Posts by BenWilson
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actually it seems that a strangely large number of threads lead to Timaru
Do many ever return, though?
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Flummoxing Unanswered Questions
Love it. "That'll FUQ em".
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Should we give up teaching Shakespeare to the whole class?
How can you know which kids are getting something out of it? I think they should all be exposed to at least some Shakespeare. The benefit is not easily counted (my greatest beef with the current standards drive). I'm damned sure I understood only the most surface layer of the Shakespeare I studied at school, but it stuck with me, and often the meaning reveals itself later. Years later.
So I can't really agree with the various selections above of what the kids should be restricted to. Literature like Shakespeare expands your imagination, so it doesn't matter that they won't get every nuance, or that the content is 'adult' in theme. I'm sure I still don't know what it's like to be an old king like Lear, but Shakespeare gives me a chance to. For that matter, I never understood what it was like to be a young teen in a stupid death crush either, so R & J never spoke to me at much, other than to perhaps get an insight into the minds of some of my fellow students. No need to dumb down for the kids.
The choice of play should be very much colored by what the teacher likes . The enthusiasm matters.
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Islander can you recommend a decent Maori mythology tome? In English...my Maori needs a lot of work.
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Sounds like you want David's book with its washable cover.
Perfect for funny laundering?
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I'd say I'm shaking my head for not noticing. Pity my telepathy didn't read Lucy's fair warning that dicks should pull their heads in.
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OK, better question, since I was dickishly unaware of the telepathic powers of the undicks: If the dicks can't express their dickness, how can the other dicks find them? The telepathically challenged don't get a fair shake.
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Emma's book is actually my Christmas present to myself. I hope whoever gets it (I'll decide after I read it) doesn't notice that it's not virginal. Perhaps I should wear latex gloves whilst reading it. Or is that like taking a shower wearing a raincoat?
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In that case, they should try not to advertise it quite so openly.
Dicks aren't allowed to express their dickness? How else can the non-dicks know to avoid them?
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Is Io really pronounced "Eeyore"?
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