tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2421913838337434.post4480983054911629963..comments2023-11-05T07:37:16.624+00:00Comments on The Drayton Bird Blog: Folly exposed: the most important piece I have seen in years - from the New York TimesDrayton Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06871107998046212949noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2421913838337434.post-47855261716259235762011-04-05T15:42:59.750+01:002011-04-05T15:42:59.750+01:00Trouble is, studying is hard work. It's much e...Trouble is, studying is hard work. It's much easier to demand a slice of the cake the successful students go on to bake. <br /><br />Warmly,<br /><br />JonJon McCullochhttp://www.facebook.com/JonMcCullochnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2421913838337434.post-70771774603935137512011-03-30T17:20:07.671+01:002011-03-30T17:20:07.671+01:00Let us know when you find the title of the "b...Let us know when you find the title of the "book I can't find in my flat about the change from the 18th century frankness to Victorian hypocrisy."<br /><br />It'd be interesting to see that documented.<br /><br />All the best in the Algarve,<br /><br />BTBT Dohertynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2421913838337434.post-39908215227503367512011-03-28T15:50:17.498+01:002011-03-28T15:50:17.498+01:00If I go to a seminar or any kind of meeting, I do ...If I go to a seminar or any kind of meeting, I do my study beforehand but expect and hope that I will meet people that I can learn from (and not just the presenters).Ezywriterhttp://www.ezyebook.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2421913838337434.post-9514015003724799622011-03-28T14:24:32.037+01:002011-03-28T14:24:32.037+01:00Funny you should bring this up - the NYTimes also ...Funny you should bring this up - the NYTimes also just broke the story this morning that the state is passing a budget that does not propose any new taxes to the uber-wealthy, but instead cuts the budgets of education and health care. Are those bloated budgets? Yes. But do New York students need better education. Bigger yes. Quite a conundrum...Kelly Hushinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2421913838337434.post-29550437837868040662011-03-28T09:53:25.356+01:002011-03-28T09:53:25.356+01:00Drayton,
Unless something has drastically change...Drayton, <br /><br />Unless something has drastically changed since I left South Korea (as a teacher) in 2008, teachers in that country are most definitely not paid as well as lawyers. Certainly, teaching as a profession is highly respected there, but not a cash cow in any sense. A large portion of people there do aspire to teaching as a profession mainly for the great job security it provides if one is able to surmount the rigorous educational and testing standards required before even being granted an interview for a possible, not guaranteed by a long shot, position. If one is lucky enough to pass the hurdles and land a teaching job, he or she is inarguably 'set for life', but certainly not paid "more than lawyers". <br /><br />That said, I do not disagree with the intention of your remarks. Teachers SHOULD be paid more than lawyers. They contribute a hell of a lot more to the world in one day than the infinite law & finance drone zombies could ever hope to achieve in a lifetime. <br /><br />Best-LMLMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2421913838337434.post-90120884200403002982011-03-27T08:28:52.596+01:002011-03-27T08:28:52.596+01:00Mostly a) stuff to do with my clients to try to un...Mostly a) stuff to do with my clients to try to understand what I should be doing for them. b) books nothing to do with marketing but history or business generally - currentlly Too Big to Fail about the financial collapse and a book I can't find in my flat about the change from the 18th century frankness to Victorian hypocrisy. c) a torrent of emails from liars who promise to make you rich. d) Any book that is well-written. - I am taking Hilary Mantel's Wolf Hall with me to the Algarve on Wednesday where I'll spend a week writing and reading. <br /><br />Few marketing books tell me much I didn't know and most are badly written. Books on other subjects often give me unexpected ideasDraytonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2421913838337434.post-77514664867951557052011-03-26T20:45:19.278+00:002011-03-26T20:45:19.278+00:00Who does Drayton Bird study these days?
regards
W...Who does Drayton Bird study these days?<br /><br />regards<br />WarrenWarren Cottishttp://www.360digitalperformance.com/blog.aspxnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2421913838337434.post-51811873709731249912011-03-26T19:03:25.284+00:002011-03-26T19:03:25.284+00:00P.S. the silly buggers are just techies at work tr...P.S. the silly buggers are just techies at work trying to control the wold. By the way, teachers must be paid more than lawyers for sure. In many countries, teachers have to pay up to 12 times their salary as donation (operating capital) to get a job in private institutions. How far away are these countries from the ideal situation?M Jacobnoreply@blogger.com