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| Tweet Topic Started: Dec 15 2006, 12:05 AM (115 Views) | |
| Eral | Dec 15 2006, 12:05 AM Post #1 |
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Kopi Luwak
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I have just read an article about Ron Clark, a teacher in America who was on Oprah advertising his book "The Essential 55" rules for a successful child in a successful classroom. This one caught my eye.
Umm, ? Is this a big part of American culture? Isn't it a bit submissive? Schools here generally focus on "yes, *insert name* "as a response. In secondary school, when a child refers to you as "sir" or "miss" it generally implies a lack of respect: in that the child is not bothering with your name, or seeing you as an individual. The only people who refer to unknown adults as "madam" or "sir" are shop assistants and waiter/esses. And that's not everywhere. |
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| lara | Dec 15 2006, 05:55 AM Post #2 |
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Kopi Luwak
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Yeah, I think it's a bit cultural. We don't sir and ma'am here, but a friend's kid is going to college in the states and she said not to think he's nuts for it - he's getting the habit. Personally, 55 seems like too many rules. As far as I'm concerned, the big one is the old Golden Rule. If you've got that right, anything else is a minor transgression. |
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? Is this a big part of American culture? Isn't it a bit submissive?



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