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bluepenguin77 @bluepenguin77 (30) • Philippines 21 Mar 12

I have grown my childhood in '80s - and one way of discipline I have tasted was spanking from my parents. At my early age I don't have gasp the reason on why my parents would do that action every time I made some mistakes or don't...

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kaypow Hi, bluepenguin, I am a supporter of spanking in certain cases. For example, I believe that it is okay to spank a child who is too young to understand a verbal reprimand. It frustrates me to no end when I go out in public and see parents attempting to...

15 Apr 12

kaypow @kaypow (68) • Canada 14 Apr 12

Does a grown adult who can't spell simple words lose respect in your eyes? Yesterday, while checking my Facebook, I noticed a status from one of my friends' mothers, in which the woman had misspelled the word "dying" by...

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kaypow Hi, sid, I think that, oftentimes, that is exactly the problem: schools let young people slide by on their English, and everything just goes into a downward spiral from there. I went to a high school where I was constantly disappointed and irritated by the...

15 Apr 12

kaypow @kaypow (68) • Canada 14 Apr 12

Does a grown adult who can't spell simple words lose respect in your eyes? Yesterday, while checking my Facebook, I noticed a status from one of my friends' mothers, in which the woman had misspelled the word "dying" by...

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kaypow Hi, dpk and Hatley, I certainly agree that everyone makes typos in their everyday communications, and I did not mean to suggest that I completely stop respecting a person simply because he or she makes one error. I was referring more to people who continue...

15 Apr 12

kaypow @kaypow (68) • Canada 14 Apr 12

Does a grown adult who can't spell simple words lose respect in your eyes? Yesterday, while checking my Facebook, I noticed a status from one of my friends' mothers, in which the woman had misspelled the word "dying" by...

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kaypow Hi, Derek, That is exactly how I feel about the proper use of a language: it is a discipline, and to continuously ignore simple rules shows a lack of discipline. If you can't be bothered to put some work into something as crucial as your own language, what...

15 Apr 12

kaypow @kaypow (68) • Canada 14 Apr 12

Does a grown adult who can't spell simple words lose respect in your eyes? Yesterday, while checking my Facebook, I noticed a status from one of my friends' mothers, in which the woman had misspelled the word "dying" by...

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kaypow Oh, dear. Homeschooling by parents who don't know how to spell? Talk about the blind leading the blind. Also, there is certainly a margin of error that we have to consider regarding typos. Everyone makes them, even with all of today's technology made...

14 Apr 12

kaypow @kaypow (68) • Canada 14 Apr 12

Does a grown adult who can't spell simple words lose respect in your eyes? Yesterday, while checking my Facebook, I noticed a status from one of my friends' mothers, in which the woman had misspelled the word "dying" by...

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kaypow Hi, sishy, In response to your post and to several others, let me assure you that by "losing respect", I did not mean a total loss of respect for someone just based on his or her spelling ability. I still respect this person as my elder, not to mention just...

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kaypow @kaypow (68) • Canada 14 Apr 12

Does a grown adult who can't spell simple words lose respect in your eyes? Yesterday, while checking my Facebook, I noticed a status from one of my friends' mothers, in which the woman had misspelled the word "dying" by...

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kaypow Hi, airasheila, I definitely do respect people who are doing their best to speak and write in a second language. Being bilingual myself, I still make some mistakes in French, which is my second language, and I understand how confusing some languages can...

14 Apr 12

Porcospino @Porcospino (31365) • Denmark 8 Apr 12

In my country some children learn English from the first grade. English from the first grade is not compulsory, but some schools have chosen to start the English lessons very early. In the 1980's when I went to school we learned...

first grade

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kaypow Hi, Porcospino, Living in Quebec, I was taught French as a second language from the moment I started school, and while I did not always like it, I understand the benefit that it has had for me. I am glad that I spent all of my elementary and secondary...

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kaypow @kaypow (68) • Canada 14 Apr 12

Does a grown adult who can't spell simple words lose respect in your eyes? Yesterday, while checking my Facebook, I noticed a status from one of my friends' mothers, in which the woman had misspelled the word "dying" by...

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bonbon664 @bonbon664 (3466) • Canada 13 Dec 11

I recently had reason to go through resumes submitted by potential employees. I was completely astounded to see the rampant misuse of they're, there, and their. Another one that stood out was than and then. There was one that had...

