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It's off-topic, but you brought it to mind. So thanks.&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;On topic: Yeah, I've sometimes thought that--in spiritual terms, so to speak--childhood is when you get used to having this weird thing called a body. I swear, I always felt weighed down by my little frame when I was a kid. In particular, I remember, I was stunned by the phenomenon of itching. I hated itching with a vengeance. It made me seriously question whether life in general was really worth it.&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;(Today, as you might have guessed, I'm a world-renowned philosopher. Some of us are deep, some of us aren't....)</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8848481816276060010/4750955002705072368/comments/default/7372409834294973208'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8848481816276060010/4750955002705072368/comments/default/7372409834294973208'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://donaldgallinger.blogspot.com/2008/08/ugly-dirty-crap.html?showComment=1221307560000#c7372409834294973208' title=''/><author><name>Anonymous</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img1.blogblog.com/img/blank.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://donaldgallinger.blogspot.com/2008/08/ugly-dirty-crap.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8848481816276060010.post-4750955002705072368' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8848481816276060010/posts/default/4750955002705072368' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-807508916'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.displayTime' value='September 13, 2008 8:06 AM'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8848481816276060010.post-246284255599638195</id><published>2008-09-05T12:28:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2008-09-05T12:28:00.000-04:00</updated><title type='text'>So right, Don!</title><content type='html'>So right, Don!</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8848481816276060010/4750955002705072368/comments/default/246284255599638195'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8848481816276060010/4750955002705072368/comments/default/246284255599638195'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://donaldgallinger.blogspot.com/2008/08/ugly-dirty-crap.html?showComment=1220632080000#c246284255599638195' title=''/><author><name>Anonymous</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img1.blogblog.com/img/blank.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://donaldgallinger.blogspot.com/2008/08/ugly-dirty-crap.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8848481816276060010.post-4750955002705072368' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8848481816276060010/posts/default/4750955002705072368' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-271921354'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.displayTime' value='September 5, 2008 12:28 PM'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8848481816276060010.post-3058200688920526950</id><published>2008-08-11T15:07:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2008-08-11T15:07:00.000-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Thomas Hobbes, in &lt;i&gt;Leviathan&lt;/i&gt;, says life, in ...</title><content type='html'>Thomas Hobbes, in &lt;I&gt;Leviathan&lt;/I&gt;, says life, in the state of nature, is "solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and short." I guess, by the Twenty-First Century, we've pretty much conquered the "solitary" and "short" parts, at least for most people. I guess that's something, although I'd keep thos attributes and lose the "poor", "nasty" and "brutish" parts we seem to have retained.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8848481816276060010/4750955002705072368/comments/default/3058200688920526950'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8848481816276060010/4750955002705072368/comments/default/3058200688920526950'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://donaldgallinger.blogspot.com/2008/08/ugly-dirty-crap.html?showComment=1218481620000#c3058200688920526950' title=''/><author><name>Dave</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img1.blogblog.com/img/blank.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://donaldgallinger.blogspot.com/2008/08/ugly-dirty-crap.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8848481816276060010.post-4750955002705072368' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8848481816276060010/posts/default/4750955002705072368' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-1874565052'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.displayTime' value='August 11, 2008 3:07 PM'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8848481816276060010.post-1340835075160606952</id><published>2008-07-06T21:58:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2008-07-06T21:58:00.000-04:00</updated><title type='text'>I find it interesting that Maurice would tell you ...</title><content type='html'>I find it interesting that Maurice would tell you that employees steal 15%. Was he hinting to you that he thought you were stealing? Or was he hinting to you that you could be a boss somewhere, someday, and would need to know that?</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8848481816276060010/4731617910954237639/comments/default/1340835075160606952'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8848481816276060010/4731617910954237639/comments/default/1340835075160606952'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://donaldgallinger.blogspot.com/2008/07/strange-weird-people-that-i-have-met.html?showComment=1215395880000#c1340835075160606952' title=''/><author><name>Dave</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img1.blogblog.com/img/blank.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://donaldgallinger.blogspot.com/2008/07/strange-weird-people-that-i-have-met.