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» 11/05/2009 10:19:02 PM Jewely, I think that if you want your husband to change to be more like you then you are g.....
» 11/05/2009 6:58:38 PM I think marriage is a wonderful union if it is between the right people. I married my chil.....
» 4/03/2009 7:38:02 PM Pelican yes I have said it before. And I will say it again and again until it is resolved......
» 1/03/2009 7:49:18 AM Hi Polpak. Yes this is terrible but the problem is that not many people seem to care. Only.....
» 25/02/2009 6:58:46 AM yvon52. The whole process of dealing with complaints and matters in our Education system i.....
» 23/02/2009 3:32:17 PM I have been dealing with issues to do with production of documents and allegations of bias.....
» 15/12/2008 10:46:54 PM Of course punishment deters misconduct, maybe not in 100% of the cases but certainly in th.....
» 15/12/2008 12:20:41 PM The problem with the cane is that it was abused by overzealous bully teachers and Principa.....
» 26/11/2008 8:32:40 PM Dream on if you had half a brain you wouldn't write what you do......
» 26/11/2008 3:47:48 PM Hi Pelican, not only do these sorts of issues have the potential to affect other children .....
» 25/11/2008 8:27:48 PM Thank you Country Girl. I have thought of the criminal aspect. I have previously put the m.....
» 24/11/2008 8:33:02 PM I cannot believe the hide of the DET. They are trying to say that because nobody is intere.....
» 21/11/2008 8:09:44 PM Divorce Doctor the problem is that it isn't against the Law to Discriminate against gifted.....
» 21/11/2008 5:11:13 PM Dream On. I have been using the ADT to get documents from the DET for years and I have bee.....
» 21/11/2008 12:25:37 PM Divorce doctor it wasn't for money. Of course maybe somebody paid somebody. It was just to.....
» 20/11/2008 9:49:51 PM Two of my children have just finished their HSC. They are seriously concerned about their .....
» 20/11/2008 7:41:27 PM HI Dream On. I do have plans to do what you say. Although it doesn't really make a diffe.....
» 20/11/2008 4:49:53 PM Divorce Doctor. I made a complaint about the education of my children, since then there ha.....
» 20/11/2008 10:53:33 AM Divorce Doctor if there is a way for me to prosecute these people can you tell me how to d.....
» 19/11/2008 9:46:24 PM Divorce Doctor my case isn’t simply that they said that they would do something but they d.....
» 19/11/2008 3:10:23 PM Pelican. We made the mistake of writing to the Ombudsman before the DET had investigated t.....
» 19/11/2008 2:58:32 PM Divorce Doctor I went to a Solicitor to see how I could take the Department to a Court as .....
» 19/11/2008 7:27:21 AM I know people know that the Government is corrupt PALE and that I am not the only one. I a.....
» 19/11/2008 7:17:00 AM I would just like to add that in my families matter documents were actually destroyed on t.....
» 18/11/2008 9:52:09 PM See this all has to do with the set up for complaint handling. Even if a patient did com.....
» 18/11/2008 9:40:54 PM After many years of dealing with FOI and the complaint handling cover up process designed .....
» 18/11/2008 9:16:11 PM People against Live Exports it is obvious that you and I have a completely different take .....
» 8/11/2008 6:41:50 AM Say whatever you like PALE but the fact remains that I never got those emails about a meet.....
» 30/10/2008 7:11:25 AM I am so sorry to hear the case was unsuccessful. My families story puts a whole new mean.....
» 29/10/2008 7:49:52 AM Oh and as for my children, it is the actions and/or lack of action by the DET that concern.....
» 29/10/2008 7:49:06 AM Taryn. I know why you are posting your post. There appears to be no other reason except to.....
» 25/10/2008 9:06:44 AM The thing is that when the media doesn’t get involved people think that you do not have a .....
» 25/10/2008 9:03:43 AM Thanks you Pelican and Chainsmoker for your replies. I guess what I need to say first is.....
» 22/10/2008 11:00:59 PM STG there are many children who are neglected and who are treated unfairly. Often their cr.....
» 22/10/2008 4:04:02 PM Belly telling somebody to accept being treated like rubbish and telling them to let the ma.....
» 22/10/2008 7:09:41 AM Firstly I would just like to say that although I am passionate about this cause, I am no l.....
» 21/10/2008 7:01:36 PM Dream on it has already been established that my claims are not vexatious as I have a lett.....
» 21/10/2008 4:37:07 PM Wow so a good teacher wouldn't want a parent to be involved in their children's education?.....
» 21/10/2008 6:59:28 AM People Against Live exports my children do not have a 'chip on their shoulder' nor are the.....
» 21/10/2008 6:54:13 AM This is quite amazing I have a right to request information under FOI. It is our democrati.....
» 20/10/2008 6:34:43 PM I would like to ask the opinion of On Line Opinion readers in relation to a matter of FOI .....
» 21/09/2008 6:01:54 PM CW thank you for your post. We have tried making formal complaints, even to the Director .....
» 20/09/2008 12:49:02 AM I just do not understand why our Government is continously permitted to discriminate. Viol.....
» 19/09/2008 11:56:31 PM Anansi I never asked for 'special treatment" for my children. On the contray I asked .....
» 17/09/2008 10:14:47 PM Anansi. I only say my children are gifted because they were identified intellectually gift.....
» 16/09/2008 10:23:04 PM Country Girl I did do everything that I could to make school more interesting for my child.....
» 14/09/2008 9:51:00 PM Olly. A child goes to school to learn. If a child is gifted and by that I mean intellectua.....
» 14/09/2008 5:25:25 PM Anansi one of my concerns in education is the fact that they make our children compete in .....
» 14/09/2008 3:28:50 PM Anansi. There is this idea that acceleration does damage to children when in reality it on.....
» 13/09/2008 1:46:58 PM Oh and I forgot to say Stg - thanks for wishing my children well. These responses have be.....
» 13/09/2008 1:21:14 PM Cont.....One would think that if state records have been manipulated in order to inflict h.....
» 12/09/2008 11:00:54 PM Cont....Some of you seem not to understand the fact that I didn’t lodge the complaints of .....
» 12/09/2008 10:57:36 PM Anansi.It seems that the DET doesn’t actually deal with matters pertaining to them preferr.....
» 11/09/2008 11:21:27 PM Mjpb. It is nice to hear from somebody who understands and has an open mind about the issu.....
» 11/09/2008 10:44:47 PM STG how inept is a public servant permitted to be in relation to matters pertaining to one.....
» 11/09/2008 10:02:55 PM The most important thing here is that we made formal allegations of bias and discriminatio.....
» 11/09/2008 10:00:51 PM I am sorry that I haven’t had a chance to come on and respond. Apart from working part tim.....
» 10/09/2008 2:17:30 PM Thanks mjpb. The thing that I do not understand is why children are not protected from pre.....
» 9/09/2008 6:22:45 PM Recently I made a formal complaint to the Anti-Discrimination board of systematic victimis.....
» 7/09/2008 1:47:46 PM So Banjo what about if one set of parents think it is okay for their say 9 year old to be .....
» 3/09/2008 6:59:12 PM So when is a girl or boy 'READY' to be involved in sex? How young will people want to go?.....
» 3/09/2008 8:15:54 AM Antiseptic. I don't 'think' that my children are gifted. Due to issues with regard to a di.....
» 2/09/2008 9:58:35 PM A 14 year old child is a child.....Children are not emotionally, physically or mentally re.....
» 1/09/2008 7:32:36 PM Harm minimisation is a joke. It is a failure and it doesn't work. If we teach the childr.....
» 1/09/2008 6:47:08 PM Just because the system has set things up to protect those who encourage underage children.....
» 1/09/2008 6:08:29 PM The age of consent is 16 and school personnel take a 14 year old girl to get the pill so s.....
» 1/09/2008 5:06:59 PM This is how the system corrupts our children and ruins society. The age of consent is 16.......
» 29/08/2008 8:46:07 PM Hi Pelican. Thanks for the leads. Thing is that letting it go would never give me peace .....
» 28/08/2008 7:50:45 AM Yes Antiseptic I think you sum it all up when you say that they operate without fear of co.....
» 28/08/2008 7:42:04 AM Woops Young Dan sent the post before I finised....Sorry. Here are some issues/excuses tha.....
» 28/08/2008 7:32:41 AM Of course I filled out the form. What evidence can you provide when you are seeking docume.....
» 27/08/2008 6:29:09 PM Well Judgement was handed down in a matter that my family put before the Administrative De.....
» 17/07/2008 7:10:20 PM Well I think that it is a worry. We live in a democracy so majority rules. Muslims have lo.....
» 27/05/2008 5:19:28 PM Steel. I am sorry to disappoint you but I am not religious and everybody is a Bigot - don'.....
» 27/05/2008 2:43:44 PM For goodness sake, we live in a twisted world where child sexual abuse is rife. As adults .....
» 26/05/2008 11:10:35 AM Robert if you are incapable of thinking normal and can only think at the extremes then tha.....
» 26/05/2008 9:53:21 AM See here is the problem. The world has already been groomed to be sexualised....So this pi.....
» 16/05/2008 7:44:22 AM Thanks Austin Powerless. Thing is that at the moment I do not feel completely trapped as I.....
» 15/05/2008 2:02:47 PM I am not so sure Brian that kids in the top 1% are not impacted by the 'system'. Maybe the.....
» 14/05/2008 5:54:21 PM Well Austin Powers - unfortunately for me I am a good person and I like to set good exampl.....
» 14/05/2008 7:43:40 AM http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,23694087-5005941,00.html.....
» 13/05/2008 9:52:35 AM I see a problem with children maturing earlier...I see the problem because the problems ar.....
» 12/05/2008 9:47:41 PM HRS I think that girls are maturing earlier because of their exposure to sexual images, ed.....
» 12/05/2008 9:09:51 PM You are right AP and DD. Investigatory bodies and the complaint handling processes used by.....
» 12/05/2008 1:25:54 PM Divorce Doctor. Essentially my family’s complaints are against the State Labor Government .....
» 10/05/2008 9:17:10 PM The thing is that by the time they get the doll or game it is too late. They already seem .....
» 10/05/2008 8:59:47 PM I want to bring up for discussion the complaint handling procedures used by our Government.....
» 6/05/2008 10:48:46 AM I watched it last night as my teenage daughter told me that Cory was going into the house .....
» 5/05/2008 11:09:42 AM I started watching it, I have never watched it before but I thought that maybe, just maybe.....
» 30/04/2008 1:44:46 PM Gibo it isn't just the Government, it appears to be the majority of people dont care. What.....
» 29/04/2008 1:44:03 PM Yes well once again I will state that the reason we are in the state that we are in is bec.....
