[Leica] IMG: Tribal Cirque dancers and acrobats

[scleroplex at gmail.com (scleroplex)]

and then there are parents like this

http://www.newsweek.com/2011/07/17/american-kids-immersed-in-chinese-asian-education.html




On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 6:31 PM, scleroplex <scleroplex at gmail.com> wrote:

> dear gene + ric,
> that is all true.
> but a teacher who pushes the parents is invaluable too.
> it takes everyone.
>
> and yes, chasing marks in some exam kills education completely.
> it killed education in india 30 years ago already.
> which is why you now have 1.1 billion people who know just what they need
> to be good little employees
> in whatever is the current popular field (information technology for the
> past 15 years)
> and absolutely nothing beyond that.
> :-(
> even worse are schools in india who throw good children out because they
> "will bring the school's top grade average down in the annual state exam"!
> the children per se do not matter, nor does their actual education and
> development.
> school bragging rights trump all!
> bharani
>
>
>
> Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2011 11:57:05 -0400
> From: Ric Carter <ricc at embarqmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Tribal Cirque dancers and acrobats
>
> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
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> as husband to a teacher (elementary) I'll tell you, teachers love PE
>
> not only does it make the kids healthier, it lets them work off that excess
> energy that comes from sitting too long
>
> further, it helps them learn social skills
>
> in NC, it's "teach to testing" legislators who are killing killing not only
> PE, but the arts, creative teaching and anything else that does anything
> other than manufacture mill workers and ignorant voters
>
> ric
>
>
>
> On Jul 19, 2011, at 11:47 AM, grduprey at mchsi.com wrote:
>
> > Its not the school teachers, its the parents who do not want their
> children to be forced to exercise, or strive to be the best.
> >
> > Gene
>
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "scleroplex" <scleroplex at gmail.com>
> > To: lug at leica-users.org
> > Sent: Monday, July 18, 2011 4:52:53 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central
> > Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Tribal Cirque dancers and acrobats
> >
> > the innate capability of the human body is always impressive.
> >
> > if only school teachers actually *cared* about physical education
> throughout
> > the 12 years.....
> > more people would keep what they were born with.
>