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8848481816276060010.post-4731617910954237639' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8848481816276060010/posts/default/4731617910954237639' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-401781589'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.displayTime' value='July 6, 2008 9:58 PM'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8848481816276060010.post-2695371685971987429</id><published>2008-06-08T16:35:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2008-06-08T16:35:00.000-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Dave- I think you've hit the nail on the head, as ...</title><content type='html'>Dave- I think you've hit the nail on the head, as they say.  &lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;Our once great Nation is evolving just as you said, which isn't a bad thing at all (in my point of view).  In fact I think it's an absolutely wonderful thing!  It's diversity at its best, because it IS spanning race and ethnic identification.  (Though not mentioning the groups that are non-productive, non-contributory, and often a financial or moral liability to society.)  The problem with it currently is the "non-cooperating" and "non-communication" that you pointed out.  &lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;Why are these groups so closed off?  I think it's because most people don't allow themselves the time, employ the acceptance, and/or put forth the respect necessary to understand cultures and sub-cultures present in contemporary life.&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;In the early days, assimilation was they way for all.  Those who didn't conform were labeled or categorized.  There were only a handful of mainstream "cultures"  that were acceptable and that became demographic targets for the big players to pursue or cater to.&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;Now, as the global population grows and inter-mingles, we see so much that is nouveaux, and we see it everywhere.  Young ad agencies are in touch with this global culture flux, and strategically focus on them which not only promotes consumer spending within these "cultures" but advertises characteristics displayed within these "cultures." As this awareness increases, so does the rate of assimilation within that particular "culture."&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;Those in the know, know because they observed with an open mind, took the time to understand why they do the things they do, and how they came to identify with a culture.  Many people see or hear things that don't fit into categories in their mind and immediately dispel them instead of allowing them to float through their gray matter until they team up with relative ideas that eventually form a category.&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;And Dave- I do think that more and more young people are feeling as though they are a part of "something larger or more unifying" due almost entirely to the Internet--not Al Gore.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8848481816276060010/3254214152658919388/comments/default/2695371685971987429'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8848481816276060010/3254214152658919388/comments/default/2695371685971987429'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://donaldgallinger.blogspot.com/2008/06/removed-from-historyan-individuals.html?showComment=1212957300000#c2695371685971987429' title=''/><author><name>Jay</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img1.blogblog.com/img/blank.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://donaldgallinger.blogspot.com/2008/06/removed-from-historyan-individuals.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8848481816276060010.post-3254214152658919388' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8848481816276060010/posts/default/3254214152658919388' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-134141767'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.displayTime' value='June 8, 2008 4:35 PM'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8848481816276060010.post-2778844113256469839</id><published>2008-06-08T11:59:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2008-06-08T11:59:00.000-04:00</updated><title type='text'>I suspect your disconnect may, at least in part, b...</title><content type='html'>I suspect your disconnect may, at least in part, be due to what I think of as the Balkanization of American culture. It seems to me that we are fragmenting into smaller and smaller non-cooperating, non-communicating groups: Skin colors, ethnicities, religions, political parties, ideologies, even musical tastes. There seems to be less of an overarching "American culture" than when I was younger. Maybe there never was, but it seemed to me that there was. Do people now, especially young people, feel part of something larger and unifiying, even in the almost silly "I'd like to teach the world to sing" Coke commercial sense? It may be, then, that you're disconnected because your culture has fragmented and is, itself, disconnected.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8848481816276060010/3254214152658919388/comments/default/2778844113256469839'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8848481816276060010/3254214152658919388/comments/default/2778844113256469839'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://donaldgallinger.blogspot.com/2008/06/removed-from-historyan-individuals.html?showComment=1212940740000#c2778844113256469839' title=''/><author><name>Dave</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img1.blogblog.com/img/blank.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://donaldgallinger.blogspot.com/2008/06/removed-from-historyan-individuals.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8848481816276060010.post-3254214152658919388' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8848481816276060010/posts/default/3254214152658919388' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-688570887'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.displayTime' value='June 8, 2008 11:59 AM'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8848481816276060010.post-6185866843207900663</id><published>2008-06-08T10:53:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2008-06-08T10:53:00.000-04:00</updated><title type='text'>You mean your school's dress code allows the funky...