Yuyutsu,

You have a point there.

Hence the success of independent schools.

Asian migrants vote with their feet and send their children to private coaching colleges and to private schools. Where the students can concentrate on their scholastic pursuits and enjoy their youth and at their own pace.

Dear BAYGON,

Well said.

In today's classrooms there are children from a
variety of families. Two mums, two dads, single-
parents, foster families, grand-parents raising
grand-children, older siblings in charge, households
with a variety of people in them, as well as the
traditional family forms.

Children, as long as they are given the care, love,
and security, that they need, will grow up to be
decent human beings.

Our language reflects our view of the world and so it
is always changing. New words are being added all the
time as discoveries are made in medicine, science
and technology. Words for things no longer in use are
dropped from our everyday language.

In the same way, new words are used for sociological
changes (changes in the way society functions). For
example, words like "unisex" reflect our changed
attitudes to men and women. This word would have been
meaningless in past years when men and women were
expected to dress and act differently.
Many "old fashioned" words show us very clearly how
people viewed one another.

For example females were expected to behave in ways very
different from men. While "loose morals" were frowned on
by society in general, there was a tendency to "look the
other way" where men were concerned. A man's behaviour
had to be very bad indeed for him to be branded a "rake"
or "libertine". It was the accepted thing for a man to
keep a mistress, but 'gently bred' women were not
supposed to be aware of it. Women whose behaviour was
considered too "permissive" were called "hussies" and
"trollops".

Nowadays, we don't make such harsh distinctions between
the sexes, and so while these words are still used by some,
the "sting" has been taken out of them.

These are just some examples of words and their meanings
there are many terms which reflect the feeling of some
people - for example - "nig*er," "bo*ng," "dago", "wog,"
these "outmoded" words are no longer acceptable to most
people. Hopefully, with time "poofters," "queers,"
"fags," and "fruits" will also eventually disappear from
the vocabulary.

Foxy, to argue there are no consequences is just illogical!

For the media and our elected politicians to argue the no vote don't have a right to examine the potential consequences goes against the very method anyone was ever raised ever: the consequences are already here... it's pure insanity to have a debate where no one is allowed to speak!

Modern Educayshun

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKcWu0tsiZM

Dear meme...

Nobody is suggesting for one minute
that you are not allowed to
speak. Go right ahead. Of course with speaking
you do run the risk of not being listened to -
depending on what you're saying and whether it's
credible. That's the risk you take.

But go ahead.

Give it your best shot!

Foxy, I'm afraid you are wrong when you state that family dynamics don't effect children's outcomes as long as they are caring.
Multiple studies have been done on the outcomes for children raised without fathers and the facts are not encouraging. Children raised without fathers have higher levels of suicide, criminal activity, drug and alcohol problems, mental health problems, lower educational outcomes, lower income levels as adults.
Some of these outcomes have been attributed to the fact that single parent families generally have lower incomes, but not all. For instance, girls without fathers enter puberty earlier, and are far more likely to have a teen pregnancy.
There are testimonies from children raised by lesbian couples who say that despite having a loving supportive home they still desperately wanted to know who their fathers were and to have regular contact with them.
And earlier this year the ABC did a documentary called " anonymous sperm donors" which examined the trauma suffered by children who didn't know who their fathers were and who were actually spending a lot of time and money trying to trace them.
Sometimes love is not enough.