From: A Human Being on 8 Aug 2006 20:26 Hatunen wrote: > On 7 Aug 2006 02:18:28 -0700, "A Human Being" > <justahumanbeing1(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > > > > >Hatunen wrote: > >> On 6 Aug 2006 01:58:43 -0700, "A Human Being" > >> <justahumanbeing1(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > >> > >> > > >> >Hatunen wrote: > >> > >> >> How much are you willing to pay a second grade teacher? > >> > > >> >Much more than what they get now, enough to make it all worthwhile and > >> >keep them interested in teaching . A society's future depends on the > >> >people who take care of its basic needs - teachers, health > >> >professionals, builders and the like , even the refuge collectors. I > >> >rate them much higher than Madonna or the basketball players. > >> > >> I didn't ask what society was willing to pay; I asked what YOU > >> were willing to pay. > > > >I did answer and I gave the reason why. > > Please read the paragraph above which starts "much more than they > get now.." and tell me how that says how much you are willing to > pay. How much more is "much more"? Its not an exact amount but varies from place to place. > You're the one giving simplistic answers like they ought to get > paid more. yes that's my opinion . > I'm asking you to put your figurative money where your > figurative mouth is. All the teachers of the world don't teach me or my kids only so I alone am not responsible for paying them. > How much can you pay them? $200 a year? I don't live in the US. >A thouand dollars? Can > you get them anywhere close to a good salary? How many are `them' ? Please state the exact number of teachers being talked about. >What would you > consider a good salary for a second grade teacher? Depends on the country, place of residence and cost of living and their pay in relation to it. >For a high > school math teacher? Would you pay a high school math teacher > more thatn a high school geography teacher? No. > This is the problem. Everyone says teachers ought to get more, > but no one wants to foot the bill. In the USA teachers are > largely paid through local property taxes and attempts by schools > to raise those taxes, which generally requires a ballot issue, > are almost universally met by failure. Reasons?
From: A Human Being on 8 Aug 2006 20:29 Hatunen wrote: > On 8 Aug 2006 16:27:20 -0700, "A Human Being" > <justahumanbeing1(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > > > > >Hatunen wrote: > >> On 7 Aug 2006 06:02:33 -0700, "A Human Being" > >> <justahumanbeing1(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > >> > >> >History doesn't draw any conclusions for us. It only tells us about the > >> >events that happened . Its people who look for a moral in a story. > >> > >> All history is written from a point of view. > > > >Not necessarily. > > As a human being it is impossible to not have one. You, > especially, should know that. I do, which is why I said not necessarily. > ************* DAVE HATUNEN (hatunen(a)cox.net) ************* > * Tucson Arizona, out where the cacti grow * > * My typos & mispellings are intentional copyright traps *
From: A Human Being on 8 Aug 2006 20:49 The Reid wrote: > Following up to A Human Being > > >Both words mean the same thing, though its true `pack' is used to > >denote a group of hyenas, wolves etc. > > "pack" of wolves, dogs, submarines is an *offensive* hunting > group, as in "hunting as a pack"."Herd" is a more *passive* group > of animals, often farmed. > If you think all group words mean the same, I meant all words such as pack, herd etc suggest a group or collection. > do you refer to a > deck of wolves or a herd of playing-cards? If the wolves could be decked and the playing- cards herded then I would. > -- > Mike Reid > Walk-eat-photos UK "http://www.fellwalk.co.uk" <-- you can email us@ this site > Walk-eat-photos Spain "http://www.fell-walker.co.uk" <-- dontuse@ all, it's a spamtrap
From: A Human Being on 8 Aug 2006 20:54 Padraig Breathnach wrote: > "A Human Being" <justahumanbeing1(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > > > >Hatunen wrote: > > >> All history is written from a point of view. > > > >Not necessarily. > > > Necessarily, even though many historians try to eliminate bias. That's your opinion, you are entitled to it. Mine differs. > > -- > PB > The return address has been MUNGED > My travel writing: http://www.iol.ie/~draoi/
From: A Human Being on 8 Aug 2006 21:11
David Horne, _the_ chancellor of the royal duchy of city south and deansgate wrote: > A Human Being <justahumanbeing1(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > > > David Horne, _the_ chancellor of the royal duchy of city south and > > deansgate wrote: > > > A Human Being <justahumanbeing1(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > Dave Frightens Me wrote: > > > [] > > > > > As you know what his CV looks like, why do you believe he's poor? > > > > > > > > A complex set of circumstances. It happens to other people too. > > > > > > Yes, it does, and they don't constantly bang on about the inferiority of > > > other nations, professions and how a whole continent doesn't understand > > > the meaning of wealth, etc. If they did it here in r.t.e. they'd be > > > treated the same way as Mixi. > > > > Are you the owner of r.t.e and the people who post here your slaves who > > must do your bidding and express only the opinions you like ? > > Of course I am. What would make you think otherwise? Nothing. just wanted to confirm if bullies try to rule here. > -- > David Horne- http://www.davidhorne.net > usenet (at) davidhorne (dot) co (dot) uk > http://homepage.mac.com/davidhornecomposer http://soundjunction.org |