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As far as I’m concerned I am very skeptical about the study of philosophy in our school system and in general.
I agree with the author of the article, when he says that in our education system as later in life in the world of work the ability to think is extremely important but I’m not quite sure if philosophy is actually the right tool to achieve this goal.
In theory philosophy is supposed to train your mind and develop understanding in many aspects of our life but I feel that the information it provides will be useless in later life.
It is true indeed that students need to develop more effective life skills but I think that these qualities could be more effectively developed in other ways.
In fact in my personal experience the study of this subject has been reduced to one of pure academic study, which only implied memorizing authors and their ideas and knowing them by heart.

It’s also funny how the article focuses on the difference between the concept of training and the concept of education, and regards the second one as way more valuable and extensive, but I think that more specific subjects can often widen your horizons even more than subjects like philosophy and can furthermore give you more useful experience than pure academic study can provide.

As the article points out, in the age of the internet educational needs are changing and we need to be better prepared for the modern world where thinking independently and being able to make your own decisions autonoumously is essencial. But are we sure that the study of traditional subject like philosophy can still teach something important to the new generations and help us improve the Italian school system? I think that rather than philosophy we need to change our attitude towards education and start making drastic changes to the curriculum for example set up links with more practical subjects.

Answer by Alex Tea
‘It is true indeed..’ = ‘It is indeed true..’
‘my personal experience the study’ = ‘my personal experience in the study’
‘in the age of the internet educational… = ‘in the age of the internet, educational..’
‘to the curriculum for example…’ = ‘to the curriculum, for example..’

Answer by Peggy
In theory, philosophy is supposed….

Answer by Bookbinder
I am very sceptical about the study of philosophy, not only in general terms, but also in our school system in particular.
I agree with the author of the article, when he says that the ability to think, in our school days and later in life, in the world of work, is extremely important, but I am not quite certain that philosophy is actually the most suitable way of achieving this goal.
In theory, philosophy is supposed to train the mind and to develop understanding in many facets of one’s life, but I feel that the information that it provides will be useless in later life.
It is indeed true that students should develop more-effective life skills, but I think that these qualities could be more effectively developed in other ways.
In my experience, the study of this subject has been reduced to pure academic study, which means merely getting to know by heart authors and their ideas.
It is also strange to note how the article focuses on the difference between the concept of training and the concept of education, and regards the latter as much more valuable and extensive. However, I think that more specific subjects can often broaden one’s horizons even more than subjects such as philosophy, and they can, in addition, provide more useful experience than can pure academic study.
The article points out that, in the age of the internet, educational needs are changing and we should be better prepared for the modern world, in which thinking independently and being able to make one’s own decisions are essential. Yet, can we be certain that the study of traditional subjects, such as philosophy, can still teach something important to the new generations as well as helping us to improve the Italian school system? I think that, rather than dwell on philosophy, we should change our attitude towards education, and start making drastic changes to the curriculum. For example, we should establish links with more-practical subjects.

Someone recommended Leapstar – but I am not so keen on video games period, let along for children. We also saw an assisted reading tool that you run along books and it helps with pronunciation. I read to him every day – so don’t need a replacement – somethng supplementary??

Any ideas?

Answer by Babsjohn
There are a range of phonic boks called Jolly Phonics. My son had terrible speech problemas and these were the books he used. They were fun and he loved working on them.

http://www.jollylearning.co.uk/

Is their web site.

Answer by Kimbers
try the early learning centre, they do all the jolly phonics things. its a great easy way for children to learn letters and sounds and progress onto early reading. if you live in the uk and are really interested goggle letters and sounds document, it will talk you through the phases children needed to go through, its a really good document that all foundation/reception provisions must now use, good luck x x x

Answer by Bittersweet22
We also use Jolly Phonic/Jolly Learning in our pre-school (they are 2.6 to 5 years). It is great because its multi-sensory-actions, songs, stories and activities. It’s fun for the children rather than lots of sitting down and worksheets! You can make it as intense or as easy going as you feel your child needs. Does your son go to preschool or Nursery as you may want to ask them so that you are adding to his experience rather than him learning two different methods.

Have fun, we love Jolly Phonics!
Becka

Don’t get me wrong, I am not criticising a faith in God, just the blind dismissal in a theory that has all but been proved with modern science, especially with the discovery of DNA and the decoding of the human genome. Especially when you compare this to the leap of faith that any creationist must have in order to believe in their grand architect. But then again, if God did create man using evolution as his tool, then why is it not mentioned in the bible. Rather then misleading his people, the bible could easily teach creation via evolution. Why would an all powerful, benevolent God lie to his people? Maybe because he thought that we just couldn’t handle the truth. And maybe, in some cases, he’s right.

