[Leica] IMG: Tribal Cirque dancers and acrobats

[scleroplex at gmail.com (scleroplex)]

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
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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.