tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1769727944915511936.post2182916388954221652..comments2023-10-11T07:41:49.758-07:00Comments on Lightwaveseeker: The Bad of BoastingDaniel Wilcoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05178375087492786696noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1769727944915511936.post-52871808838185552712012-02-09T07:41:24.316-08:002012-02-09T07:41:24.316-08:00Hi Hystery,
Excellent point! We teachers here at ...Hi Hystery,<br /><br />Excellent point! We teachers here at our high school (and me and my wife personally as parents)tried to focus on such specific positive encouragements.<br /><br />What's so absurd about the present election zoo (sorry animials;-) is that most of the candidates are repeating the same bogus boastings and nationalistic rhetoric that I've heard all of my life and read about in history.<br /><br />You would think by now I would have given up hope. I still remember listening with heartache to the '68 Democratic Convention on my van radio on an island in Pennsylvania; then discovered my battery had died like the hope for real change.<br /><br />But hope rises up again and again.<br /><br />Thanks for commenting,<br /><br />DanielDaniel Wilcoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05178375087492786696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1769727944915511936.post-15591457555413982832012-02-09T07:33:46.951-08:002012-02-09T07:33:46.951-08:00Hi Katya5,
Yeah, actually my original draft also ...Hi Katya5,<br /><br />Yeah, actually my original draft also had Russia included, because I know the USSR leaders like the USA, etc. also boasted a lot.<br /><br />Rather ironic that's its newspaper was called Pravda. Whenever the government speaks of "truth" watch out. It's time for George Orwell's Animal Farm!<br /><br />Thanks for commenting.<br /><br />DanielDaniel Wilcoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05178375087492786696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1769727944915511936.post-51553811948421324042012-02-08T08:02:46.713-08:002012-02-08T08:02:46.713-08:00I think of rearing children when I read this. As ...I think of rearing children when I read this. As a children grow (or as students learn), it is so much more effective to tell them about your pride in them with specific examples. Instead of saying, "You're the best!" you can say, "I really appreciated how sensitive you were to your friend's feelings," or "It makes me feel good to see how hard you worked on that project." In this manner, a teacher or parent can also make suggestions for future improvement. "Your analysis of this text was thought-provoking. Now you are ready to include more citations of primary sources." When politicians stroke our egos instead of using their positions to facilitate and encourage successful community endeavors and improvements, they accomplish nothing. Instead of hearing "We're the best country in the world," I'd like to hear, "We have a rich legacy of protecting the principle of equality. Let us work toward ensuring equal protection for our most vulnerable citizens." (But now I'm just daydreaming!)Hysteryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02044678910937934731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1769727944915511936.post-68543909739317496012012-02-07T08:14:24.840-08:002012-02-07T08:14:24.840-08:00When I hear such statements from our political lea...When I hear such statements from our political leaders, I am always reminded of my childhood. These are the exact statements I was taught as a child, when I lived in USSR: "We live in the happiest country on Earth. Our country is the best country in the World. Our childhood is the happy childhood. We are the happiest children on Earth." So now, whenever I hear something like that (even in a different language), a small light bulb comes on and I say to myself, "Propaganda!" That's all it really is...Katyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12052803143157458386noreply@blogger.com