tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7098900050019787192.post3523335867820232060..comments2023-10-06T01:31:22.002-07:00Comments on rhymingwithoranges's blog: BEDiD 9: My Reading Teacherrhymingwithorangeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17325716822774272904noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7098900050019787192.post-69241388096864612452010-12-11T05:02:39.904-08:002010-12-11T05:02:39.904-08:00I feel bad for the kid... but maybe it's good?...I feel bad for the kid... but maybe it's good? Recently I heard Shanghai has the best test scores for children in the world, second comes in Finland, and then South Korea. The United States doesn't even come in the top ten. So maybe it is good to push kids to study hard, though probably not as hard as China seems to push.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7098900050019787192.post-25385060687486914242010-12-09T17:38:28.711-08:002010-12-09T17:38:28.711-08:00I feel so grateful after reading this. We had thre...I feel so grateful after reading this. We had three snow days, and I did absolutely nothign but watch movies, then frown at my own worthlessness. But, maybe that makes you who you are. <br />It brings up the idea though, are we more productive if we are forced to do things? I'm sure the youth in the West would be much smarter and more cultured if we were forced to do things, and if we had been all our lives would it really be a problem? If it was just something we had to do? Why do we somehow believe that we're above have to work and suffer, just because of our freedoms? It's interesting. <br />Oh, and you called it. I expect your blog tomorrow will be about the fees?Allaynahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00102623818871411324noreply@blogger.com