» 27/04/2008 5:53:45 PM Oliver I spoke to my local member etc they wrote to those responsbile who responded by say.....
» 27/04/2008 2:24:03 PM Oliver the problem is that my children have been are are being targeted, neglected, bullie.....
» 27/04/2008 8:51:09 AM Oliver, there are a few Stanford Binets. One is the SBLM and that is an old outdated test .....
» 26/04/2008 10:18:23 PM Oliver is has nothing to do with the intelligence tests, it has to do with victimisation, .....
» 26/04/2008 1:15:48 PM Oliver the way things are set up now it is those who complain that are ostrasized, the one.....
» 26/04/2008 10:58:32 AM You know I will say it again as really it is simple. If the type of clothing is such tha.....
» 25/04/2008 1:27:23 PM I haven't had a chance to read what everybody has said but I have been trying to tell peop.....
» 19/04/2008 9:03:33 PM Yes I think woman should cover up more, and by that I do not mean they should have to cove.....
» 14/04/2008 2:08:52 PM Arjay I hope my response didn't come across as harsh. I didn't mean it to be, it is just t.....
» 13/04/2008 3:23:46 PM Arjay what part of the fact that the DET didn't formally deem me vexatious and the Ministe.....
» 13/04/2008 9:19:43 AM I have serious concerns about openness and accountability in Government. My family has b.....
» 9/04/2008 6:38:51 PM The thing is rstuart is that I think that porn cheapens the human race and drops standards.....
» 9/04/2008 12:15:35 AM I think that the key is that there is porn and there is porn! Soft porn isn't nearly as .....
» 26/03/2008 6:45:26 AM I agree that Aboriginal people are treated with atttitude and disdain. I have 4 children w.....
» 24/03/2008 7:49:06 AM We need to stop abusing the word racism. The vast majority of the times when people have a.....
» 21/03/2008 7:45:27 AM Just one more thing I would like to add that the two times when my two youngest kids were .....
» 21/03/2008 7:14:32 AM People have this little fantasy that different races and religions are going to get on. Wh.....
» 7/03/2008 4:48:59 PM Pale your concern for other people's time is truly bizzare. I have answered Annoyed Pare.....
» 6/03/2008 6:45:14 AM Here is another article that deals with the complaint handling procedures set up by our Go.....
» 5/03/2008 8:02:49 PM PALE. Maybe you could direct me to where I have abused you. I don't demand people do any.....
» 5/03/2008 7:07:56 AM PALE - you ask what I am seeking so I am going to respond. I want a public apology. Our n.....
» 4/03/2008 11:43:06 PM Here is an interesting link about Ministers and people in power ignoring allegations of ch.....
» 4/03/2008 10:13:05 PM Annoyed parent. You still dont' seem to want to understand or accept that there is a consp.....
» 4/03/2008 7:57:23 PM Annoyed parent. I think I am starting to realise who you are. The facts are that there h.....
» 4/03/2008 6:31:36 AM I am really hoping that the lack of posting on this thread following my posting of evidenc.....
» 3/03/2008 5:30:32 PM Annoyed parent I have already addressed that matter with you. I have the evidence by way o.....
» 2/03/2008 9:06:46 PM Pale I didn't say ONLY in the way you are presenting. I said it in the context of the fact.....
» 2/03/2008 2:19:16 PM Later this afternoon I will be putting some evidence on my blog. For those who think tha.....
» 2/03/2008 11:23:46 AM Since PALE keeps wanting to present me as though I do not what this matter resolved and th.....
» 2/03/2008 8:44:48 AM Pelican I have tried bringing the attention to the fact that Legislation prohibits questio.....
» 1/03/2008 5:21:20 PM If I missed responding to your post Bronwyn then I apologize The reason that I believe th.....
» 1/03/2008 1:11:04 PM Bullying and victimisation in education is not limited to NSW and it is not limited to stu.....
» 1/03/2008 11:15:39 AM PALE. Why dont' you be specific with regard to the holes that you see in relation to my fa.....
» 1/03/2008 6:42:08 AM Good idea Pale leave this thread because you keep going on about how you are wasting your .....
» 29/02/2008 5:16:53 PM PALE - Post whatever you like. You know that I do not have copies to be able to verify any.....
» 28/02/2008 9:37:48 PM An interesting question is to ask why people attack and discredit others when they are try.....
» 28/02/2008 6:27:17 PM Here we go again. People focusing on trying to discredit me rather than focusing on the un.....
» 27/02/2008 11:48:06 PM Pale you are trying to be nasty and you seem to worry alot about other peoples time. Why s.....
» 27/02/2008 10:28:56 PM Foxy the Ombudsman can choose to not investigate a complaint on the basis of lack of fundi.....
» 27/02/2008 9:22:39 PM Annoyed parent why don't you tell me exactly what you want to see and I will post it. Be.....
» 27/02/2008 6:11:57 PM Vanilla the Ombudsman is not empowered to investigate corruption. The Ombudsman is there t.....
» 26/02/2008 7:11:56 PM dwg. The Ombudsman himself has stopped my family. I provided clear evidence in the first i.....
» 26/02/2008 6:27:56 PM PALE. I don't remember what that email said and yes I would like a copy please. Nobody cal.....
» 26/02/2008 7:18:55 AM Pale- did this person signed their name on the email because I identify myself and I am pr.....
» 25/02/2008 7:59:48 PM PALE. When I originally made the complaints in 2000 I didn’t include the treatment of my c.....
» 25/02/2008 7:06:26 PM Definately the Government is corrupt. They have set up the administrative process to funct.....
» 25/02/2008 5:37:41 PM Annoyed parent the DET is the Department of Education and they are part of the School. It .....
» 25/02/2008 5:18:13 PM My children are resilient they have become so resilient that they expect me to fight for j.....
» 25/02/2008 7:13:17 AM mmistrz. Thank you for your post. I am more than happy for you to turn the attention back .....
» 24/02/2008 11:50:31 PM Candice it would only render a student mute if they cannot read the passage in reading rec.....
» 24/02/2008 8:55:58 PM I have been involved in reading recovery at school, not for my children as they are intell.....
» 24/02/2008 7:37:50 PM Vanilla by targeting I mean that at every available opportunity the DET tried to humiliate.....
» 24/02/2008 4:21:00 PM Bronwyn I haven't had a chance to get back to you because I have been busy with my daughte.....
» 24/02/2008 1:10:53 PM I think that what needs to be established is whether when a parent makes formal allegation.....
» 23/02/2008 8:58:47 PM Annoyed parent. In May 2003 I wrote to the District Office and advised them that a letter .....
» 23/02/2008 6:55:35 PM Nobody contacted the kids Annoyed parent. What the school did was call my sons friends int.....
» 23/02/2008 12:25:35 PM Pale there are a few different issues with regard to this matter. The Tribunal is not a Co.....
» 23/02/2008 6:39:05 AM PALE. It did not 'go to Court'. Where did you hear that? I took the DET to the Administr.....
» 22/02/2008 6:16:07 PM Pelican. Thank you for your concern. I do not let this matter consume my life. What people.....
» 22/02/2008 6:08:54 PM Annoyed parent. Yes I do believe that the Department organised the victimisation of my chi.....
» 22/02/2008 6:53:40 AM Hi Belly, problem is that if the Ombudsman was set up to be a watchdog on Governments and .....
» 21/02/2008 11:43:50 PM I would like to ask the opinion of fellow OLO readers. I recently made formal allegations.....
» 18/02/2008 5:25:21 PM The thing about schools is that they were meant to be places where all children would have.....
» 16/02/2008 2:55:42 PM My children would have benefited from a partnership type relationship with school. Instead.....
» 9/02/2008 2:09:00 PM One of the biggest problems if a child learns to read before they start school is that the.....
» 9/02/2008 1:47:07 PM The whole public system is corrupted and grossly unfair. Our Government has created Sele.....
» 29/01/2008 8:51:10 PM Rainer we live in the Sutherland shire. You know right near the Cronulla riots. It is very.....
» 29/01/2008 8:02:38 PM Rainer thing is that when I am on my own I don't tend to get challenged when I say am Aust.....
» 28/01/2008 7:19:47 PM Rainer. I actually didn't know what term to use to explain the situation because I worried.....
» 28/01/2008 6:11:26 PM I think that part of the problem is that if a person of ethnic background doesn't like an .....
» 20/01/2008 12:16:17 PM Annoyed parent. I really do not have the time to go into the matter but if you go to these.....
» 20/01/2008 10:02:38 AM Annoyed parent. We didn't expect special treatment. When we complained it was because a te.....
» 19/01/2008 11:42:17 AM Annoyed parent. Note the words 'equality before law'......
» 18/01/2008 3:27:23 PM Annoyed parent. No it is not correct......
» 18/01/2008 9:40:25 AM Turn right than left. Maybe your saracasm is different to mine. I didn't realise that it h.....
» 17/01/2008 11:41:23 AM Turnleftthenright. What I was doing was being sarcastic in RESPONSE to a post that was ver.....
» 16/01/2008 6:16:23 PM "News flash". Of course your kids said that you were the greatest mum in the wor.....
» 16/01/2008 10:45:52 AM Annoyed parent. Well if you ask my kids they will tell you that I am the greatest mother o.....
» 15/01/2008 4:28:30 PM Annoyed parent. It really is irrelevant what might cause the aggressive behaviour. Kids ne.....
» 15/01/2008 9:26:19 AM Annoyed parent. I have two boys and they too are not aggressive but as a rule boys tend to.....
» 14/01/2008 4:11:36 PM I am commenting on this blog on this topic and on this thread. If you want to challenge wh.....
» 14/01/2008 10:05:34 AM Individual. Your response seems to be the norm. I have had similar responses with regard t.....
» 12/01/2008 2:17:23 PM People against live exports. I would love to be able to help more to protect the animals a.....
» 12/01/2008 10:16:26 AM Boys these days are aggressive and they do not think before they act. They are impulsive a.....
» 11/01/2008 2:12:53 PM This Halal issue is of serious concern to me because the way I see it and the way things a.....
» 3/01/2008 7:37:05 PM Some cultures name all their kids the same name. That really causes problems later on when.....
» 2/01/2008 9:50:10 AM I think that without understanding how inquiries are performed we are giving our Governmen.....
» 21/12/2007 1:50:15 PM Nothing will change in education until they acknowledge and deal with the fact that there .....
» 15/12/2007 9:00:44 PM The best and only way to deal with child protection matters is have a complaint handling p.....
» 13/12/2007 1:27:12 PM Realist. Fair enough if it wasn't the schools business but if you are at school, not happy.....
