Comments on: Clever? Can’t Be Clever. It’s Not Allowed http://www.yellowswordfish.com/417/clever-cant-be-clever-its-not-allowed/ Sun, 24 Jan 2010 00:15:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jeni http://www.yellowswordfish.com/417/clever-cant-be-clever-its-not-allowed/comment-page-1/#comment-1535 Jeni Wed, 09 Aug 2006 20:05:53 +0000 http://www.yellowswordfish.com/417/clever-cant-be-clever-its-not-allowed/#comment-1535 PC and equality my arse. What's 'normal' anyway. I was furious with the 'deferred success' label suggestion. I've worked with kids who quite honestly will never get a GCSE even if the continue to try til their hair turns grey. For the most part, there are things that they are good at and they should be encouraged to nurture that. Not everyone is academically minded just as not everyone is good at the practical stuff. But the idea that it's not cool to be clever and stupidity is a goal is just plain wrong and this is just reinforcing the idea. Clever is as clever does and PAT seem to prefer being PC cool rather than smart. PC and equality my arse. What’s ‘normal’ anyway. I was furious with the ‘deferred success’ label suggestion. I’ve worked with kids who quite honestly will never get a GCSE even if the continue to try til their hair turns grey. For the most part, there are things that they are good at and they should be encouraged to nurture that. Not everyone is academically minded just as not everyone is good at the practical stuff. But the idea that it’s not cool to be clever and stupidity is a goal is just plain wrong and this is just reinforcing the idea. Clever is as clever does and PAT seem to prefer being PC cool rather than smart.

]]> By: stabani http://www.yellowswordfish.com/417/clever-cant-be-clever-its-not-allowed/comment-page-1/#comment-1493 stabani Sat, 05 Aug 2006 10:23:23 +0000 http://www.yellowswordfish.com/417/clever-cant-be-clever-its-not-allowed/#comment-1493 "equality for all" ps: liking the new comments formatting “equality for all”
ps: liking the new comments formatting

]]> By: Andy @ Yellow Swordfish http://www.yellowswordfish.com/417/clever-cant-be-clever-its-not-allowed/comment-page-1/#comment-1485 Andy @ Yellow Swordfish Thu, 03 Aug 2006 20:58:35 +0000 http://www.yellowswordfish.com/417/clever-cant-be-clever-its-not-allowed/#comment-1485 Hi stabani: The question is who the hell in heir right mind would want everyone to be the same? Hi stabani:
The question is who the hell in heir right mind would want everyone to be the same?

]]> By: stabani http://www.yellowswordfish.com/417/clever-cant-be-clever-its-not-allowed/comment-page-1/#comment-1480 stabani Thu, 03 Aug 2006 19:33:23 +0000 http://www.yellowswordfish.com/417/clever-cant-be-clever-its-not-allowed/#comment-1480 It's "Politically Correct". Basically, if you stop telling stupid people that they are stupid and intelligent people that they are intelligent, you "could" possibly help to make everyone "normal" That's what you get when you have too much time and too many lawyers. It’s “Politically Correct”. Basically, if you stop telling stupid people that they are stupid and intelligent people that they are intelligent, you “could” possibly help to make everyone “normal”

That’s what you get when you have too much time and too many lawyers.

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