It strikes me that the chief difference between a person of faith and a person of science is that when a person of faith comes across a question that he doesn’t know the answer to he will immediately dismiss it. But what I don’t understand is why, when we have some of the answers readily available to us, some of us choose to not only ignore them, but deny them, even when they are so obviously correct and backed up by so much evidence. If only these people would open their mind, acknowledge their ignorance and have a desire to learn about the real world, then maybe we could all start getting along.

Answer by WhyNotAskDrZaius
They value the good feelings their delusion gives them more than they value the truth.

Evolution proves that the bible is, at best, inaccurate. At worst, it proves that it is flat out wrong.

In either case, evolution proves that you can’t take anything the bible says at face value. And that pretty much destroys the entire concept.

Answer by randompanther warrior poet
Agreed

Answer by ClanMan
As reason and understanding increase, the places god can hide inevitably decrease. Hopefully in time this superstition will die out. It has retarded human progress for too long.

Answer by Biff
You can bend religious words in your favour

Answer by Teh Tyme Kitteh PANTHEIST
Sure Does

Answer by How would I know
“kill the unbelievers wherever you find them”
Kind of says all you need to know really.

And yes, you should look at history. Muhammed attacked every tribe around him that wouldn’t convert. Killing off all their men and boys and bringing back the women and young girls as sex slaves. So yes, history can tell us a lot.. especially when it’s the guy who invented the cult doing it.

Constantine converted all of rome to christianity. Thats important. They didnt have a choice.
It showed how important and powerful he was and was a tool to control people and lay down a decent law system.

If I was in Constantines position, I would have converted them even if I thought the story of jesus was completely false.

Only a few hundred years ago, people that questioned christianity could be declared heretics and sentenced to death. So nobody could question it, or believe something else.

Ever since religion was forced on rome, parents and priests and teachers taught christianity in a childs best interest. So naturally the child would believe it and it would repeat generation after generation. All the while nobody could openly reject or question the religion.

So now we can question religion, some people believe because its a security, or because it explains the unknown, or because they think its noble, or because it explains something they dont know, or because they believe the story of god and the bible.

But I cant believe in something that I feel has been pressed on my mind, It almost feels like brain washing, even though I dont believe, the concept of god and story of jesus and the spirit is firmly engraved in my mind.

Maybe nowadays we should all just love each other because we are all here, we dont know why, and we should just make it as easy and enjoyable for eveyone else because we were all born equal with the same chance to live and die and experiance the world just once.

What do you believe?

Answer by TaZ
I believe that you have no question!

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Answer by Seek God
The “control” thing throws many people off and I don’t think of it as a “religion” per se. I simply began by receiving God’s forgiveness! How? It starts with understanding that your Father in Heaven provided the only way He will accept for you to be completely forgiven, now. He is absolutely righteous (just). He must punish sin, all sin; otherwise He would be unjust to punish some sin but not others. No one “deserves” His forgiveness, only His punishment; all have sinned. However, if He provides the way for your sins to be forgiven, why not accept His way? He didn’t have to and you will never be good enough on your own to deserve His forgiveness. None of us could be.
All He asks is that you confess the many ways you have offended Him – all the lies, thefts, lusting, hateful speech and thoughts, greed, unforgiveness, etc. Turn from these things truly sorry and ask His forgiveness. He will! Then trust that your Father in Heaven only accepts Jesus’ sufferings on the cross as the full punishment your sins deserved!
Why not do these things right now and start down the path to freedom today? Pray something like this right now:
“Father in Heaven, I confess the many ways I have offended You (name your sins to Him specifically). Please forgive me! I need Your forgiveness! I choose to turn away now from all the ways I have insulted the love You have shown for me on Jesus’ cross. I trust now that You only accept His sufferings as the punishment my sins deserved. I believe now that His resurrection from the dead proves true everything He said, and conquers the power of sin over my life. No one comes to You Father without trusting in Jesus’ sacrifice. Grant me Your gift of abundant life now and eternal life come. Make me a new person who desires above all else, to love and serve You Father. Fill me with Your Holy Spirit now empowering me to obey You and prove my thankfulness to You through all I do and say and think. In Jesus’ name, I ask. Amen.”
Pray like that sincerely and you will be forgiven right now and receive His Holy Spirit within empowering you to obey Him. That prayer is not a one-time magic pill. Use it as often as God the Holy Spirit convicts you of any sin He may reveal from now on. It is the beginning of a constant habit of confessing sins to Him, trusting Jesus’ sacrifice for you and daily seeking to be filled and re-filled with His empowering Holy Spirit. Store up His Word, the Bible in your heart so you do not sin. His Spirit within you now will help you do the things He wants and understand His Word as you read it. Obey what you read. Your obedience is the proof your repentance and trust are for real.
You were created in love to be one who would make the choice of your own free will to respond to the unspeakable love your Father in Heaven has for you. He has been waiting for you to choose to spend eternity with Him, and live for Him now all the days of your life…. This is what makes you a genuine follower of Jesus.

