Monday, June 25, 2012

all schools in australia should be co educational for social reasons

all schools in australia should be co educational for social reasons?

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I personally believe that coeducation offers the most rounded education however i do not believe you come out socially inept if you go to an all boys or girls high school. Some schools have long traditions of being secular and I think that should be left to the wishes of the school board. If you wish to go to a coed school then there's plenty to choose from.
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Sunday, June 17, 2012

Did you know that we wear school uniforms in Australia

Did you know that we wear school uniforms in Australia?
until 12th grade,why dont they have in the us?
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(Australian) I know.. I'm in year 12.. and i bloody hate wearing the same $100 outfit every day. My school just made it compulsory for black leather shoes... hard to do PE in school shoes
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In Canada, the only schools which wear uniforms daily are some private schools, and some faith based schools. The government and school boards tried to make uniforms mandatory here several years back, but it did not fly. The students petitioned that it would infringe on their rights, and would take away individuality. The school board and government argued that it would make everyone look the same, thus taking away reasons for people to be discriminated against. I don't agree with that. If it isn't your clothes, they will find something else to pick on.
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We do have uniforms in the US, but only in private schools. I'm from the US but I did go to school in Ireland for a year where all schools, public and private, have uniforms too and I didn't like it. It was too much ironing, a bit frumpy, and I like expressing my style. In the US it just depends on the type of school, but the majority of schools its wear what you want... but all schools DO have dress codes that regulate what you can wear in the school building. For instance, at my old high school you couldn't wear skirts shorter than a certain length, tank tops couldn't have too thin of straps, and you couldn't show any midriff, boys couldn't wear their pants too baggy, etc.
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In 1967 to 1970's marshalling pupils,marking time and marching into class from the playgrounds to a miltary style drum routine was in place in aussie state schools. Get em' whilst young eh ? This at their time of an "all white australia" policy. Real racism real fascism and it ain't changed on that level really that much. The aussies are uniform mad,even taxi drivers get fined for being out of uniform, which they must buy and launder themselves yet must advertise wearing a capitalist company logo,although all self employed. The majority of these individuals are immigrants,e.g. Asian, Indian, Somalis etc. Yanks call people in this situation of life "aliens" Long live Castro !! And if aussie must have it's cloning then place the long overdue indigenous people's lost generation apology on the back of EVERY school uniform from TODAY !!
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LOLS i finished year 12 last year XD, feels abit weird not wearing uniforms after 12 years O____O
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Saturday, June 9, 2012

Did you know that we wear school uniforms in Australia

Did you know that we wear school uniforms in Australia?
until 12th grade,why dont they have in the us?
Other - Cultures & Groups - 5 Answers
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1 :
(Australian) I know.. I'm in year 12.. and i bloody hate wearing the same $100 outfit every day. My school just made it compulsory for black leather shoes... hard to do PE in school shoes
2 :
In Canada, the only schools which wear uniforms daily are some private schools, and some faith based schools. The government and school boards tried to make uniforms mandatory here several years back, but it did not fly. The students petitioned that it would infringe on their rights, and would take away individuality. The school board and government argued that it would make everyone look the same, thus taking away reasons for people to be discriminated against. I don't agree with that. If it isn't your clothes, they will find something else to pick on.
3 :
We do have uniforms in the US, but only in private schools. I'm from the US but I did go to school in Ireland for a year where all schools, public and private, have uniforms too and I didn't like it. It was too much ironing, a bit frumpy, and I like expressing my style. In the US it just depends on the type of school, but the majority of schools its wear what you want... but all schools DO have dress codes that regulate what you can wear in the school building. For instance, at my old high school you couldn't wear skirts shorter than a certain length, tank tops couldn't have too thin of straps, and you couldn't show any midriff, boys couldn't wear their pants too baggy, etc.
4 :
In 1967 to 1970's marshalling pupils,marking time and marching into class from the playgrounds to a miltary style drum routine was in place in aussie state schools. Get em' whilst young eh ? This at their time of an "all white australia" policy. Real racism real fascism and it ain't changed on that level really that much. The aussies are uniform mad,even taxi drivers get fined for being out of uniform, which they must buy and launder themselves yet must advertise wearing a capitalist company logo,although all self employed. The majority of these individuals are immigrants,e.g. Asian, Indian, Somalis etc. Yanks call people in this situation of life "aliens" Long live Castro !! And if aussie must have it's cloning then place the long overdue indigenous people's lost generation apology on the back of EVERY school uniform from TODAY !!
5 :
LOLS i finished year 12 last year XD, feels abit weird not wearing uniforms after 12 years O____O
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Saturday, June 2, 2012

How do American universities evaluate high school transcripts from Australia

How do American universities evaluate high school transcripts from Australia?
Hello, I'm an American living in China. I'm an English teacher and have a Chinese student who attended a private school in China, that uses the Australian high school curriculum. The student's G.P.A is only 2.0 and her SAT score is 1500. The student thinks that American universities will evaluate her high school transcripts in a different way than they do those from other countries, because she took difficult classes such as calculus. Also, she claims that students in Australia get very low grades, and because she took hard classes she believes that American universities will lower there bench mark for the G.P.A . I find it hard to believe. Am I right or is she?
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A 2.0 on a 4.0 scale is still a C student. Most universities in America hold foreign students to a higher standard, not a lower one, because they prefer to let American students in first. Also, there is an expectation that if you wish to study in a foreign country, you take your education very seriously, which would be reflected in your GPA and test scores. 2.5 is the GPA cut-off for most American universities. Additionally, most Americans applying to colleges (especially good colleges) have also taken classes like calculus. Many of them have even taken Advanced Placement Calculus, which allows them to receive college credit upon entry, and they received very good grades in those subjects. Sounds like your student is making excuses for her poor academic performance. You're absolutely right, and she is completely confused.
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