teachechers what do you think about the subject of evilution
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Evolution is science.  it is and should be taught in science classes like biology or ecology.  Experiments with bacteria and fruit flies prove the whole survival of the fittest thing.  look at antibiotic resistant bacteria.  \n\nBreeding of animals is a huge example of artificial evolution. The most desired traits get passed on, except here the breeder selects the traits rather than nature.  Eventually the breed become very different from its animal of origin.  Look at a toy poodle and a wolf.
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hmm both. With the disgusts, you can share evil stories. With the intrests, you'll share more peaceful and kind conversations. Make your pick!
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I think evil must exist, it helps us from stagnating and gives us a reason to be and create good, so I am bad, it is not easy,but someone has got to do it, and I think it is was Voltaire the french philosopher that said artists must have the very devil in them to create, something like that, and I choose to believe him to, so I have the devil inside me as well.
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That is a very interesting insight.....however i dont think evolution should be taught in sunday school, everything has a time and space. In school, I think there should be taught both things, that way the person has a right to choose whatever view they desire.
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I think what you've done so far is very good, but it is really only scratching the surface.  Assuming that you have to compare the 2 texts you cannot assume that other readers will sympathise with either of the adult males, so you have to point out how the sympathy came about.  To do this refer directly to how the author's use of specific words within the text engender feelings; for example the teacher is 'pleased' and 'delighted' with the lesson however because of the 'theft' of rubbers and his inability to detect who was doing the stealing, he felt like 'a bad teacher' and thus went back on his word.  This extract shows the power struggle that goes on in a classroom and is possibly an indication that the teacher is new and unable to command respect or obedience.\n\nThe second extract shows a similar theme where a father appears to be losing the respect and (he thinks) the love of his daughters.  As they are growing up he realises that his position as ''Number one man'' will be taken by the young men who will come 'prowling'.  The author's use of this word gives the reader the impression that father thinks of his daughters as vulnerable, that they are merely unwary prey for the predatory young men.\n\nFind other examples like these, starting at the beginning of the text and work your way down.  Good luck and hope that helps.
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I think that this site has a good discussion. http://www.franciscan-anglican.com/The_Problem_of_Evil.htm\n\n(Nice XTC lyric references btw)
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I totally agree were in an informal enviorment . I never thought my vocab teacher would be following me all over the place. Some people are just sooooooooooo anal and don't know when to lighten up.
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I think that it is extremely important. People need to feel like it's OK to put themselves out there and make a mistake. It's impossible to learn anything without goofing up every once in a while. Creating this kind of environment boils down to one thing, respect. If you respect your students, and don't tolerate your other students disrespecting each other it will facilitate their learning.
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I am a HS English teacher. This year my students had to do debateable topics on their research papers. Here are some of the topics my students did that I enjoyed most:\n1. Is surrogate parenting a good idea?\n2. Is there a truly such a thing as Christian "Rock"\n3.  Illegal immigration, do we send them back?\n4. Why are we in Iraq?\n5.  Child abuse or Biblical "Spare the Rod"\n6.  Is Cosmetic Surgery a Sin?\n7. Overseas Adoptions, should we stay in America for our  Babies?\n8.  Interracial Dating, who does it benefit?\n9. Cloning, How many more of YOU can we stand?\nJust ideas. Hope they help!
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"If God is good and all-powerful, why does evil exist in this world?"\n\nTime to bust out the big words:  Theodicy.\n\nTheodicy:  "an explanation for the presence of evil and suffering that is consistent with the nature and character of God."\n\nBoy, I'm not sure where to start.  There's so many points to make and I'm not sure how to organize my thoughts....but here goes nothing.  This is my theodicy:\n---------------------------------------------------------\nFirst, let's start by defining "evil."  Evil is not a force or a created thing, so it would be faulty to use the circular logic that either God created evil (meaning God isn't good) or that God isn't the Creator of everything (since He didn't create evil).\n\nEvil is the absence of good, much like rust on a car.  God, by giving us free will, allowed us to "create" evil by choosing against Him.  For, if God is good, then to choose against Him would by evil and the consequences would be death (since God gives life).  Just as darkness is the absence of light, so evil is the absence of good.\n\nSometimes evil is the perversion of good.  Cancer is a good non-moral example.  It's a harmful mutation of otherwise healthy cells.  Whether evil twists good or flat-out rejects it, the results are the same.\n\nEvil is not God's fault.  He created only good and we distorted it, which is evil.\n\nEnough on this topic.  I'm leaving a few loose ends and there's much more to say on this, but I would be getting off track.\n\nSecond, let's point out a major implication of the question.  Anyone who asks our topic question for today is demonstrating the influence of Christianity on western thinking.  Hindus don't ask this question.  Animists don't grapple with it.  To them, the gods themselves are evil and corrupt and evil is to be an expected, embraced part of this world.  Suck it up and live with it.  It's the ying and the yang.  The Dark Side and the Light Side of the Force.  It's still the same Force.\n\nBut by asking the question, you are saying that there is a definite "evil" in this world that can be defined and identified.  There's something wrong and not right.  There is injustice.  And you presume that whoever this God fellow is, it's supposed to be His job to oppose this stuff and He's doing a lousy job.\n\nThis is a Christian worldview:  that evil is not normal and should be opposed.  The Red Cross, Salvation Army, etc. are Christian influences in our society.  There is something in us as human beings that desires to fight injustice, help the suffering, etc.  This would make sense if we are made in God's image... but I'm getting off track again.  Let's move to the third point.\n\nThe question is usually vague and impersonal.  What I mean is that people who ask this question usually have in mind for God to go over and fix that mess in Iraq, or do something about sweat shops and child labor in China.  Why doesn't He oppose child pornography, or hold to account genocide in Africa?\n\nBut they don't want God to interfere with the sin and evil in their own hearts and lives.\n\nSee, for God to come in judgment, He would have to be fully just and judge all...  and this brings me to my final point.\n\nThe question neglects another key element of God's character.  Yes, He is good.  Yes, He is omnipotent.  But He is also merciful.  This may seem like a contradiction (i.e., why would He then allow suffering?), but let me explain.\n\nGod holds back His judgment with patient love in order to give us time to repent and be set right.  The painful side of this is that we also then have more time choose evil.  But the day will come when He will judge the earth.  The sweat shop owners will be held to account...and so will you and I.  God is good.  He is perfect, holy, and righteous.  He is pure.  He opposes evil.  We all have evil in our lives:  the t
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This is a great opportunity to help folks think about the premises of their questions.  There is usually always more to the question than the question.  You can sort of guess what it is.  You are a great asset to answer some of these questions.  What is the solution to ignorance but education.  At least these folks are giving us a chance to answer and hopefully they will read the answers.  They can learn from you.