» 13/12/2007 12:59:55 PM Realist. Just because you feel you didn't need or want emotional and psychological support.....
» 6/12/2007 5:31:59 PM I think people focus too much on marks and University. The trick is to ask the students wh.....
» 5/12/2007 5:28:21 PM Belly the thing is that we are all racists to a degree. It is part of our survival instinc.....
» 5/12/2007 11:03:35 AM Actually my youngest daughter now 11, when she was 8 years old, wrote at school that we ne.....
» 4/12/2007 8:07:54 AM yvonne. You think that Scholarships are a cheap option? Scholarships are awarded on the ba.....
» 4/12/2007 6:41:57 AM Taryn. It is too late as we invited them in. Although I do believe that we should slow dow.....
» 3/12/2007 9:22:12 AM See here is the problem. You cannot turn back time. Already Australia has invited many Mus.....
» 3/12/2007 8:43:26 AM The Government and people keep focusing on this stupid funding and as a result everything .....
» 3/12/2007 6:58:47 AM yvonne. The private schools did not advance my daughter. By the time I was able to return .....
» 1/12/2007 12:32:29 PM I get annoyed when only 'mothers' are the ones mentioned in issued to do with education. I.....
» 21/11/2007 6:57:25 AM Then my youngest daughter was sitting for OC in 2004. Given the fact that we knew we were .....
» 21/11/2007 6:53:55 AM Filip. I agree with you with regard to tests. They control our children by their test resu.....
» 19/11/2007 3:30:12 PM Petal have you read Maralyn Parkers Blog lately? http://blogs.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/m.....
» 19/11/2007 12:53:02 PM Why should parents who have worked hard and been successful and can afford to put their ki.....
» 19/11/2007 10:09:34 AM I would like to see the figures etc., regarding this idea that is being thrown around abou.....
» 8/11/2007 10:54:35 PM David, at the moment two are in the Catholic high school system and one is moving to the C.....
» 8/11/2007 6:58:11 PM I can understand the guilt. When my children started in the public school we believed that.....
» 7/11/2007 7:59:26 PM sm. No matter how hard I tried I couldn't get your post to make sense. What is it exactly .....
» 6/11/2007 7:38:23 PM David my child/children are dealing with it and they are requesting that I stand up to the.....
» 6/11/2007 11:09:06 AM VK3AUU. That is of course if your child doesn't become a target and become depressed and t.....
» 3/11/2007 9:20:49 AM I have two children in Year 11 this year and they have no idea what they want to choose as.....
» 29/10/2007 4:58:53 PM Brian. I agree that what you say is so true. My family had some problems when my son was b.....
» 28/10/2007 8:33:47 AM This is just so sad! huffnpuff I am sorry to hear of your plight but glad to hear that yo.....
» 27/10/2007 7:28:41 AM individual. YOu cannot defend yourself against a Labor Government as they can destroy docu.....
» 26/10/2007 10:05:15 AM How about if we split the difference and make it three (3)!.....
» 23/10/2007 7:46:44 PM If all people who are not happy in their own country change countries and everybody does t.....
» 22/10/2007 9:12:17 PM The problem isn't pole dancing as such. The problem is pole dancing in front of strangers .....
» 21/10/2007 9:54:50 PM The complaint handling process used by our Government departments consist of allowing thos.....
» 12/10/2007 10:06:27 AM Alexander I understand what you say, it amazes me how nobody wants to get involved in anyt.....
» 11/10/2007 9:36:43 AM My children are all exceptionally right brained hitting the ceiling at age 8/9 on all the .....
» 8/10/2007 7:51:34 PM Wanting to be compensated for an extra baby is a bit much as a baby can be given up and it.....
» 2/10/2007 1:20:49 PM Gypsy. The complaint handling system is there just for show. They are not allowed to get i.....
» 2/10/2007 1:02:35 PM Australia doesn't actually have boundless plains to share. Refugees and immigrants want t.....
» 27/09/2007 7:45:03 AM It is true they groom everybody to appear like criminals, act like yobbo's, or look like t.....
» 26/09/2007 6:35:14 PM Ideally what should happen is that young people should be properly educated about the risk.....
» 26/09/2007 3:26:26 PM One of the biggest issues with the sexualisation of children is the amount of sex our chil.....
» 24/09/2007 7:33:52 PM The biggest problem with education today is the way it is served and administered. Schoo.....
» 24/09/2007 4:27:16 PM AJFA. You have to remember that the Anti-Discrimination board isn't properly doing their j.....
» 24/09/2007 3:28:17 PM The teaching methods and testing methods used in schools is creating problems for our yout.....
» 24/09/2007 12:38:53 PM The whole issue with this discrimination topic is the fact that bullying, served out of pr.....
» 19/09/2007 8:05:21 AM See here is the problem with society, there are still people out there who don't know how .....
» 18/09/2007 10:28:25 PM Whilst everybody is focusing on abortions and contraception what they are not stopping to .....
» 15/09/2007 9:45:37 PM Fester what you are talking about is more drugs to try to stop the use of other drugs. Ad.....
» 14/09/2007 2:32:20 PM This is interesting, it seems that some students are marked up and others (the gifted) are.....
» 14/09/2007 10:10:21 AM Bilby, the whole education system is biased and corrupted. You should see what they have b.....
» 10/09/2007 10:09:58 AM I must say that I have to agree with much of this article. It seems that the reasons why o.....
» 10/09/2007 7:57:07 AM I agree with Tapp. The Labor Government and those who support Labor tend to have an agreem.....
» 4/09/2007 8:27:56 AM One must remember that when a situation has been permitted to deteriorate to this level an.....
» 2/09/2007 9:08:50 AM Amber your story confirms what I already know and that is that this whole abuse of process.....
» 30/08/2007 6:59:15 PM I think that until schools address the issue of Education bullies - nothing will change. .....
» 29/08/2007 2:47:33 PM Kalin1. I was not unsuccessful. The Tribunal ordered they provide certain documents. Howev.....
» 29/08/2007 11:43:48 AM Kalin1. Once again you have created the picture that you want in your head and think that .....
» 28/08/2007 10:40:46 PM Country Gal. I cant say that I find your posts helpful. Your constant insistance that I am.....
» 28/08/2007 10:37:03 PM Kalin1. I can’t believe that the act of manipulating students test scores/documents, in or.....
» 28/08/2007 1:39:42 PM Just because you seek justice doesn't meant that you do not move on with your life! Educa.....
» 27/08/2007 5:33:20 PM See there you go again Country Gal. Yes my children do qualify for Mensa. What you say is .....
» 27/08/2007 4:37:57 PM Country Girl. Again for some reason you seem to think that I don’t spend time with my kids.....
» 27/08/2007 3:37:55 PM Kalin1. If it isn't clear to you by now then what can I say? PALE. If you get a minute I.....
» 27/08/2007 3:27:15 PM Country Girl. What makes you think that I am adding to thier stress? Just because I fight .....
» 24/08/2007 9:56:49 PM Countrygirl. It is a myth that just because you are gifted that private schools will give .....
» 24/08/2007 3:07:02 PM It is not what you teach the children that makes the most difference. It is how you treat .....
» 24/08/2007 3:03:48 PM Lets please not forget something Countrygirl. The abuse that Wilma suffered was at the han.....
» 24/08/2007 1:54:57 PM Hirez. Everything is blamed on lack of funding. This is despite the fact that is our Gover.....
» 24/08/2007 10:42:39 AM Kalin1. We are limited in how much we can write here. I was not limited in what I provided.....
» 24/08/2007 10:18:07 AM The ADT awarded us some documents and one was a chart that allowed us to be able to calcul.....
» 24/08/2007 8:55:42 AM People Against Live Exports. Our Barrister did tell us that costs were only awarded in spe.....
» 23/08/2007 7:42:52 PM People against live exports. It's sad that you have had to deal with a similar case involv.....
» 22/08/2007 10:20:39 PM Thanks all for replies. In the case of matters before the ADT apparently costs are only .....
» 22/08/2007 8:58:10 PM I can’t believe how anybody can turn this on Wilma and be so mean. She was just a child sh.....
» 22/08/2007 8:57:03 AM I am seeking some assistance in relation to the difference between negligence and wrong-do.....
» 21/08/2007 4:33:50 PM I don't think it really matters what school you are at, if you come across people with clo.....
» 21/08/2007 8:57:23 AM Politicians are not worth the money that we spend on them. My family tried to get assistan.....
» 17/08/2007 9:09:21 AM What sad stories are being told on OLO about the abuse and neglect of our children. It is .....
» 12/08/2007 5:18:23 PM Ordinary people are seen as criminals and treated accordingly. There is no innocent unti.....
» 10/08/2007 4:23:36 PM As somebody who is trying to challenge the process I wouldn't mind some tips and advice. .....
» 9/08/2007 8:50:18 AM KRPAGE. I am sorry to hear that you have to go through so much. I was born in Spain came t.....
» 9/08/2007 7:52:00 AM Celivia. I have 4 children. 2 boys and 2 girls. I have a son who is 9 yeard old and alread.....
» 8/08/2007 6:38:24 PM BOAZ_David. I agree and I believe if Homosexuals want us to respect them they should have .....
» 6/08/2007 5:17:49 PM Audits are a waste. Invesigatory bodies are a farce. Rights only exist for criminals and t.....
» 5/08/2007 9:36:27 PM Liz. I accept that there are some parents out there who are very unreasonable when it come.....
» 5/08/2007 2:56:11 PM Not true counter. The creative kid, the gifted kid will be far better looked after in the .....
» 4/08/2007 7:18:51 PM Liz: In response to your post I have some questions: a) Why would administration have to .....
» 3/08/2007 8:14:41 AM The problem with many public schools is that many in them tend to have a very negative att.....
» 1/08/2007 4:15:44 PM I dont have a problem with our Government providing funding for all children no matter wha.....
» 30/07/2007 10:16:17 AM mariah. I agree that there should be a legal responsibility for those who have STD's to be.....
» 27/07/2007 5:20:38 PM It just seems that because a few stupid people bite off more than they can chew that we al.....
» 26/07/2007 9:44:06 AM People are happiest when they feel they are valued and are being treated fairly and with r.....
» 23/07/2007 9:15:32 AM My family have been doing what you say for over 7 years to try to change the culture of ne.....
» 16/07/2007 8:56:22 PM VK3AUU. I am not Aboriginal, I come from a good middle class area and I have a great husba.....
» 16/07/2007 3:56:37 PM This situation is a process (the Government likes to call it a culture, but it is an actua.....
» 16/07/2007 3:12:43 PM PortoSalvo. The parents on the school council in each state might have access to choose wh.....