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kaypow Hi, bonbon, I think that the major problem in this case is the school system. Instead of drilling grammatical rules into students' heads (which I firmly believe needs to be done, and from an early age) or having spelling bees, schools now put forth the idea...

14 Apr 12

geinu17 @geinu17 (42) • Philippines 13 Apr 12

the road to success is what your heart's desires. many of students nowadays choose their course in college that is not in line with their PASSION, but rather a PARENT'S DECISION. the student has been dreaming to be a businessman,...

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kaypow Hi, geinu, I think that there has to be a balance of both the child and the parent here. Sometimes, young people have a great passion for something and they think that they will want to do it all their lives. So, they want to take a course that will help...

14 Apr 12

katie0 @katie0 (5203) • Japan 14 Apr 12

You who have children, do you allow them to use it? I was surfing on youtube, there are handmade stuff that I love, it's cute and childish I know, they decorate cellphones, and other types of decoration but most of the girls that...

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kaypow Hi, katie0, Technically, Facebook has a rule against anyone under 13 using the site. Of course, the Internet is a place of anonymity (or so people think), and so it is very easy to lie about your birthday and just say that you are 13 or older. Nobody...

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kaypow @kaypow (68) • Canada 12 Nov 11

Recently, my province has had a lot of student strikes. This is because the government plans to raise tuition fees over the next few years. This hike basically amounts to an extra $20 per month each month (i.e. Month 1: $20, Month...

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kaypow Exactly! The thing that really upsets me is that these kids don't seem to understand the real value of going on strike (how are they "striking", anyway? It's not as though they're paid to go to school). I want them to look at people around the world who are...

14 Apr 12

Bannybanzie @Bannybanzie (1397) • Philippines 30 Jul 11

I think it's human nature to always crave for more and more. But there's this guy.. he just texted us and asked if we want to buy his brand new SUV. He bought it not cash.. (I can't remember the term right now) but will pay for it...

life

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kaypow Hi, Bannybanzie, I think that, a lot of the time, people who live beyond their means in this way fall into one of two categories: 1) People with an underlying emotional problem that they don't want to deal with 2) People who were raised in an indulgent...

14 Apr 12

in2day @in2day (120) • Netherlands 14 Apr 12

Whenever you see someone hurt because they made a mistake, would you avoid doing the same mistake or would you rather find out yourself? I'm a cautious person and I really don't like to get hurt, but on the other hand you'll only...

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kaypow Hi, in2day, Personally, I think someone would have to be a little silly to watch someone make a mistake and then go and do the exact same thing just to experience it for himself or herself. If you know it's going to turn out badly, why would you do it,...

14 Apr 12

dandan07 @dandan07 (1906) • China 13 Apr 12

When I was a little child, my parents do not give me pocket money for they thought i can not make good use of the money. I had pocket money in hand when i was middle school student, for at that time, my school was far away from...

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kaypow Hi, dandan, Let me depart from the general path of this conversation and say that I am against allowances for children. As a child, I was never given an allowance, and I don't think I've suffered at all because of it. There are other ways for children to...

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gatlopena @gatlopena (13) • Philippines 23 Mar 10

A young adolescent ones told me about her problem on peer acceptance. She said all that she wanted is to be accepted by her friends. She does not want to be different from them. Her question is that, should she do everything even...

adolescents

peer acceptance

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kaypow Definitely not. If someone is your real friend, he or she will not ask or force you to do anything that makes you uncomfortable. If this girl's peers are going to judge her for not doing something that she believes is "bad", then they are obviously just...

12 Nov 11

kaypow @kaypow (68) • Canada 12 Nov 11

Recently, my province has had a lot of student strikes. This is because the government plans to raise tuition fees over the next few years. This hike basically amounts to an extra $20 per month each month (i.e. Month 1: $20, Month...

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kingparker @kingparker (9673) • United States 12 Nov 11

On the lately news on local newspaper, many students were attacked by predators, 3 times on last month, and more on the previous months. A student was holding his smart phone at the campus, and suddenly someone snatch his phone,...

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kaypow The school and police should definitely be doing their best to keep the students safe, but one must always consider the limits of what is actually financially possible. I go to a school where there was once a school shooting (I was not attending at the time,...

12 Nov 11

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