If we can forget about Ug for one moment and consider the people who simply want to browse our site without the hassle of joining, do we really want to...
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dogme@yahoogroups.com
Jun 1, 2002 7:24 am
Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the dogme group: Should the dogme discussion list be "open" or "closed"? ("Open" means that anyone can...
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Julian Bamford
julian12jp
Jun 1, 2002 7:38 am
R. Haines--Thanks for introducing yourself. You welcome suggestions and comments--right now the only comment to what you said is a sincere "Sounds great! Go...
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Colin Mackenzie
colinfrance
Jun 1, 2002 7:56 am
Isn't it a bit early to vote yes or no without examining other possibilities? Is it possible to bar individuals from posting, even if they are non-members....
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Jeff Bragg
jeff_bragg2001
Jun 1, 2002 12:24 pm
Dairmuid has put the argument quite exquisitely in abstract terms (see below). I would like to add some examples... [I will take this opportunity to restate my...
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peterhart2000
Jun 1, 2002 1:09 pm
For what it's worth, I think the group should be kept open. Although the staffroom spat was pretty entertaining, (and in some ways enlightening), it didn't,...
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romiha1
Jun 1, 2002 11:13 pm
Okay, I'm new and obviously out of the loop. Can someone fill me in on the recent events that have led to this debate about the group being open and or closed....
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Diarmuid
diarmuid_fog...
Jun 1, 2002 11:23 pm
You can read all about it if you go to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dogme/ and have a look at the archives, Romiha. Incidentally, I second Dennis' (I think)...
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romiha1
Jun 2, 2002 5:16 am
I've read through the archive and cast my vote based on the material I found there. The incident has generated debate and reflection. Sounds like a healthy...
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teacherethical
Jun 2, 2002 8:57 am
Now, let firstly state my complete and utter delight at having stimulated such heated debate. It tells me you have all been happily patting each other on the...
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lifang67
Jun 2, 2002 9:09 am
(Thanks, downunder--we needed that. I did, anyway.) There is a story about Gertrude Stein (told, I think, by Alice B. Toklas) holding forth at a dinner party...
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teacherethical
Jun 2, 2002 9:23 am
Aaaaaaaaah Petr me lad, a man after my own heart. Sarcasm with interest. Thank you, just what I wanted. Now, re the defences, was my criticism a support of the...
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scott_thornbury
Jun 2, 2002 9:29 am
Those interested in more of the same might try http://groups.yahoo.com/group/We_Hate_Teaching_English/...
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Dennis Newson
dnewson2001
Jun 2, 2002 3:39 pm
Dear Teacherethical, I enjoy discussing TESL/TEFL matters, including the dogme approach, and talking with a sceptic is an excellent way of clarifying one's own...
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Tom Topham
tom_topham
Jun 2, 2002 4:08 pm
... Thanks for the link, Scott. I thought I would find some chuckles there, but unfortunately the hate shone through too brightly to leave any room for smiles...
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Diarmuid
diarmuid_fog...
Jun 2, 2002 4:35 pm
I have to agree with Grumpy. I went hoping for a few chuckles, but there are few. Too many bitter 'I-don't-know-why-I-waste-my time-with-them' posts. For what...
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Dennis Newson
dnewson2001
Jun 2, 2002 4:51 pm
Diarmuid, Ugh! I agree. The last thing I am is prudish, but I, too, found the bit about shagging students distasteful. I think the list needs to think things...
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Sue Murray
suemurrayit
Jun 2, 2002 11:02 pm
dunno if it's anything to do with the new settings Scott mentioned, or if it's just my problem, but I've not been getting most of the postings in the last...
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teacherethical
Jun 3, 2002 4:18 am
Aaah, I see you have found the I hate teaching English site. One of the funniest sites I have ever seen. I agree that the bit about shagging students is in...
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pwrcolesuk
Jun 3, 2002 5:15 am
I teach for more than 30 hours a week to both young learners and adults. I teach adults to keep touch with that area of teachưng and also to try out new...
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marlenegold2002
Jun 3, 2002 7:13 am
I must admit I find The Other Site deeply offensive as a woman, a serious teacher, and a DOS, particularily the Know Your DOS portion. I work hard at what I...
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lifang67
Jun 3, 2002 7:13 am
I didn't see the game between Saudi Arabia and Germany and in fact don't know one end of a football from the other, but, as a "cheeky" ...
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Diarmuid
diarmuid_fog...
Jun 3, 2002 7:44 am
Scott, I know exactly what you mean. It's always embarrassing to catch someone lying, but Ug really brings it on himself. He finds the comments about shagging...
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pwrcolesuk
Jun 3, 2002 7:58 am
Please take the time to read my post carefully again. I said that I take inspiration from this and other sites. By attempting to use some Dogme principles, I...
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Adrian Tennant
adriantennant
Jun 3, 2002 8:05 am
Dear teachethical!!!!! Sorry I missed this but I was away in Romania doing some training (for 10-14 year old kids from beginners upwards). ... country? Or are...
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Adrian Tennant
adriantennant
Jun 3, 2002 8:13 am
... I had the same problem. Does anyone know a trick to get in? It's well over a year since I joined and for the life of me I can't remember my ID or ...
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Tom Walton
tomdoliveira
Jun 3, 2002 8:27 am
Teacherethical (?) asks "how you do dogme with ten seven year olds, five days a week for three hours every morning. Replies? None" I wonder why we bother...
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pwrcolesuk
Jun 3, 2002 8:38 am
Dear T-E, I teach 30 (thirty) Nine-year old student for 30 (thirty) hours a week. I have never had the pleasure of 15 hours a week or 10 students in a class. A...
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teacherethical
Jun 3, 2002 10:09 am
The assumption that you know more than all the authors of all the text books ever written. This is apparent because you believe text books are unnecessary. QED...
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Diarmuid
diarmuid_fog...
Jun 3, 2002 11:04 am
I understand the underlying assumption as being that we know what makes our students tick better than some coursebook writer who has never met our students and...