» 15/07/2007 10:36:15 AM Part 2. Over three years later, since the people that were targeting my children were no.....
» 15/07/2007 10:20:37 AM Australia is not a democracy. It is not run by the people, the general public has no power.....
» 14/07/2007 9:28:42 AM Belly nothing will change until people's attitudes change. Of course we can win. You jus.....
» 13/07/2007 9:27:45 PM Dont bother going to the NSW Education system unless you want your head chopped off. THE D.....
» 7/07/2007 8:58:04 PM Imagine being a child and being taught about religion and then turning on the TV and seein.....
» 7/07/2007 8:09:58 PM Things don’t change for the Aboriginal children because whilst adults are arguing, nothing.....
» 5/07/2007 7:45:24 PM Bronco Lane, and when do you think that it would be a good time to be a saviour of the Abo.....
» 2/07/2007 4:14:16 PM itchyvet, the issue wont be dropped after the election as such, or at least not in the rec.....
» 1/07/2007 3:34:46 PM Following from my post above. I lodged formal complaints to the Ombudsman about victimisat.....
» 1/07/2007 3:11:28 PM The thing is, how do we know that these Aboriginal families have been ignored the abuse? H.....
» 26/06/2007 6:48:19 PM C Tan. I made some public complaints about the education of my children and their treatmen.....
» 20/06/2007 7:45:26 PM Dealing With The Mob. What you are describing is a process and a set of procedures that su.....
» 20/06/2007 6:48:09 PM Your right. It is so very revolting to see an adult drunk and so very sad to see a child d.....
» 18/06/2007 5:37:23 PM I have two teenage children and another two on their way and the alcohol issue is a proble.....
» 14/06/2007 11:13:24 PM Dealing With The Mob. My daughter came home from school today telling me that in Legal Stu.....
» 14/06/2007 5:30:02 PM jocelynne. Thank you for your response. I sincerely hope it doesn't happen again. It jus.....
» 13/06/2007 4:30:23 PM I made a formal complaint to the Anti-Discrimination board in relation to systematic victi.....
» 8/06/2007 4:43:21 PM I am often called a conspiracy theorist. I have made formal allegations against the NSW D.....
» 5/06/2007 10:37:24 PM Liz. Do you think that I live in a bubble?.....
» 1/06/2007 6:22:29 PM I would say that an accountant would have a pretty good idea of the culture and the status.....
» 31/05/2007 10:57:48 PM Yvonee, Good to hear that your son has found something he enjoys and he is doing well. It .....
» 31/05/2007 10:24:45 PM Some dont call it racism, they call it favouratism......
» 31/05/2007 9:31:48 PM My daughter, when she was in Year 4, told me that there were so many kids in her class who.....
» 30/05/2007 8:12:07 PM The problem with the education system is that it is not flexible and those in authority ha.....
» 30/05/2007 8:34:56 AM The Educations system has the capacity to segregate. They have the power to do whatever th.....
» 22/05/2007 9:19:55 AM I have had two natural births and two elective c-sections. I agree that C-sections are not.....
» 21/05/2007 9:24:08 AM Country Girl. I have tried the law Society. Go up to 7 May 2007 post and I have a link the.....
» 21/05/2007 7:51:12 AM The rules and laws are set up so that those that are involved in corruption are protected .....
» 18/05/2007 7:45:38 PM I believe that fathers are just as good parents as mothers. In some cases even better as s.....
» 16/05/2007 9:34:09 PM I have 4 children and between them they have been to 11 schools, so my children and I have.....
» 13/05/2007 9:32:34 AM Yes you are right Liz. Mothers will fight big battles for their kids, we can turn into ver.....
» 11/05/2007 9:35:08 PM I just don't understand why anybody would be shocked or suprised that such numbers would c.....
» 8/05/2007 11:40:15 AM Country Girl it isn't that easy. Usually Solicitors are referred. When your Solicitor has .....
» 8/05/2007 11:14:11 AM LT278. I was thinking about this and I remembered what happened to my mum. I was young. We.....
» 7/05/2007 8:31:36 PM Gross miscarriage of justices are being carried out on a daily basis because our system of.....
» 7/05/2007 4:27:51 PM The problem that I am bringing up with the chips is that they have football collector card.....
» 7/05/2007 8:29:38 AM It wouldnt' surprise me if there was a conspiracy. I had a Solicitor act on my behalf in a.....
» 5/05/2007 7:53:45 PM Something at soccer has bothered me. A young boy was tormenting his parents to buy him som.....
» 25/04/2007 9:48:15 AM Thanks Miacat. The biggest problem is that the process and culture is set up to cover up a.....
» 24/04/2007 7:12:40 AM Well I have been involved in issues with Education for many years http://jolandachallita.t.....
» 23/04/2007 8:13:32 AM What I cant understand is why it is okay for teachers to critisize parents and their actio.....
» 22/04/2007 10:28:36 PM I have intellectually gifted children who could not get their needs met in the public comp.....
» 22/04/2007 9:39:13 PM The problem with the system is that as individuals we are worth nothing. The system is not.....
» 20/04/2007 9:29:25 PM I asked Opposition Ministers to challenge the decision of an acting Minister. The Opposit.....
» 20/04/2007 9:14:57 PM I think that no matter what is done, what needs to happen first is that there needs to be .....
» 12/04/2007 9:25:29 AM spendocrat. It is all just a ploy to make it look like they are doing something about drug.....
» 4/04/2007 7:12:59 PM What I can’t understand is why Education Department doesn't focus on the students and thei.....
» 2/04/2007 7:09:19 PM I think that society is pushing too much for things to be the same whilst pretending to en.....
» 23/03/2007 2:56:04 PM Belly covering up bias, victimisation, manipulation, fraud and misconduct is corruption. .....
» 23/03/2007 8:06:13 AM See Belly here is the problem. I have questioned the Opposition and their response was tha.....
» 23/03/2007 6:30:15 AM Belly the Ombudsman was set up by the Government. If the Government set up the corruption .....
» 22/03/2007 12:17:51 AM Yes Belly (sorry about the wrong spelling of your name) I do believe that the ALP is total.....
» 21/03/2007 6:29:10 AM Betty, the ALP are crooks. For over 12 years what they have done is spent our taxpayers mo.....
» 20/03/2007 9:26:20 AM I am sick to death of Morris Iemma and Peter Debnam throwing around promises they can’t ke.....
» 12/03/2007 3:34:38 PM See Tootsie. See, I told you. How much is enough. If a child cannot get out of bed, if the.....
» 12/03/2007 2:57:48 PM Tootsie. I dont answer your questions because you only use them to then throw something ba.....
» 11/03/2007 7:28:31 PM Divorce Doctor. People are not being taught to think, they are being taught what to think......
» 11/03/2007 5:56:50 PM I dont think that it isn't that parents dont trust themselves to raise their own children,.....
» 10/03/2007 12:39:21 PM Sharkfin. The issue with racism and Aboriginal people is similar to that of stance of th.....
» 10/03/2007 12:14:12 PM Betty for things to change we need to remove Racism from the Anti-discrimination laws and .....
» 9/03/2007 4:12:02 PM Issue. If I disagree with Muslims because of what they stand for and believe in, because I.....
» 9/03/2007 6:48:28 AM Well C J Morgan many of the Muslims beliefs and ways are Political and when people get an .....
» 8/03/2007 7:04:31 PM Tootsie, you seem to hate me, not for anything that I did to you but for what I stand for .....
» 8/03/2007 5:36:25 PM Tootsie, using your criteria you must'nt like yourself very much......
» 8/03/2007 4:01:12 PM Tootsie, I think you are racist towards me......
» 8/03/2007 8:01:46 AM Tootsie. It's amazing how if I say that the Doctors didn't know what was wrong with her yo.....
» 8/03/2007 6:42:43 AM Horus. I didn't classify hating Muslims as racism. I classified those who believe that the.....
» 7/03/2007 7:35:54 PM petel, if you have something to say, then come out and say it. I am not into playing games.....
» 7/03/2007 3:35:41 PM Tootsie at first they didn't know what they were talking about but I insisted that it must.....
» 6/03/2007 5:17:13 PM TurnRightThenLeft. If you were in a job where you were being bullied and the bosses did no.....
» 6/03/2007 4:27:09 PM What it makes clear is that you seem to have an opinion based on your own prejudices. Th.....
» 5/03/2007 6:51:10 PM Tootsie. Doctors, including a paediatrician looked at her height, weight and everything el.....
» 5/03/2007 6:26:14 PM The doctors is who they are. I would have thought that would have been quite easy to work .....
» 5/03/2007 7:23:34 AM Tootsie that you choose to bang you head against a brick wall instead of stopping to consi.....
» 4/03/2007 6:18:45 PM Oh and Tootsie, one more thing, it isn't just the butchers that will be pressured, or not .....
» 4/03/2007 6:14:49 PM Great I am glad that you see Tootsie. It's about time you saw the light......
» 4/03/2007 6:13:58 PM It will do nothing about my credibility Tootsie. I dont have to prove anything to you. I w.....
» 4/03/2007 3:48:56 PM Pericles. You don’t seem to understand what I say. I understand that Muslims don’t want to.....
» 4/03/2007 11:00:35 AM I think people are really confused as to what being racist is. I have been called racist b.....
» 4/03/2007 8:13:10 AM Tootsie there is no way in the world that I am going to give you anybody’s name and give y.....
» 3/03/2007 5:43:17 PM Oh and one more thing you are right not all Muslims are plotting against the world but man.....
» 3/03/2007 5:39:34 PM People against live exports. You are full of it and just like everybody else you want to p.....
» 3/03/2007 2:27:46 PM People against Live Exports. Are you trying to tell me that you would support the Muslims .....
» 3/03/2007 10:05:02 AM I don't believe that there are more obese kids today than there were years ago. I know my .....
» 3/03/2007 7:10:00 AM No Tootsie I am not kidding I am dead serious and I have even got significant evidence to .....
» 2/03/2007 9:21:15 PM You know the problem really isn't in the curriculum. The problem is the fact that the age/.....
» 2/03/2007 5:02:09 PM Lizzie4. It is good to hear that others are concerned about this issue with the Muslims fo.....
» 2/03/2007 7:59:49 AM Here goes Tootsie once again trying to discredit me to take the attention away from my leg.....
» 2/03/2007 7:42:09 AM I just love Tootsies idea of choice. It just reeks with superiority. It goes like this. Do.....
» 2/03/2007 7:38:09 AM Muslims and their rights? Well what about the right of Australians in their own country .....
» 1/03/2007 5:12:33 PM bushbred. I don't believe these young people when they say that they don't know which way .....