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Actually I worked with a very cruel woman who was a minister in the the No Name Church.  She justified mistreating those in her way as necessary in the world at this time.  (I don't think it was their belief, I just think the wrong person in their religion was given some power.)  I witnessed many manipulative cruel schemes in the work place to help her gain a position of power.   I grew up in a fundamentalist hotbed of religion and thought I had seen and heard everything up to that point.  People like Ted Haggard may do damage on a phenomenal scale, but I have never seen evil masked as Christianity as I did with this woman.  It was truly a eye opening experience as I listened to how other members had to come to her for council and her advice . . . such as advising one man to divorce his wife.  Part of her rationalization was the marriage ceremony was not printed in the Bible so it was a man-made contract not supported by the Church.
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I hated math.  I'm really religous.  I liked the idea of teaching.  I love history.  I tried Elementary Ed loved the idea, still do but I'm afraid to say it didn't feel right.  I tried History major, Got F's.  I took some classes on the Bible, Got D's.  Then I tried Engineering.  Got A's.  I'm now a Assembly Process Engineer.  Go for all of them, you're probably good at what you hate!
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I think teachers are like all other people and they can hate and love. I'm currently studying at an expensive private school in Bulgaria and ALL of my teachers have their favorites and I'm not telling that because I'm not one of them, but because it's more than visible. These people always use preferences and are always helped in every way, although we all pay a lot of money to study there, they always have the better marks and all. \nI have a few classmates who are more than afraid from our classteacher, who's a 37 year old spinster looking for sex. \nBut I think most of the times the teacher can't do you any harm if you're the Perfect student. \n\nBUT most of the students are not. it is complex, but everybody has his favs and it's a normal thing, although it's not objective, what in life is?\n\nI wish there were no favs and we were talking to computers, THEN maybe things would change.\n\nP.S. I'm against the stupid educational system that wants us to know a lot and at the end we know nothing.\nPeace
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1.  I teach at a residential placement facility for at-risk youth.  It's fascinating and demanding, and the world is never the same two days in a row.  So I think I'd go from there.  A monologue...."Hey.  New here, huh?  Let me show you around.  This is what we call a home unit.  It's kinda like a dorm, but no girls.  and no kegs.  and no pizza.  Guess it's not like a dorm.  We live here.  Rooms are rooms.  C'mon.  we'll go see something off the chain.  This.  This is what makes this place....This is where life really happens.  This is where fraud gets lost.  This is where you get to be you.  Welcome to ..."\n\n2.  I think Harry will discover a deeper meaning to everything that has happened.  I don't believe Dumbledore will come back.  Harry has to discover that good can come from bad events.\n\n3.  What do I consider a date?  1066 (the Norman invasion)  :-)  Or a nice time without the kids.\n\n4. Pet peeve -- intolerance\n\n5.  I think the current age of 15-16 works well.  My daughters took it at that age, and I think it worked well.  Most upper teens are developing the maturity it takes to handle the responsibility.  The extra maturity they need only comes with experience.  Waiting until they're older doesn't mean they'll be any more mature. (That ought to tell you I'm an adult.)\n\n6.  Stupid as in knowing better but doing it anyway? -- I can't really think of any.  Stupid as in I think it's idiotic but they probably had a reason -- my 7th grade teacher making us line up to go to lunch.  Stupid as in having fun and cutting loose -- my high school jazz band director...a Wolfman Jack lookalike.  He was "too cool"\n\n7.  Yahoo answers, of course.  I also like to play word games.  Sometimes I get lost just following links (what we used to call "rabbit chasing" when it came to discussions)\n\n8.  a book -- I teach for a living, so it makes sense.  Some kids view me as a means to knowledge.  Others think I'm too old to be useful (yea!) and still others think I make a pretty decent door stop.\n\n9.  I have no idea, but aol music uses Real Player.\n\n10.  Due to the refraction and/or reflection of particular light waves when the sun is shining.  Otherwise, it would be black like it is at night.  By the way, the sky really is bluer in Texas.  :-)\n\nHope that was good enough.  Thanks for the questions.  They were fun.  I like wild goose chases sometimes.
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I wouldn't call it evil because it works for some people. It shows them a way to live a better life. Allow people to believe and live as they choose just as you would like to be treated with that same respect.Spread love and light up the world.\nLove & Light\nSharon\nOne Planet = One People
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Our actions can have effects that travel and/ or we may be unaware of how things affect those around us. As a teacher, I wonder at how i'm affecting these kids lives. Many really like me and i wonder if they'll remember me for a long time (like i remember some of my teachers) and how much do i shape them.