Answer by John
I beleiev in reincarnation sorta random but also based on what you want to come back as
I could be described as having beliefs somewhere between atheism, agnosticism and paganism

I had amnesia once – or twice.

Protons have mass? I didn’t even know they were Catholic.

All I ask is a chance to prove that money can’t make me happy.

I’d give my right arm to be ambidextrous.

If the world was a logical place, men would ride horses sidesaddle.

What is a “free” gift? Aren’t all gifts free?

They told me I was gullible .. and I believed them.

Teach a child to be polite and courteous in the home and, when he grows
up, he’ll never be able to edge his car onto a freeway.

Two can live as cheaply as one, for half as long.

Experience is the thing you have left when everything else is gone.

What if there were no hypothetical questions?

One nice thing about egotists: They don’t talk about other people.

When the only tool you own is a hammer, every problem begins to look like a nail.

A flashlight is a carrying case for dead batteries.

What was the greatest thing before sliced bread?

I used to be indecisive. Now I’m not sure.

The cost of living hasn’t affected its popularity.

How can there be self-help “groups”?

Is there another word for synonym?

Where do forest rangers go to “get away from it all”?

Is it possible to be totally partial?

Is Marx’s tomb a communist plot?

If swimming is so good for your figure, how do you explain whales?

Show me a man with both feet firmly on the ground, and I’ll show you a
man who can’t get his pants off.

It’s not an optical illusion. It just looks like one.

Is it my imagination, or do buffalo wings taste like chicken?

Answer by The Ghost
Whats a “Freeway”?

Answer by ShuShu Fontana
all very good points!

I used to be indecisive. Now I’m not sure.

Answer by third space
I like them all – made me smile… thank you!!
xx

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Answer by Nola
haha good ones

star for you !

=D

Answer by Sweet G
It is really long joke but i read it is goodie

Answer by flygirl69
my friend moved up north from the south and she’ll get a kick out of this, thanks. here have a star.

Answer by fu@k you
YOU KNOW WHAT I GOT KING KING KING KONG IN MY TRUNK

Answer by Stephen M
don’t worry they are there to teach you, if you need to go back to the start then they will take you back to the start, its not a problem.

What they will probably do is talk to you first and see where your at and then put you in the drivers seat so he can see what level you are at. It will be a normal lesson and he will talk you through what your doing. From this the instructor can see what you are already competent in and what he needs to teach you.

Don’t worry he wont simply stick you in the car and expect you to drive

Answer by Cheryl O
With my son he was taken to a car park which isn’t used very much and then he was let behind the wheel so the instructor could see if he had enough control to drive on the roads.

I used to have such a clear, strong connection to the Light levels, a profound appreciation for Nature, a sense of the connectedness of all things. I taught meditation, i channelled the angels and ascended masters. I had a strong intuition and inner guidance. I was so happy.

Then i had 5 years of connection with a psychopath and no tool or belief or any skill or resource i had helped.

Now I feel as if i have lost all my connections to Light and Love. I feel as if I am walking through the barren landscape of some post-apocalypse world. Every living thing has been destroyed and I dont know if I am alive or dead, or if I care either way. I walk, but I don’t know where I am walking to. Sorry if this sounds over-dramatic, but it is easier to explain how I feel in pictures rather than words. I feel like the living dead. It has been suggested that I have post traumatic stress disorder but this has been going on for 6 months now. I am so sad that everything that used to nourish and sustain me is gone. Everythign I used to believe in has been destroyed. I used to think that Love was the most powerful thing in the Universe, that all living things responded to love. I dont know what I believe any more. I have learned so much about psychopaths and am horrified that there are so many of them out there, destroying the lives of other good intentioned people. I look back on all my spiritual growth books that I used to love so much, I read the words and I think of the authors :But you are writing about ordinary people. Because none of this stuff applies to psychopaths.

All my beautiful connections to the higher levels seem to have shrivelled up. Can anyone help to give me some hope? All I want is to return to the life I used to live, which was such a happy one. But that now seems like an age of innocense, BC (Before corruption).