» 1/03/2007 3:00:12 PM Not quite what I said Tootsie, but you will no doubt interpret it to suit you, just like y.....
» 27/02/2007 4:28:50 PM Rubbish Tootsie......
» 27/02/2007 3:38:19 PM Tootsie that I bring up issues of which I believe are a concern is my right........this is.....
» 27/02/2007 2:03:50 PM I do not have a vexatious reputation Tootsie. I have been unfairly branded vexatious by th.....
» 26/02/2007 3:59:49 PM I know my children love it when they get young teachers. They say that they tend to be mor.....
» 25/02/2007 12:22:30 PM People against live exports. My concern is not that Muslims will have control because of t.....
» 24/02/2007 5:47:54 PM People against live exports. The problem here in Australia is that even if you know who to.....
» 24/02/2007 4:23:04 PM Tootsie. Give me a break. Can I give you an example of this, you ask - well read post abov.....
» 24/02/2007 11:35:12 AM People Against Live Exports & Intensive Farming. I do not see Muslims or those that suppor.....
» 23/02/2007 3:56:29 PM People Against Live Exports & Intensive Farming. It is a fair comment......
» 23/02/2007 3:55:05 PM Tootsie letting me know is not giving me a choice. Dont you get it?.....
» 23/02/2007 3:53:10 PM petal, how many homeschooling parents do you actually know personally and what criteria do.....
» 23/02/2007 8:04:34 AM Don't you get it that they are changing that and already have and they didnt' bother to as.....
» 23/02/2007 7:21:53 AM Whatever you say Tootsie. You dont seem to be listening. Like I said before Australians .....
» 22/02/2007 10:52:52 PM My youngest son didn't want to go to pre-school at all. He hated it, said it was too loud,.....
» 22/02/2007 3:08:01 PM Like I said they have taken away our rights and our choice. WE are now forced to eat meat .....
» 22/02/2007 2:57:44 PM See here is the problem Tootsie, we are loosing our choice......
» 22/02/2007 7:38:04 AM Tootsie it wasn't just my local butcher. I saw it on other butchers walls in our local sho.....
» 22/02/2007 6:51:54 AM Tootsie I dont have to ask my butcher there is an authorisation certificate stuck on one o.....
» 21/02/2007 6:08:08 PM I think that the Mardi Gras is degrading.....
» 20/02/2007 6:06:09 PM Tootsie. How can you be so sure that not all meat is Halal. Have a look at this http://ww.....
» 20/02/2007 1:57:24 PM People Against Live Exports & Intensive Farming. I think that we should have more than jus.....
» 20/02/2007 7:23:21 AM People against Live Exports. HI. Actually I didn't misunderstand you. What I meant was tha.....
» 19/02/2007 8:11:52 PM Antje - Why should Muslim people mind others eating non Halal meat? I don't mind others ea.....
» 19/02/2007 4:33:43 PM David I had an idea that all our meat was being processed the Halal way. How else can a pl.....
» 19/02/2007 3:46:25 PM Pericles. What I was proposing is that one cannot expect more in return than one is prepar.....
» 19/02/2007 8:00:21 AM Again Antj I apologize as I did in the other thread. I thought you were somebody else comi.....
» 19/02/2007 7:58:30 AM Antj I apologize if I misunderstood. I am somewhat burnt so I am sensitive and given that .....
» 19/02/2007 6:56:53 AM People against live Exports. I haven't stopped posting, I just stopped posting at certain .....
» 19/02/2007 6:51:42 AM People against Live Exports. I know how to recognise support. Being told to accept what is.....
» 18/02/2007 8:19:12 PM People Against Live Exports & Intensive Farming. - It doesn't matter how many people were .....
» 18/02/2007 7:55:11 PM I find it scary how Muslim matters are always looked upon religiously by the people even i.....
» 18/02/2007 5:55:20 PM Thats great Rex. I am so glad you enjoyed your experience. I wonder what chances you wil.....
» 18/02/2007 1:45:58 PM How do I place no value in living in a free country? How do I happily throw away freedom?.....
» 18/02/2007 8:42:15 AM I always think that the standard should be set by the other. Would a strict Muslim Country.....
» 17/02/2007 2:51:39 PM Rex you are not forced to wear a certain type of clothing in any job - you might be requir.....
» 17/02/2007 12:16:28 PM Oh and one more thing Rex. See if I went to a Lebanese Muslim resturant. I would expect to.....
» 17/02/2007 12:07:17 PM Rex if those of the Muslim religion want everything to change to suit them as it makes the.....
» 16/02/2007 6:36:35 PM spendocrat, now everytime I read your name it will make me laugh. An image of you shouting.....
» 16/02/2007 6:24:38 PM Yes David, I would benefit from a support group but not of some kind – of the supportive f.....
» 16/02/2007 5:21:48 PM Hi Banjo. Still going on with the issue. The main problem is that the system is under no o.....
» 16/02/2007 7:59:00 AM Congratulations to On Line Opinion for taking out the award for the most popular Australia.....
» 16/02/2007 7:46:21 AM Rex you said. Australians despite having a deserved reputation for helping one another, ha.....
» 15/02/2007 7:49:44 PM BOAZ_David. My husband has also never laid a finger on me and we have known each other sin.....
» 14/02/2007 2:54:42 PM CJ Morgan. I have never said that I have a high IQ. I said that I am exposed to alot of hi.....
» 14/02/2007 7:11:31 AM BOAZ_David. When something impacts on how you feel then it impacts on how it goes down. I.....
» 14/02/2007 6:56:02 AM The process of turning our meat into Halal meat isn't so obvious that they remove all the .....
» 13/02/2007 9:00:19 PM The link would probably have to be MONEY......
» 13/02/2007 7:43:16 AM BOAZ_David. It's not still meat when it has been processed the Halal way. It is Halal meat.....
» 13/02/2007 6:48:22 AM CJ Morgan if a person chooses to eat Fish on Fridays it is their right and choice but if a.....
» 12/02/2007 7:35:43 PM BOAZ-DAVID. I live in Miranda, in the Sutherland Shire, near Cronulla. There is a very lim.....
» 12/02/2007 4:25:45 PM Yesterday I went to buy Krispy cream doughnuts and noticed a sign on the wall verifiying t.....
» 12/02/2007 4:20:59 PM I think the problem on the P & O cruises is the lack of professionalism from many of the s.....
» 12/02/2007 7:01:41 AM Does this sound like a little prick to you? Year 7 – No school report – left to be home-s.....
» 12/02/2007 5:41:22 AM Country Girl. My son is not a little prick. He is a polite and respectful student and all .....
» 11/02/2007 8:48:34 PM sharkfin, Who said that somebody with a high IQ was better? What was being spoken about .....
» 9/02/2007 7:12:08 AM sharkfin. What are you trying to say by mentioning a serial killer with a high IQ in this .....
» 7/02/2007 6:20:58 PM I have an interesting common good angle. When talking common good you must remember that .....
» 7/02/2007 6:11:03 PM Dr Woldring. Interesting read. You didn't seem to appear to include your explanation on Ed.....
» 6/02/2007 9:38:18 PM "New South Wales does not have a criminal law code, but works under State Government .....
» 6/02/2007 8:26:02 PM billie. The passage of time could also say that they were both good students but one was m.....
» 6/02/2007 8:11:15 PM Let me tell you another story, it happened to my son. My children are of Lebanese backgrou.....
» 6/02/2007 7:00:35 PM Horus. Racism can be directed at different groups. The group that is the least represented.....
» 5/02/2007 7:04:00 PM Bazz, it would make no difference if another test was performed because people with power .....
» 4/02/2007 10:15:58 AM I want to give you some real live examples of the type of racism and discrimination that o.....
» 26/01/2007 7:44:25 AM How do I challenge the Australian way of life David? Why don’t you better explain what you.....
» 25/01/2007 8:20:59 AM Amel. People also get frustrated and angry about other people coming into Australia with a.....
» 24/01/2007 5:45:49 PM and so can INDIFFERENCE!.....
» 24/01/2007 5:23:57 PM Love can also lead to killing and death David......
» 23/01/2007 4:06:41 PM Amel you really struggle to understand what I am trying to say. It appears that we both ha.....
» 23/01/2007 7:45:38 AM Why are their some people who think that they know better what other people think and what.....
» 23/01/2007 6:35:47 AM David Latimer. Wow, I can’t believe what you regard racism (the belief) as the same as ter.....
» 22/01/2007 4:14:49 PM Amel you dont seem to understand what I say! There is nothing wrong with being racist in t.....
» 22/01/2007 4:11:11 PM CJ Morgan. Bullying, harrassment and discrimination is not illegal if the victim is seen a.....
» 22/01/2007 8:09:23 AM Belly education can be evil - and it can also do so much good. Depending on what is being .....
» 21/01/2007 9:42:16 PM Rainer you said before that more independent community controlled schools are needed for A.....
» 21/01/2007 12:11:36 PM Discrimination, bullying and harrassment is illegal under the Racial Discrimination Act. C.....
» 21/01/2007 10:50:52 AM People are being law abiding. Bullying, victimisation and harrassement borne from malice.....
» 21/01/2007 8:53:39 AM Alot of the problems are caused by oppression in Education. Aboriginal people and those o.....
» 20/01/2007 5:34:46 PM The danger here is that my husband, as are many other people from Lebanese background, are.....
» 19/01/2007 8:07:05 PM Rainer I 100% agree with you in relation to education and access. Our Government provide.....
» 19/01/2007 6:27:18 PM I agree with Robert in that it is not equality in outcomes that we should be aiming for bu.....
» 19/01/2007 6:13:39 PM Rainer why do you think that your negative attitude towards the white man ISN'T racism? .....
» 19/01/2007 4:07:38 PM Amel. You are entitled to hold you own beliefs but that doesn't make them right......
» 18/01/2007 7:59:49 PM Rainer. I think that the regularly lazy unemployed Australian people are just as lazy as t.....
» 18/01/2007 5:12:03 PM Amel there is nothing wrong with thinking you are superior - our thoughts should be our ow.....
» 18/01/2007 3:34:33 PM IF you were one of the last persons left on the earth and there were two other people and .....
» 17/01/2007 10:17:07 PM My husband was working in Arncliffe today. When he came home he told me that a man of midd.....
» 17/01/2007 3:22:46 PM Amel. My children may not have been physically attacked because of thier looks but they ha.....
» 17/01/2007 7:28:51 AM I never experienced racism when I was young, I am from Spain and quite fair but my husband.....
» 16/01/2007 10:51:03 PM kartiya jim. I didn't say that there was nothing wrong with thinking you are superior - re.....
» 16/01/2007 5:05:57 PM Not to many people wake up in the morning and just decide to have negative racist attitude.....
