:00.000+01:00

Hi, Ulla,
very true what you mentioned.
Isn´t amazing how much children´s and adults´needs are the same? There are only different ways to meet them sometimes. Sometimes it seems to me that we are taught to forget or ignore our needs, don´t you agree?

Very interesting post! I could think of another qu...

2008-11-20T14:43:00.000+01:00

Very interesting post! I could think of another question: What do I want to do for me today: Have a good read with a glass of wine or whatever you always liked to do but never actually did. Writing down such a sentence and being able to look at it helps a lot.

Yes, Ulla, you´re so right. You can probably imagi...

2008-11-03T19:07:00.000+01:00

Yes, Ulla, you´re so right. You can probably imagine now how very difficult it is for a traumatised child to be able to keep things together. The trauma means constant stress in every-day life, as these children, and not only children, feel threatened by every situation which arises and is unknown. It is well-known that also adults lose their abilities to manage every-day life situations after a

Hello, Beth,Thank you for your encouraging post. I...

2008-11-03T18:55:00.000+01:00

Hello, Beth,
Thank you for your encouraging post. I have to add, for reasons of fairness, that theoretically students are able to change from one type of school to the other; so, if they are ambitious enough, they can start a vocational training and go on learning at a vocational college class. If they are successful, they can go on to university, but that means that they will have their

Ralph,regarding losing things: it is a common know...

2008-10-29T15:00:00.000+01:00

Ralph,
regarding losing things: it is a common knowledge that our brain loses its functionality when we are under stress. I experienced that last week and almost lost my purse with much money in it because I left it in a shop. Due to the kind people there I still have it. So maybe Sue is under heavy stress also...

Hi, Ralph,Thank you for the interesting and inform...

2008-10-26T20:40:00.000+01:00

Hi, Ralph,

Thank you for the interesting and informative post! I've read it carefully and have added "Emile's World" to my Blog Roll so I can follow your commentary.

Wow! I come away from your description realizing how similar and how VERY DIFFERENT our systems of education really are! I am struck by the similarities common to underprivileged students in both of our countries.

Thank you, Beth, sometimes it is not easy and stre...

2008-10-16T17:52:00.000+02:00

Thank you, Beth, sometimes it is not easy and stretches our patience to the limits. I am spending a lot of my time to the management of our kids´well-being. But it´s so very rewarding!

Yes, Beth, that has been my idea, too. I had some ...

2008-10-16T16:50:00.000+02:00

Yes, Beth, that has been my idea, too. I had some bad experience with the first year of training two yers ago. I started right away with a set of lessons about language learning with the topics memorising words, mind mapping, learning with the learning chart, debating etc., and the only reaction was "oh, not that again!" It shows me that in Secondary School they were forced into applying methods

Hi, Emile!Your recent experience is such a powerfu...

2008-10-15T20:10:00.000+02:00

Hi, Emile!

Your recent experience is such a powerful example of how well we (the education community)have defined learning for our students. From the very early grades, we put students in rows, encourage them to raise hands to speak, and reward absolute compliance in task completion. We reward lower-level, passive learning! It is no wonder that students come into our classes and procede

Hi, Emile,I am touched and encouraged by your visi...

2008-10-02T18:45:00.000+02:00

Hi, Emile,
I am touched and encouraged by your vision for an improved system of support for damaged children. You have earned the right to speak by "walking the walk." God bless you for your service to children and for heightening global awareness to this important cause through your blog.

Gratulation zu den gut geschriebenen Beiträgen!

2008-03-26T18:59:00.000+01:00

Gratulation zu den gut geschriebenen Beiträgen!