</title><content type='html'>You mean your school's dress code allows the funky hair color and style???  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That was quite a bit to digest.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;One ca...</title><content type='html'>Wow. That was quite a bit to digest.&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;One can't be all-too surprised with the World in the state it's in. I'm sure your feelings are shared by many, unfortunately. And as the greater populations begin to adopt or fall prey to this deadly incohesive distance, so too will the hope of a greater tomorrow fall to the witches.&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;Nonetheless, I for one observe the happenings of today, ingest it, passively search for connections and relativity, and dream a dream of tomorrow... A tomorrow of great leadership, innovation, entrepreneurship, artistic wonders and most important of all: a tomorrow of respect, love, compassion, admiration, diligent integrity, and outwardly concern that encompasses all members of our village--Earth; a tomorrow whose generation gaps are simply technological because our culture has already evolved to a level worthy of humanity.&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;Does this tomorrow sound like a reality? I suppose not for most, even me sometimes. Though this tomorrow may remain just a dream forever for me, I hope not just a dream forever.&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;Even though I think your meaning was that of change, I must ask: Since you opened a paragraph with upheaval (which I interpret as having a negative impact on society) then mention skyrocketing prices, an ongoing list of things I interpret as negatives, and include the democratic nomination of Barack Obama and China becoming a Super-Power in between those sentences, are you in-fact stating that they too are negative?&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;Regards.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8848481816276060010/3254214152658919388/comments/default/4796164427647043159'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8848481816276060010/3254214152658919388/comments/default/4796164427647043159'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://donaldgallinger.blogspot.com/2008/06/removed-from-historyan-individuals.html?showComment=1212885840000#c4796164427647043159' title=''/><author><name>Johnny J.</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02629023583654522936</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://donaldgallinger.blogspot.com/2008/06/removed-from-historyan-individuals.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8848481816276060010.post-3254214152658919388' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8848481816276060010/posts/default/3254214152658919388' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-392252504'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.displayTime' value='June 7, 2008 8:44 PM'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8848481816276060010.post-4677080986928009313</id><published>2008-05-27T00:00:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2008-05-27T00:00:00.000-04:00</updated><title type='text'>If you're looking for new Beatles books, one I kno...</title><content type='html'>If you're looking for new Beatles books, one I know of is &lt;A HREF="http://www.lulu.com/content/2566195" REL="nofollow"&gt;this one&lt;/A&gt; which looks at John's last years in the Beatles and his thoughts on all of the Beatles' songs. I'll have to check out your book as well.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8848481816276060010/7468989240379678031/comments/default/4677080986928009313'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8848481816276060010/7468989240379678031/comments/default/4677080986928009313'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://donaldgallinger.blogspot.com/2008/04/beatlesfive-hundred-years-in-history.html?showComment=1211860800000#c4677080986928009313' title=''/><author><name>tnk</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11114847695350286226</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://donaldgallinger.blogspot.com/2008/04/beatlesfive-hundred-years-in-history.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8848481816276060010.post-7468989240379678031' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8848481816276060010/posts/default/7468989240379678031' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-80114688'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.displayTime' value='May 27, 2008 12:00 AM'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8848481816276060010.post-5958751313473292368</id><published>2008-05-06T09:46:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2008-05-06T09:46:00.000-04:00</updated><title type='text'>I'll add some Life Wisdom of my own (well, actuall...</title><content type='html'>I'll add some Life Wisdom of my own (well, actually Jane Wagner said it): &lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;"All my life, I always wanted to be somebody. Now I see that I should have been more specific."&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;Reflect, Grasshopper!</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8848481816276060010/7917679350119848877/comments/default/5958751313473292368'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8848481816276060010/7917679350119848877/comments/default/5958751313473292368'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://donaldgallinger.blogspot.com/2008/05/i-am-now-old-speed-limit.html?showComment=1210081560000#c5958751313473292368' title=''/><author><name>Doni Tamblyn, author, Laugh and Learn</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03708184343223932203</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_r4OxF4US57c/SA9QEI6ZbtI/AAAAAAAAAAM/x5r1LZ7HtWM/S220/headshot5.JPG'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://donaldgallinger.blogspot.com/2008/05/i-am-now-old-speed-limit.