tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6693339.post111693893250840065..comments2024-01-01T03:11:44.114+08:00Comments on Frugal Bastard: Hammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00653862887946706847noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6693339.post-1117060886315712462005-05-26T06:41:00.000+08:002005-05-26T06:41:00.000+08:00Miky missed two days of school during her lifetime...Miky missed two days of school during her lifetime. Her sister never missed a day. They had to walk to school even if there was a typhoon.<BR/><BR/>A friend from uni is Korean by birth but was adopted fairly early on and has never been to Korea. She has a perfect Aussie accent so there is no physical reason why Asians can't speak English the same as we do. They just don't use the same muscles when talking.<BR/><BR/>I reckon I saw the same program. Send the kids overseas and dad stays home. One particular dad hadn't seen his kids for seven years. We'll see if the Internet equalises the situation a bit. Remember, Aussies used to go overseas to study years ago as well but French, German etc aren't too important anymore. And the Internet seems to be shortening the divide.<BR/><BR/>I think the Japanese place the most pressure on their children to succeed. They don't so much know the material but know how to pass the test. My missus has a different learning practice to myself. She remembers so that she can pass the test where as I try to understand what it is. She may pass the test but not have a clue what it means. This is not the way we should be educating our children.Hammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00653862887946706847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6693339.post-1117027423908627422005-05-25T21:23:00.000+08:002005-05-25T21:23:00.000+08:00I saw something about this on Tv a couple of month...I saw something about this on Tv a couple of months ago, there's some weird stuff going on in South Korea (dare I say it, even more than China?), all to do with a lot of people in a small country trying to get jobs. People are getting that little thing at the back of their throats cut out just so they can talk English properly and travel overseas (always taking their mum of course and the dad stays behind on his own for 5 years!) And getting top marks at school is unbelievable pressure!Nick Souterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06446146488432212281noreply@blogger.com