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Go Crossbones @crossbones27 (52907) • Mojave, California 11 Apr

Everyone is pretty much great at their job thanks to capitalism. They so great, we have no resources left. When things go crazy there is usually a reason. I am not sure what happened after that a bunch of people blaming people to...

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run out of resources

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Why is India's government education system deteriorating?

Anindita Sengupta @aninditasen (18198) • Raurkela, India 19 Feb

In most government schools and colleges in India the standard of education has deteriorated. Their infrastructure too is not being maintained. For appointments bribes are taken and ill qualified teachers are appointed. These...

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Empowerment should be impartial, for the girl child and the boy child alike

SIDDI KIMPOLE @SIDIKIMPOLE (3480) • Eldoret, Kenya 21 Dec

A local source here in Kenya reported of an increase in number of boys dropping out of school. Reasons alleged included substance abuse, child employment, family breakups and lack of school fees. Over the years, the number of...

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What people studied in school vs. The profession they found themselves

Emmanuel Adelakun @ogbenishyna44 (1731) 26 Aug

Sometimes one wonders if the traditional colleges and universities are still relevant in today's world. Its quite confusing to see people who studied sciences and humanities in school end up working in a bank. Are you in a...

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Course to do at 40?

SIDDI KIMPOLE @SIDIKIMPOLE (3480) • Eldoret, Kenya 9 Jul

Hello fellows, today I was going through some nice courses that I could consider when I hit 40. I discovered there are very few. I suppose most educational institutions might not accept me. So, I must just stick to my distance...

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A country with 10 million out of school children in Africa

Emmanuel Adelakun @ogbenishyna44 (1731) 12 Jun

Poverty is forcing many kids out of school especially in countries in Africa. In Nigeria for instance, there are more than 10 million out of school children roaming the streets, sometimes hawking food to sell and get some money...

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Is it worth it?

askme123 @askme123 (6223) 4 Dec 24

So many persons with degrees and masters in call centres or teaching.They deserve more salaries based on their qualifications. Was it really worth it to spent so much money to be lawyer, doctor and engineer when so many places are...

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salary

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A Filipino Teacher In The US: An Unexpected Goodbye

Raine38 @Raine38 (12387) • United States 1 Dec 24

There’s this teacher I know who was originally from the Philippines—he's been teaching for years—who just got let go, or maybe pushed to resign. No one’s saying much, but the group chat’s buzzing about how he’s been struggling...

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It's So Stupid It Hurts

J.N.R Dutton @jnrdutton (3447) • United States 3 Oct 24

"If NASA says it's too hot to go to the sun, why not go at night when the sun turns off." I heard someone say this on video and the heartbreaking stupidity of it made me want to bloody scream. It's definitely an indictment of...

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Why Not Strike During the Summer?

Jim Bauer @porwest (112717) • United States 26 Jul 24

Another discussion I was responding to made me think of something that happens all too often that suddenly is worth (I think) thinking about. You know, take when teachers strike. When do they do it? Is it during the summer when...

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Marks manipulation is not new in Indian Universities

Anindita Sengupta @aninditasen (18198) • Raurkela, India 2 Jul 24

Recently the Gawhati University was in the news for Mark sheet manipulation. The culprits were arrested but in most Indian Universities such things are even done by the faculties, especially when they have their children studying...

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Capybaras As Pets?

J.N.R Dutton @jnrdutton (3447) • United States 2 May 24

Good morning, everyone. I decided to look into possibly either buying or adopting a Capybara as a pet. They are adorable animals, but some people have said that caring for them, especially their social and nutritional needs, can...

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All Artists Learn From Somewhere

J.N.R Dutton @jnrdutton (3447) • United States 6 Nov 23

Artistic inspiration can come in many forms. All artists (and I literally do mean all) draw inspiration from those who came before, no matter how original they think they are. Frankly, if they say they don't, they lie. Even...

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Learning to Read: how old were you?

pumpkinjam @pumpkinjam (8876) • United Kingdom 1 Nov 23

Hello to you all. I was just reading something that was mostly not interesting, but there were some comments saying they didn't believe a 4 year old would be able to read a menu. Further comments ensued with people insinuating...

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Two of My Favorite Things

Denise Knight @gnatsmom (2575) 9 Mar 23

As I mentioned in the previous post, my husband and I finally got some beach time. Spending time at the beach is one of my favorite things. One of my other favorite hobbies is reading. I stay so busy taking care of and teaching...

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IIT and IIM suicides and caste reservation in India

Anindita Sengupta @aninditasen (18198) • Raurkela, India 20 Feb 23

A few days ago a boy from IIT Mumbai committed suicide. He belonged to the schedule caste(SC), called in India and had availed the reserved category. Going through the news what I gather is the boy suffered discrimination just...

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Sex Education.

Wycliffe Barongo Obiko @Barongo (29) • Nairobi, Kenya 19 Feb 23

Should schools teach sex education and provide contraceptives to students? In my opinion, schools should not teach sex education and provide contraceptives to students because it goes against the values and beliefs of some...

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New Student

Denise Knight @gnatsmom (2575) 1 Feb 23

I got a new student today in my little Christian school. Whew!! She was a handful. She was more challenging than my other three put together. She was a sweetie, by hyper, and unstructured. However, she responded well and enjoyed...

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“You don’t hurt” - Only moral for earth

Akta7 @Aakk77 (364) 8 Jan 23

Children need to be taught just these 3 words - You don’t hurt. This includes the whole of Bible, Gita, etc. all parts. Scientifically also this is enough to teach all morals to all children worldwide. In addition to this,...

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Today’s Divorces - Did we inquire except for Education, Beauty and Money

Akta7 @Aakk77 (364) 8 Jan 23

I think the reason why more marriages are breaking today is mostly in the reason why they are forming today. Educated people mainly look for educated partner but education in itself is flawed. Others and even many educated people...

reason behind marriage

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