» 16/01/2007 9:52:46 AM I think that Australia is no more a racist than anybody else. It's a survival instinct to .....
» 9/01/2007 12:44:20 AM Hamlet can you please explain to me how allowing people to stay silent is going to assist .....
» 7/01/2007 7:15:51 PM Hamlet you said: "Processes are designed to ensure that vexatious prosecutions take .....
» 7/01/2007 9:00:53 AM When investigations are are not done properly, it isn't usually incompetence or a mistake .....
» 6/01/2007 4:12:45 PM It was the big slippery dips that they removed and the sea-saws that used to actually go u.....
» 5/01/2007 6:11:48 PM The open toilet issue at pre-school was a major issue for my children who saw it as an inv.....
» 3/01/2007 3:51:09 PM Ian it seems that the way it is now our civil liberties rely on the benevolence of the acc.....
» 3/01/2007 11:52:41 AM The problem with prima facie evidence is that those that you are accusing have the opportu.....
» 3/01/2007 9:25:57 AM What a load of Crock Robby You challenged me saying that I would not post your post on my .....
» 2/01/2007 12:58:22 PM I have been unfairly demonised and/or turned into a joke by the system in order to cover u.....
» 2/01/2007 12:46:59 PM Woops I said mens and it was womans. For sure there would have had to once been a mens Tat.....
» 2/01/2007 11:51:05 AM The legal principle as I see it is that whilst the Anti-Discrimination Act says that it is.....
» 2/01/2007 11:27:55 AM Oops I accidently first posted this somewhere else: I don’t buy the concern about the inn.....
» 2/01/2007 10:50:48 AM These stubborn and annoying people should leave these men's clubs alone. If these men want.....
» 2/01/2007 9:10:37 AM I don’t buy the concern about the innocent man in jail because black people have been the .....
» 1/01/2007 10:22:26 AM What a load of crock that better 100 guilty persons go free then one innocent man go to ja.....
» 1/01/2007 9:24:11 AM Aka, the Police is above the Law and so are Politicians and to a large degree public serva.....
» 31/12/2006 8:28:12 AM Dont you just love Australia? The land of a fair go - where you need a Royal Commission t.....
» 30/12/2006 11:50:50 PM Hamlet I would abolish the right to silence. I think that for young persons they should be.....
» 30/12/2006 10:55:27 AM Laurie the less focus on boys is during class time when they are learning. In the playgrou.....
» 29/12/2006 8:48:32 AM I guess the problem is that we are talking about different schools, unfortunately they are.....
» 28/12/2006 7:11:12 PM Nik, Of course it matters who you are and where you come from. People have likes and disli.....
» 28/12/2006 3:38:22 PM The problem with co-ed schools and especially the public ones is that they do tend to focu.....
» 28/12/2006 10:45:49 AM Oh you smokers will love this one. I don’t smoke generally and nobody is allowed to smoke .....
» 28/12/2006 10:36:41 AM I have a daughter in a single sex high school, she is in Year 11 next year. I have three o.....
» 27/12/2006 6:11:29 PM Pericles, I don't know about the advice that you received about not believing anything you.....
» 27/12/2006 4:27:31 PM The problem with not rating teachers anonymously is that if you put your name to it you ri.....
» 27/12/2006 3:11:05 PM This is what I always say when describing why I fight for human rights. "Do we teac.....
» 24/12/2006 8:04:54 AM Lets not forget that we are emotional human beings, we are not robots......
» 23/12/2006 1:54:44 PM Hamlet said: "The right to silence is also important, because it means that police ca.....
» 22/12/2006 6:43:01 PM The foundation of our justice system scares me. It is scary because the way the system w.....
» 21/12/2006 3:35:02 PM Gee Hamlet, you certainly sound like a lawyer. If you are not a lawyer, then maybe you sho.....
» 20/12/2006 9:32:04 PM A few years ago I saw a Federal Minister in relation to a matter of misconduct and abuse o.....
» 20/12/2006 5:41:43 PM I read the article to my husband and in particular the part about the woman obeying. For s.....
» 10/12/2006 9:22:15 PM For a citizen who for 6 years has been trying to get a matter exposed so that the Governme.....
» 28/11/2006 3:37:15 PM Anthony the reason I have fought to have my children placed in Selective Schools is becaus.....
» 28/11/2006 7:45:39 AM Anthony so what happens to kids who are intellectually gifted and are also gifted at sport.....
» 26/11/2006 9:03:22 AM I think that Selective Schools are destroying the system and I am a mother of highly intel.....
» 17/11/2006 6:52:35 AM ronnie peters. I have a 16 year old son too and an 8 year old and I have always taught all.....
» 15/11/2006 9:45:26 PM I have a teenage daughter who is appalled by the way some females are behaving and the way.....
» 14/11/2006 9:36:05 PM I agree that females should be taught to put more thought and consideration into what they.....
» 12/11/2006 8:06:13 PM To tolerate means 'to put up with'! The problem is that there is no requirement or obliga.....
» 12/11/2006 4:29:34 PM Linda. My children often tell me about children with ADHD in their class and how the teach.....
» 12/11/2006 1:54:16 PM Parents are taught to ignore their babies when they cry as they need to learn routine. As .....
» 11/11/2006 3:19:07 PM I would say that if I was at school now I believe I would be diagnosed as ADHD. Why, becau.....
» 8/11/2006 7:06:17 AM Spider. Wow that is just unbelieveable. Question I would have to ask is what happened, did.....
» 4/11/2006 5:45:52 PM I am a non church going person of Catholic/christian background and I have some serious co.....
» 2/11/2006 10:52:59 PM ozbib. Yes the matter is once again with the Ombudsman after receiving yet more documents .....
» 2/11/2006 5:57:11 PM In NSW there is no Crime and Misconduct Commission. I have extensive experience in these t.....
» 31/10/2006 12:21:38 PM I think that the reason that the schools are sneaky about not letting parents know is that.....
» 31/10/2006 10:22:01 AM Why is it that so many people only seem to be able to function and think at the extremes? .....
» 30/10/2006 3:07:56 PM Noos. You said: We are not talking about bulls who follow conditioning and response in a b.....
» 29/10/2006 4:07:32 PM Personally I think that if we have freedom of choice and we are a free people then we shou.....
» 29/10/2006 8:27:11 AM I think that if he was talking about protection for woman against rape, as the newspapers .....
» 26/10/2006 9:12:50 PM I think the exercise was presented to educate and groom a child and therefore it shouldn’t.....
» 24/10/2006 10:32:46 AM Extremist thinking maybe?.....
» 24/10/2006 12:01:22 AM Rex. Children are not asking for it if they dress a certain way but they certainly make th.....
» 23/10/2006 11:50:52 PM Arjay I so agree with you. People wonder what is happening to our youth but they dont do.....
» 23/10/2006 1:15:56 PM There is a difference between NESB students and ESL (English as a second language)students.....
» 19/10/2006 11:39:36 PM I have two daughters that have been accelerated. Of course the system calls it acceleratio.....
» 19/10/2006 9:21:28 PM MichaelK., We might be living in a land full of racists but the racists here in Australia .....
» 14/10/2006 3:08:40 PM Oh and before anybody jumps at me, when I said when NESB (non English Speaking background).....
» 13/10/2006 2:54:45 PM Nae. I am in the negative. Hate homework especially the type often provided. I would NEVER.....
» 13/10/2006 12:50:48 PM MichaelK. You didn't understand my post. What I was trying to say is that there are so ma.....
» 12/10/2006 11:47:22 PM Bondi Pete. My children don't want to even think about thinking, they just want to remembe.....
» 12/10/2006 11:33:54 PM Mercurius. It won’t surprise my children if I tell them they are smart. They are always te.....
» 12/10/2006 10:57:54 AM I just don’t understand why adults don’t just ask the students what they think is wrong? .....
» 11/10/2006 9:38:51 PM The problem that I see has to do with Priorities. The Labor Governments first priority see.....
» 11/10/2006 11:19:06 AM Oliver, it's good to come across somebody who understands. It hasn't been easy, my husband.....
» 11/10/2006 9:58:29 AM katheedavis. You know in a way it is about us. It is about us refusing to absolve the Depa.....
» 10/10/2006 10:46:27 PM Oliver, my daughters aim has never been to come first. Her aim has always been to enjoy he.....
» 10/10/2006 9:02:46 PM taurus29. You seem to think that Katheedavis's son does not want his mother to persue this.....
» 10/10/2006 6:11:34 PM katheedavis. Are you in NSW? Because if you are I think that the only way to make changes .....
» 10/10/2006 8:25:05 AM Outcome based education is only good if it is pitched at the right pace and level appropri.....
» 9/10/2006 7:31:06 PM I think that there is a crisis in education. I have intellectually gifted children in the .....
» 8/10/2006 6:32:58 PM Rainier, I do understand what you mean. I know that my youngest son has had some social pr.....
» 8/10/2006 6:13:15 PM katheedavis. Hang on to your hat if you want to take on the Department of Education. They .....
» 8/10/2006 10:05:41 AM Rainer I think you are wrong when you say "But at the same time schools should not be.....
» 7/10/2006 10:35:33 PM The problem with forcing students to stay in school until Year 12 is that not all kids are.....
» 7/10/2006 10:05:08 PM Boy this article certainly had me nodding my head and especially this: “Discrimination an.....
» 26/09/2006 7:58:59 PM I believe that if there is to be success in relation to changing the culture of cruelty to.....
» 24/09/2006 11:20:09 AM T800. I guess it is how you interpret multiculturalism that determines how you see it. I h.....
» 24/09/2006 10:49:37 AM I don’t think multiculturalism works because some people don’t tend to want to blend or in.....
» 21/09/2006 2:52:42 PM Well I think this one is trouble "assist others in serious trouble when assistance .....
» 13/09/2006 12:18:23 PM The problem with this issue is that teacher’s job should be more needs defined. A teacher .....
» 12/09/2006 3:05:44 PM hells angel I appreciate it is confusing but whilst there have been problems in the playgr.....
» 12/09/2006 2:15:00 PM I think that until the system acknowledges that it is not what you teach students but how .....
» 3/09/2006 9:26:09 PM I just want to say something about kids being shifted around from one place to another. Fo.....
» 25/08/2006 5:52:34 PM Ena. I agree that Public schools are being neglected and hard done by at all levels of Gov.....
» 25/08/2006 1:48:50 PM Mirko, I totally agree with you. This law is a joke. If an officer has acted improperly th.....
» 24/08/2006 9:29:14 PM Ena. The Education system has a duty of care to provide appropriate education to all child.....