I’ve researched dark night of the soul themes and relate to the definition that in it, all sense of self, the soul and of God is lost. I would welcome hearing about others experiences. Please dont suggest anti-depressants, because I dont want to mask this pain, I want to seize it and work through it. Thank you.

Answer by AllBrokenUp247
Oh I really empathise with you. I feel so similar, so I guess the first thing to say is don’t feel you are alone. Lots of us are struggling with this kind of crisis.
I would then suggest that there will be light again, I hope soon. I think we are all tested to breaking point, after feeling we have it all worked out spiritually. Then after the Dark Night is over, we are really up a level in our understanding and connection with good-ness.
Ultimately, we would not have bothered coming back to this plane if we didn’t have things to work out. It seems incredibly painful at the time, but every spiritual breakthrough comes after literally breaking through a barrier we have in our soul. Your current darkness is the bottom of the experience – look up and you will see the stars again soon. All the best (to all of us).

Answer by Disciple of Jesus
Just keep praying to the Virgin Mary often and carefully. She has told us to love even when we do not feel the emotion of love, even at times we’re not sure whether we love or not. God is testing you. Say each Hail Mary well and concentrate on the words you are saying. God is testing you. Mary experienced a very long dark night herself. She knows what you are experiencing.

Answer by wandera1970
I do not understand your particular faith. I can only assume you are referring Wisdom Of Light. (I had to google some of your phrases to find out what you meant. In order to get a glimpse of where you coming from before your bad encounter.) I have no idea if this will help you. But maybe it will guide you or at least give you some ideas of where to start looking.

Let me start by saying in nature everything is recycled. Death is part of nature. I do not mean whole death. Look at a butterfly for example in order for it to become one the caterpillar it was before had to die. A flower has to die to become a fruit. Each of these spend a period of time between states before becoming a ripe fruit or a butterfly. Nature goes through cycles. Winter into spring into summer into autumn. Winter is like death before rebirth.

You are in that transitional stage.

You have the skills to guide yourself. You say you used to teach. If a student came to you with a similar problem what advice would you give them. How would you guide them through it and what advice would you give them as they journey through the barren landscape. So they can reach the other side and become transformed. You feel pain right now you need to release the negative emotions that hold you in the barren landscape and lead you to one full of vibrant life. How would you guide a student through that process?

Take a walk and watch nature to start the reconnection. Look up at the stars at night and ponder about them. Let those thoughts filter through the barren landscape in your mind and feel the reconnection. You know when those connections are been made and you know how to focus your mind to build on them. Take some time with nature let its beauty help heal and reconnect you.

You also know that you have to give time to the pain and let the intensity of it diminish. The intensity of the pain blocks out the connections.

I would also do a little research on the make up of psychopaths if you have not done so already to understand the destructive nature. I suggest you read the book Mask of Sanity by Hervey Cleckley to help you increase your understanding. (see link to download it for free in pdf )

With this you can start the healing process and reconnection and transform yourself

Hope the helps

By the way I am a religious believer and you may want to disregard everything I said. I also believe that a persons search for spirituality is their own choice have they have the right to follow any path they choose to to get there. It all about understanding you connection in the world and recognising that the inner you has a direct connection to everything around. After all exploding stars made the elements we are made from. At least one star if not more had to die to give birth to me and my mind. Form the moment of its death to me being born may have taken millions if not billions of years. My body came from the stars and therefore I am connected to the stars.

Peace be with you.

Upon starting the course I feel really let down, what it teaches is you is beyond basic and I don’t see it as beneficial to me at all. I was told I would have to send assignments of to my tutor which he would grade which turned out to be a small quiz 6-8 questions and is graded by computer response.

They also promised me a tool kit complete with the course which I did not receive. I emailed them about it and only received emails back about other courses to finally be contacted a month ago saying the people who supplied them have discontinued them so they will now knock £15 of my last payment for the course.

Does this mean I now have a right to cancel as they have not supplied me with all they have promised? This course is very costly and it really does not seem beneficial to me in any way.

Please help.

Answer by Hannah M
Probably.

You’d need to check British consumer laws for yourself (I’m not British; I’m Australian) but I’m pretty sure they say something about whatever you’re sold has to be ‘as described’ and ‘fit for the purpose it was sold’.

Beyond those things, I’d say that if they sold you one product and are now trying to palm you off with a lesser product they’ve broken the contract you made with them to buy/pay them for their course materials.

Check it out. Maybe go talk to someone at your local Citizens Advice Bureau but I’d be 99.9999% confident they’re in breach of contract and you’re off the hook as far as having to pay them a penny more goes.