Posts by GrreatTeacher

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On respect for the belief of others. Sorry for the long post

by StarTrekAngel in

i am inclined to start this thread in response to some comments made in other threads.

i have been coming around these forum for quite some time now so whatever you find in here is not just related to something someone may have said this week.

it can go months back as well.. i have seen many who claim to respect the belief of others but when it comes down to applying it into practice, things take a whole different tune.

GrreatTeacher

Oubliette. I share some of your frustration with the like and dislike buttons. I feel that there was more and more personal discussion before the buttons. I really would like to know what it is about my comment that you dislike because sometimes the posts we make have multiple points in them.

Also, it's nice to get a personal response for a liked post for a similar reason, as well as also better relationship building.

However, I think part of the issue is that forums are asynchronous types of communication. If you are reading comments that are several pages long and began several days ago, hitting like or dislike on a comment in the middle of an old thread might be the most appropriate form of feedback.

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On respect for the belief of others. Sorry for the long post

by StarTrekAngel in

i am inclined to start this thread in response to some comments made in other threads.

i have been coming around these forum for quite some time now so whatever you find in here is not just related to something someone may have said this week.

it can go months back as well.. i have seen many who claim to respect the belief of others but when it comes down to applying it into practice, things take a whole different tune.

GrreatTeacher

The Rebel, I loved your StarTrek question. That is a perfect example of the type of essay question a teacher might create in order to assess knowledge of the strengths and weaknesses of different thinking styles.

Sometimes teachers assess student knowlege on a given subject by asking them to create an "assessment" and answer key. This requires higher level thinking skills, metacognition, if you will.

It's been interesting watching your thinking skills transform, Rebel.

And, props to Viviane who did a great job of providing an example of how to answer a question such as that. Very key, providing examples.

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Handing out candy

by mikeypants in

growing up my parents would barricade our home off by parking vehicles bumper to bumper - you would have to crawl under the cars or over the bumpers to get to our door.

also, we would turn off all the lights and hide in the back room away from the street.. that was the norm for me.

isnt that insane?

GrreatTeacher

And for the first time my 14 year old son went roaming the neighborhood with friends. He put on overalls, drew on a beard with a sharpie and grabbed a lantern so he looked like a train conductor.

They found a street where people had haunted yards and haunted houses and they scared themselves silly then went to a friend's house. We called him at 10 pm. The girls were having a sleepover, so we had to extract the boys. He came home with a whole pillowcase full of candy and seemed very satisfied with his haul.

Surely everyone will be talking about this in school on Monday. Lunches will be good for the next week with all the extra candy.

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Handing out candy

by mikeypants in

growing up my parents would barricade our home off by parking vehicles bumper to bumper - you would have to crawl under the cars or over the bumpers to get to our door.

also, we would turn off all the lights and hide in the back room away from the street.. that was the norm for me.

isnt that insane?

GrreatTeacher

We gave away less candy than usual. A lot of people went out to parties last night. Then, we finally ended up with a party of our own with people in the house and sitting by a bonfire in the front yard!

The trick-or-treaters were not too excited when my husband first offered them celery, you should have seen their wide eyes! Then, we had a laugh and offered them candy from the candy bowl or a small toy from the toy bowl. Some parents thanked us for having toys because their kids were allergic to some candies.

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Where are you from?

by BeautifulMind in

jw
friends

i know we are all anonymous for our own personal reasons, so i understand if you would rather not say.

but if you don't mind sharing that would be cool.

i currently live in georgia, usa.

GrreatTeacher

The monstrosity that is the greater Washington, DC / Baltimore metro area.

Suck it, LA! We just took over the title for having the worst traffic in the USA. :(

But, the Chesapeake Bay is beautiful and makes up for that, somewhat. :)

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Hello everyone! I am new here and want to tell you about myself - my bio

by Hollywood20 in

jw
friends

grew up in east la in a bad neighborhood to a black mother and white father.

i never knew my father because he died in a car accident when i was a few weeks old.

my mother converted as a jw soon after when two sisters came to her door and offered her comfort, which was something she needed.

GrreatTeacher

Well, you've learned the truth about the truth at a young age, so congratulations, you're in a much better position than many on this board that have wasted decades before they realized the truth.

Also, I totally respect you for caring so much about your mother's feelings. The sad thing is that she is trauma-bonded with the religion. It's the thing that gave her solace when she was going through a very difficult time.

However, she made a bad decision. The people she trusted hurt you. Does she know this? Maybe she should be made aware.

Her reaction could go in any number of ways. She could be angry or she could disbelieve or it could entrench her further.

At any rate, why protect her from the knowledge of her own bad decision?

I think it is hurting you more than you know.

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Full 2015 Annual Meeting Program

by wifibandit in

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=plrw9u-n1z2m8peenfmbdxmvbdkum0ce1n.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uppgsfl6o5k.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9j8ivkmkvk.

GrreatTeacher

What, did they import the Mormon Tabernacle Choir for the first video?

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A little ray of hope.

by username in

for all those who have recently escaped this evil cult i just want to send a message of hope.. i have just had my landlord around.

one of the first things the landlord said to me.

"in just a year i see such a big positive difference in you" .

GrreatTeacher

So, the proof is in the pudding.

The cool thing was that you didn't solicit his opinion. He just gave it based on an observation that was striking to him.

I'm thrilled that you're doing so well.

And, it'll keep getting better.

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My First Birthday.....

by The Marvster in

i awoken today and realised immidiately i'm 44 today... and after 3 years of being out, decided to acknowledge my birthday.... i'm off out to treat myself to a big hearty breakfast with cup of tea in the local weatherspoon's by the massive pond full of weird bird-life, later today i'm giving myself a gift of a 90 minute relaxation session in a float tank down by canary wharf in london.... only really have 2 close friends (it's a slow process trusting people agian) and they probably won't be able to see me today, but i'm sure i'll have a belated surprise from them both.... the first thing i did when i remembered was to rush to the computer, connect to the web and put on stevie wonder's 'happy birthday', as i listen to it, tears stream down my face... all those years of my life stolen ' but..... i'm free....'.

GrreatTeacher

Well, since it's your first birthday, I guess you can get away with just one candle in the cake. My husband is just a couple years older than you and his last cake...well, the first candles were melted by the time the last candle was lit!

Glad you had a lovely day. The years are precious. We need to celebrate them.

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Headline: "Islamic Invasion: Europe now scrambles for guns." How true is this?

by cappytan in

jw
friends

a year to a year and a half ago, i would have taken this article at face value and believed it.. now, i realize this article comes from a dubious source.

world news daily has a die-hard right-wing bias.

so, in an effort to get real information, i'm asking my european exjw's, is this article all true?

GrreatTeacher

Cappy, I've been very impressed with you lately. This move must have been good for you.

Freedom to think; great to have it, isn't it?