» 24/08/2006 5:24:35 PM ena how can a public school be too full to take in a student? Public schools have more lan.....
» 23/08/2006 9:19:19 AM Ena I appreciate that even Private schools can fail children but the point is that with vo.....
» 22/08/2006 10:02:28 PM I am a parent with 4 children whose needs have been seriously neglected in the Public scho.....
» 20/08/2006 10:08:57 AM Everybody blames advertising and/or the Government but the problem is the people/adults. .....
» 11/08/2006 7:50:07 AM I didnt' say that she was only a primary school teacher. I said "only to find that sh.....
» 31/07/2006 4:15:51 PM Jane, I don’t know why you felt you had to make all these choices and decisions re schooli.....
» 31/07/2006 2:40:12 PM GlenWriter. All is well if children don't get depressed, develop behavioural problems, men.....
» 15/07/2006 3:47:41 PM It didn’t surprise me when I checked on the background of the writer of this article only .....
» 15/07/2006 1:59:40 PM Colin the biggest fear that people have is that of becoming the targets and victims of bul.....
» 15/07/2006 12:26:50 PM Did it ever occur to anybody that this little boy trying out the rollerblades was hyper-se.....
» 4/07/2006 2:02:29 PM The alchemist, and of course the Education system is dumbing down society and victimising .....
» 2/07/2006 9:23:43 AM KAEP. You have an interesting perspective on those signs. The way that I see it the speed .....
» 1/07/2006 9:46:37 AM Thing is that now all discrimination has been outlawed. Discrimination based on prejudice.....
» 1/07/2006 8:34:50 AM I think that we wouldn't need so much psycho stuff if people took the time to listen to ea.....
» 30/06/2006 8:04:12 AM “And, should we humble peasants dare to speak, they will simply treat us like ... well, pe.....
» 25/06/2006 7:33:45 PM Ditto. Well said. The question is, how can the people actively work to effect change whe.....
» 23/06/2006 8:08:37 PM My kids say that the outcome based curriculum creates an environment where the teacher oft.....
» 21/06/2006 9:01:03 PM I didnt' understand what was being said either and it drained me. Glad I wasn't alone. Th.....
» 19/06/2006 6:43:11 PM I don’t believe we are over-represented. I believe we are not represented. I don’t know wh.....
» 5/06/2006 9:29:00 PM Well Wendy, I guess since I am such a forgiving person I will find it in my heart to forgi.....
» 4/06/2006 8:34:01 PM I believe that when people choose to take high risks of this nature they cannot 'expect' o.....
» 4/06/2006 5:25:44 PM Wow take it easy Wendy. I meant that I agree with Wendy in that if Maralyn can spend so mu.....
» 4/06/2006 4:26:37 PM Liz, there is a history here that you are obviously not aware of in relation to Marilyn Sh.....
» 4/06/2006 4:01:49 PM I just think that when you make a decision to climb a mountain like that, then you know of.....
» 1/06/2006 10:51:36 PM I did reading recovery in school for 6/7/8 year olds to help children who were struggling .....
» 1/06/2006 3:05:06 PM Thank you Rancitis. It really helps to know that others see the injustices and the failure.....
» 31/05/2006 1:56:56 PM Aka I was informed by a person who had apparently worked in a child protection department .....
» 31/05/2006 12:12:29 PM Rancitis. We live in a Democracy but the system is not set up to protect the individual. I.....
» 22/05/2006 1:39:39 PM http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/spain-calls-for-help-on-migrants/2006/05/21/1148150126103.....
» 21/05/2006 12:42:43 PM Sure Marilyn, and once the word gets out that Australia is taking in anybody who feels per.....
» 20/05/2006 6:04:59 PM Yes Wendy, it amazes me how so many Muslims are so critical about the Western culture and .....
» 19/05/2006 3:14:13 PM I feel for these people who seek a better life and were unlucky enough to be born in Count.....
» 19/05/2006 11:54:14 AM Zorro and Bango. I am with you too/two. Marilyn appears far too one sided and biased to be.....
» 16/05/2006 3:27:36 PM Okay Marilyn I will tell you what the people that I speak to are afraid of. They are afrai.....
» 16/05/2006 9:51:08 AM Your right Marilyn, one day we will need help given the way things are going in Australia .....
» 4/05/2006 8:44:43 PM The thing is that you cant 'teach a child to think', you have to 'ask them to think'. Sch.....
» 26/04/2006 8:59:39 AM I personally think that the problem lies within the curriculum and the way it is set up an.....
» 18/04/2006 10:02:48 AM I have very articulate kids who have been able to tell me the problems in school and the i.....
» 17/04/2006 10:11:34 AM Thanks Sago. My children are not just proud of me, they are my greatest supporters! My hus.....
» 15/04/2006 4:04:58 PM I don’t know why people seem to get obsessed about somebody else being better than them or.....
» 13/04/2006 6:35:07 PM DFXK. Not the damage done by parents, but the damage done by ADULTS in their capacity as p.....
» 13/04/2006 6:04:45 PM Personally Jane I think that your friend that grew impatient and asked the teacher how she.....
» 13/04/2006 1:45:22 PM Well Judgement was handed down today in our matter. If you are interested you can access i.....
» 6/04/2006 8:39:30 PM Brisbane I am glad to hear that there are others out there that can see problems/issues w.....
» 5/04/2006 7:41:16 AM Just wanted to show you how important it is that school reports clearly show what level ou.....
» 1/04/2006 3:40:49 PM Centerlink likes to do things by phone and not in writing. I had trouble getting Centerlin.....
» 30/03/2006 12:18:24 PM The thing is that school data should be comparable because all public schools should provi.....
» 29/03/2006 4:23:10 PM plerdsus. The other problem with the level of secrecy that the Department of Education and.....
» 29/03/2006 12:14:00 PM School is presented our children as a competition! It’s not even designed to teach our chi.....
» 23/03/2006 12:11:14 PM I think it is so sad. What a nightmare for this family, it's just so wrong! The system is .....
» 16/03/2006 5:26:04 PM watchdoggie1951. What a nightmare. It seems like the system has set up the Law so that no .....
» 15/03/2006 12:46:07 PM Its not just a Centerlink thing. Its the way the system deals with issues and complaints. .....
» 3/03/2006 1:55:37 PM I must say I do not agree with what was said in the article where it said: “An alternativ.....
» 2/03/2006 4:16:58 PM Hi Opinionated2. Yes schools should be funded and resourced properly and teachers and stud.....
» 2/03/2006 1:22:39 PM I don't know whether part time parent was making an allegation as such but my older son, w.....
» 2/03/2006 12:41:34 PM Thank you Rogo so much for acknowledging what my family have been going through with the E.....
» 15/02/2006 12:54:39 PM Good post Wilma.....Good points! I have homeschooled my children at different periods and .....
» 15/02/2006 12:34:07 PM This article comes at a very good time. My teenage daughter is having to deal with a close.....
» 7/02/2006 4:03:38 PM Well I am annoyed. I submitted a comment to Andrew Wests blog in the Sydney Morning Herald.....
» 6/02/2006 7:27:17 PM It has to do with "Antagonism". We should make it against the law to unfairly a.....
» 6/02/2006 1:08:17 PM If we are not required to consider each others sensitivities and feelings then how are we .....
» 6/02/2006 6:51:10 AM Sometimes I cant help but feel that Politicians are too scared to suspend immigration etc .....
» 5/02/2006 6:48:41 AM The alchemist. There is a reason why our Government ensures that the standards of Educatio.....
» 4/02/2006 9:11:41 AM On the Commonwealth Ombudsman Website they give you a link to the Ombudsman Act 1976, on t.....
» 31/01/2006 9:19:57 AM Hi Robert. I do tend to mix up race and culture in my writing, but I do hope that most peo.....
» 30/01/2006 7:15:45 PM David Latimer. In dictionary.com there are two meanings to the word racism as such. 1. Th.....
» 30/01/2006 9:08:12 AM The problem as I see it comes in comments like the one from Amel, Monday, 30 January. I .....
» 29/01/2006 6:23:49 PM Amel. Everybody is a racist; we have to be, its part of our survival instinct. There is no.....
» 29/01/2006 9:04:00 AM tribal, As I did say in my post - its not what happened 200 years ago that is the problem,.....
» 28/01/2006 4:00:36 PM Thanks Robert. My family, in order to lighten the situation with a bit of humour as it isn.....
» 28/01/2006 1:52:35 PM Opinionated2. You see thats where there is alot of misunderstanding. Bullying as such is n.....
» 28/01/2006 8:49:53 AM Amel. For the record I was born in Spain and my husband in Lebanon. I am light brown and .....
» 27/01/2006 3:56:56 PM There is alot of fear and concern in society but nobody wakes up in the morning and all of.....
» 27/01/2006 11:33:13 AM Opinionated2. The problem as I see it is that in Australia you can burn the flag, bully pe.....
» 27/01/2006 10:23:04 AM Yesterday on the way to Australia Day celebrations I noticed a sign outside a Public High .....
» 27/01/2006 9:07:11 AM I think that the Cronulla riots were not about how a particular race looks, my daughter ca.....
» 27/01/2006 8:46:35 AM I think that the main word in Religion and Law is Justification. If you can justify it, t.....
» 26/01/2006 11:25:58 AM LOL> Scout. You are too funny.... That is why it is imperative that people develop the.....
» 26/01/2006 8:55:52 AM I just wish that the women would stop grunting so loudly and so much when they play tennis.....
» 25/01/2006 11:20:04 AM Personally I prefer male company. Even at school I liked to hang around the boys. Girls ca.....
» 25/01/2006 8:49:10 AM jkenno. I actually think that the Cronulla riots did achieve something. At least now the G.....
» 24/01/2006 10:07:33 PM Verdant you are right. The thing is that if the system had of dealt with these criminals e.....
» 24/01/2006 11:42:09 AM OH, and I thought it was really funny that my daughter referred to what was happening in H.....
» 24/01/2006 11:05:34 AM I think the problem with sexism is the same problem that we are having with racism. See .....
» 23/01/2006 11:12:21 AM Maybe the Police didn't release the tape because it wouldn't have made a difference unless.....
» 23/01/2006 10:24:20 AM I hate the words perception and perspective. One of the reasons why there is so much ment.....
» 23/01/2006 9:00:14 AM Hi Scout. Don’t worry, I don’t take offence. I appreciate that we all have different writi.....
» 23/01/2006 7:41:48 AM joobeky. There really isn't too much wrong with what you have set out except your husband .....
» 22/01/2006 10:11:23 PM Hello to you too Scout You see here is my problem. I am a right brain thinker and I strug.....
» 22/01/2006 8:57:31 AM Education is the key however there are different types of education and outcomes. What is .....