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8848481816276060010.post-7917679350119848877' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8848481816276060010/posts/default/7917679350119848877' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-2107900613'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.displayTime' value='May 6, 2008 9:46 AM'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8848481816276060010.post-8122871925915074469</id><published>2008-05-05T11:12:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2008-05-05T11:12:00.000-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Happy Birthday, Don,&lt;br&gt;Not having reached the spe...</title><content type='html'>Happy Birthday, Don,&lt;BR/&gt;Not having reached the speed limit age of 55 yet, I'm clearly not as wise as you. I have learned a few things, though, and many of them match your list (except about coffee). I would add at least this one: "Make sure you have at least one good friend who can make you laugh, especially about yourself."</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8848481816276060010/7917679350119848877/comments/default/8122871925915074469'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8848481816276060010/7917679350119848877/comments/default/8122871925915074469'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://donaldgallinger.blogspot.com/2008/05/i-am-now-old-speed-limit.html?showComment=1210000320000#c8122871925915074469' title=''/><author><name>Hal-Kar</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06086839075464653445</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='07518583366433808792'/><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://donaldgallinger.blogspot.com/2008/05/i-am-now-old-speed-limit.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8848481816276060010.post-7917679350119848877' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8848481816276060010/posts/default/7917679350119848877' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-1783896146'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.displayTime' value='May 5, 2008 11:12 AM'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8848481816276060010.post-3789748919246594492</id><published>2008-04-29T11:57:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2008-04-29T11:57:00.000-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Wow, insightful point. I'm NOT a teacher, but from...</title><content type='html'>Wow, insightful point. I'm NOT a teacher, but from everything I hear and observe, I think you're onto something there. Case in point: I couldn't wait to graduate high school in order to get out on my own, and all my classmates felt the same way. But kids now seem to (and seem to expect to) live with their parents indefinitely after high school.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8848481816276060010/7228614484928445771/comments/default/3789748919246594492'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8848481816276060010/7228614484928445771/comments/default/3789748919246594492'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://donaldgallinger.blogspot.com/2008/04/classroom-full-of-squares-man.html?showComment=1209484620000#c3789748919246594492' title=''/><author><name>Doni Tamblyn, author, Laugh and Learn</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03708184343223932203</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_r4OxF4US57c/SA9QEI6ZbtI/AAAAAAAAAAM/x5r1LZ7HtWM/S220/headshot5.JPG'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://donaldgallinger.blogspot.com/2008/04/classroom-full-of-squares-man.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8848481816276060010.post-7228614484928445771' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8848481816276060010/posts/default/7228614484928445771' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-2107900613'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.displayTime' value='April 29, 2008 11:57 AM'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8848481816276060010.post-6948384869399396394</id><published>2008-04-24T14:54:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2008-04-24T14:54:00.000-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Don,&lt;br&gt;  I know what you mean. I'm a retired teac...</title><content type='html'>Don,&lt;BR/&gt;  I know what you mean. I'm a retired teacher myself, and, at one time, the biggest complaint students had was that teachers treated them "like kids". More recently, students stopped complaining of such treatment. In fact, I think they preferred to be treated like kids. I think they realize, intuitively, that, as "kids", they don't have to act responsibly, or stop playing video games, or just acting like pampered children. Why rebel against an Establishment that cushions them from life's sharp edges and indulges their adolescent immaturity? Sure, they'll "rebel" in their clothes or piercings, maybe, but not in any way that might have real consequences for them.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8848481816276060010/7228614484928445771/comments/default/6948384869399396394'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8848481816276060010/7228614484928445771/comments/default/6948384869399396394'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://donaldgallinger.blogspot.com/2008/04/classroom-full-of-squares-man.html?showComment=1209063240000#c6948384869399396394' title=''/><author><name>Hal-Kar</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06086839075464653445</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='07518583366433808792'/><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://donaldgallinger.blogspot.com/2008/04/classroom-full-of-squares-man.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8848481816276060010.post-7228614484928445771' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8848481816276060010/posts/default/7228614484928445771' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-1783896146'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.displayTime' value='April 24, 2008 2:54 PM'/></entry></feed>