» 21/01/2006 9:58:03 PM Scout. You see the thing is that you can be a right brain thinker and not vote Liberal. Ju.....
» 21/01/2006 2:15:41 PM The problem is that the Administration/Legal system that is used by the Australian Courts .....
» 21/01/2006 9:20:03 AM Thats all well and good Scout if, what these mothers wanted for their sons, was for them t.....
» 21/01/2006 8:50:52 AM I have always believed that Right and Left referred to a way of thinking and processing in.....
» 21/01/2006 8:34:38 AM Realist. I have a young son who just despairs at the TV commercials that insult men and ar.....
» 20/01/2006 7:14:53 PM My husband is pretty much perfect...... He believes that vacuuming and mopping etc., is he.....
» 20/01/2006 12:23:36 PM If the bureaucracy in Victoria is anything like in NSW I am not surprised that homeschoole.....
» 19/01/2006 10:12:03 AM The Government is never open, honest and transparent about what they are doing and exactly.....
» 17/01/2006 7:51:48 AM Hamlet. The way some Muslims look and the clothes that Muslims are required to wear repres.....
» 16/01/2006 2:18:31 PM maya I do think that it is hard for those of Asian background. The education system has be.....
» 16/01/2006 10:48:27 AM Something needs to be done about the complaint handling systems!. They are designed to pro.....
» 15/01/2006 2:05:03 PM Ombudsman, Mr Bruce Barbours, letter to me cont……As it appears that you are unwilling to a.....
» 15/01/2006 10:38:06 AM Cont… Just a word of advice, don’t trust the system with your children or with their marks.....
» 14/01/2006 1:59:27 PM Oh dear Sajo. I truly hope that your children will be luckier than mine in the system. My .....
» 14/01/2006 10:33:13 AM Sajo. I think that you are right, there has to be a reason for the change and it might be .....
» 13/01/2006 12:11:14 PM Continued.....I wrote again to Brendon Nelson last year May 2005 as, because of lack of ac.....
» 13/01/2006 10:29:01 AM Sajo. I had to laugh about your comment about bureaucrats always being on holidays. I have.....
» 13/01/2006 9:28:47 AM Irfan. You are right, there are many Lebanese with white skin. But for sure the defining f.....
» 12/01/2006 4:59:46 PM I tend to agree that we need to aim for acceptance rather than tolerance as when toleratin.....
» 12/01/2006 11:57:08 AM It is interesting how the Federal Minister deals with different issues! When I wrote to th.....
» 12/01/2006 10:22:49 AM Maya. Don’t be so hard on sajo. Sajo comes across to me as a concerned parent, just like t.....
» 11/01/2006 3:56:27 PM Everything that I hear confirms what I believe and that is that we have to remove the race.....
» 11/01/2006 11:40:13 AM Eco. Home education does not help prevent bullying. What it does is it helps protect the s.....
» 11/01/2006 10:14:32 AM Sajo. I am sorry if my comment disturbed you. My comment about your comment was not meant .....
» 10/01/2006 9:48:23 AM Mayo. In one of sajo’s previous posts on 2 January he said “And thanks everyone else for a.....
» 10/01/2006 9:37:29 AM Swilkie - Tired, stressed parents are teachers! They are the teachers at our kid’s schools.....
» 9/01/2006 11:40:35 AM I didn’t just mean treated in school coach! I meant treated in general. I think you will .....
» 9/01/2006 10:08:08 AM When is the public going to see that it is not what you are taught at school that shapes t.....
» 9/01/2006 9:19:31 AM One other thing that I found that home-schooling can not provide enough off for my childre.....
» 9/01/2006 9:10:24 AM Hi Chris - for the record, I have two kids that have recently started Distance Education, .....
» 8/01/2006 11:56:03 AM Robert here is what I feel. - Some adults don’t see the behaviour as being, that bad, or .....
» 8/01/2006 10:53:17 AM I think that different things fuel racism. Racism can be fueled by hate or fear. In Austr.....
» 8/01/2006 9:41:56 AM In my opinion it is ridiculous to want to try to stop identifying people by their appearan.....
» 8/01/2006 9:13:21 AM Maya. I understand your sensitivity in relation to some people's attitude to learning and .....
» 8/01/2006 8:56:11 AM Lyn. You must be so proud of your sons. You would agree however that your children are not.....
» 6/01/2006 8:53:41 AM For goodness sake, we are all different so to pretend we all look the same and are the sam.....
» 5/01/2006 1:19:57 PM I think that the Government is overstepping their mark in relation to home education in Vi.....
» 5/01/2006 12:14:51 PM Sajo. It is true that if you can get into a school with a high representation of Asians et.....
» 4/01/2006 1:08:41 PM One of the concerns that people have when they find out that I have homeschooled my childr.....
» 4/01/2006 12:06:55 PM Susie. I agree with you that a motivated parent would provide a better learning environmen.....
» 4/01/2006 10:52:39 AM Good to see that my posts that were on the wrong thread were deleted. I have fixed the pro.....
» 4/01/2006 9:26:14 AM Susie. I agree with you that a motivated parent would provide a better learning environmen.....
» 4/01/2006 8:56:13 AM Sajo. I agree with you that there are parents that would make great home educators and oth.....
» 3/01/2006 12:11:59 PM I feel for parents with children with ADHD. The school environment is the worst place for .....
» 3/01/2006 11:55:14 AM Sajo. What makes you think we haven’t already done that? We have already sold our “family .....
» 2/01/2006 10:53:09 AM Thank you, Nicola, for your understanding. Here is why I believe bullying has reached the .....
» 2/01/2006 10:44:19 AM Oops, last post was supposed to be on the bullying thread. Sorry......
» 2/01/2006 10:43:39 AM Thank you, Nicola, for your understanding. Here is why I believe bullying has reached the .....
» 2/01/2006 9:30:40 AM Sajo. What makes you think that I didn’t try what you said before I wrote to the head of t.....
» 1/01/2006 10:48:53 AM Sajo. I wrote to the P & C in Sydney, and they responded with “although we appreciate your.....
» 1/01/2006 9:04:47 AM There are so many ways to bully. My family have made formal allegations of bullying and ar.....
» 31/12/2005 10:16:54 AM claddagh. My youngest son is very sensitive and he cannot cope at school at all, he is on .....
» 30/12/2005 1:34:34 PM The system is never going to find a solution to bullying whilst they have this "no bl.....
» 30/12/2005 9:10:50 AM My family has had issues with bullying at school but not just from students but from teach.....
» 23/12/2005 8:38:28 AM Racism is really just a belief that race accounts for differences in human character or ab.....
» 21/12/2005 8:46:00 PM I was just thinking and thought that maybe it really isn't racism that we are seeing, mayb.....
» 20/12/2005 6:52:10 PM Let me tell you what I think part of the problem is! Australia has Government run system.....
» 20/12/2005 7:15:22 AM Regarding the tension between Muslims and Australians (of all backgrounds), I would like t.....
» 18/12/2005 8:48:49 AM Robert. It’s true that people don’t like being supervised, but it’s a well known fact that.....
» 17/12/2005 2:16:24 PM Robert here is the problem. The actual blame should have been put on the school because a .....
» 17/12/2005 8:45:26 AM I know why the guilty get away with wrong-doing - People are worried about being accused o.....
» 16/12/2005 2:06:16 PM I really believe that we need to take away the power that the word “racist” and "raci.....
» 16/12/2005 8:18:36 AM I tend to agree with Tanveer about the Lebanese boys not being well disciplined by familie.....
» 25/07/2005 9:03:19 AM Sixty Minutes was frightening. We are in a very difficult situation as unless we change th.....
» 24/07/2005 8:47:12 AM My children tell me that at school some particular children are treated like animals by so.....
» 13/07/2005 8:58:43 AM This Dr. Death issue is a serious one. For a Doctor to be permitted to cause so much destr.....
» 1/07/2005 7:56:05 PM Hi Robert. The next time I see that add I am going to take down the details and I am going.....
» 30/06/2005 12:25:28 PM Robert. Have you seen the commercial on TV where the husband put a car part and a tool in .....
» 28/06/2005 2:05:35 PM Do you know why I think adults avoid explaining to children why children shouldn't tell a .....
» 26/06/2005 8:56:08 PM Feenix. Do you know why I think they fudge figures?. I think its because those in power wa.....
» 26/06/2005 5:29:25 PM Ringtail, I agree that what happened to you is unforgivable. I can only imagine the pain, .....
» 25/06/2005 6:19:16 PM Rancid. I didn’t think you were adding fuel to the fire, I just thought you were being sym.....
» 25/06/2005 5:57:14 PM JustDan. I dont believe I misinterpreted your intention or post. I am not talking about pe.....
» 25/06/2005 12:59:32 PM Garra. Domestive Violence is one type of abuse. There are many ways to abuse!. We shouldn'.....
» 25/06/2005 10:43:25 AM Silversurfer. I would have to say that I totally agree with you. I am a female and I am so.....
» 24/06/2005 1:04:23 PM JustDan. I totally agree that morals are more important than success. I also agree that th.....
» 24/06/2005 12:07:45 PM Rancid. I am so sorry that you family has had to suffer being treated so unfairly and unju.....
» 24/06/2005 11:45:16 AM Garra. No malice here. I just got Enaj’s name wrong, it was a typo copy slip, and I apolog.....
» 24/06/2005 11:12:02 AM Wow, I am a woman, just an middle class suburban mum and I have never experienced being ph.....
» 23/06/2005 9:38:22 PM Enag. You said that "If your son eventually identifies as homosexual, it will not be .....
» 23/06/2005 12:38:51 PM JustDan. You said “Our schooling, work networking and political system are all designed to.....
» 23/06/2005 11:36:13 AM Philo you said: “There is nothing abnormal in being a sensitive male, but ones bullying fo.....
» 22/06/2005 8:37:16 PM Solomon. You have spelt my name wrong twice. Could you please try to spell it correctly? .....
» 22/06/2005 12:19:02 PM I think that there are people who call themselves poor who really are not that poor. The m.....
» 22/06/2005 10:36:14 AM Solomon. There was nothing sly in my post. I wasn't trying to connect homosexuality with w.....
» 21/06/2005 1:38:08 PM You know I used to disagree with my husband about the fact that I believed that Pedophiles.....
» 20/06/2005 12:15:49 PM Richard. The problem as I see it is that schools are not changing behaviour, they are dir.....
» 20/06/2005 11:48:38 AM I personally think that our Education System should pay more attention to how our teachers.....
» 20/06/2005 9:48:58 AM I have just come across this forum and I find this particular topic very interesting. I b.....

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