Fot the dutch people: Do you think the girl from Kosovo should be able to finish her school?
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I think she should be allowed to finish her school, but she must stop being the sad, innocent victim, because she is not! The girl and the girl's family decided to say they were going to leave the Netherlands and head back to Kosovo, for a new start they got 7000 euros. When they came back in Kosovo and already had the money the girl went back to the Netherlands to finish her school. Several times she didn't act by the law. But she still has to right to finish school.  \nI am telling the public story, I am not intending to hurt her or anyone else. I don't want people to believe they went back for the money because 7000 euros is not much, especially not for people that are trying to start all over again. But I think we have to take this with us in our final judgement. I also want to say that people should stop with offending Minister Verdonk beacuse she is the only one that is not making any exceptions on the DUTCH LAW..and she is always offended by doing that. I would like to call people not to vote on the socialists, especially not the PVDA. Dutch people when are you guys finally waking up! The government at the moment is so impopular because they had to make the decisions to save the country's economy. This is beacuse the mistakes made by the former governemtn, especially te PVDA!!, they cut us off from a part of the market by raising loans of workers and make it so exspensive for companies to stay in Holland that there was no choice left for the companies other than leave. The recent government has to make up the mistakes of the former governement. Now the Dutch people blaim, short-sighted as they are, the recent governement and choose back the PvDa, hey make a mess again and the VVD, CDA, D66 has to clean it up again. And be blaimed again! Dutch people, wake up and see the true story, do not lead yourself by big promises from the Pvda and other left politicians, because what is better for a worker, a very good live for a month and than the company goes bankrupt or a good life for the next 50 years?
751410
I doubt there are in good schools anywhere nera Liverpool, suprised they even have schools there, perhaps we should just build more youth detention centres as that would be better prepartion for their life in prison
754461
That is nice. I also write well in Polish;) as I am Polish;) [Well, my English is not bad, too;)] But what d'you want to do? You want her to be published? Well, I'd like to be, too. A passion is not enough. I just finish my  comparative studies in literature at the Jagiellonian University, so can say I'm quite keen in writing and good at it. Let me see her essays, and we'll see....
116932
No. I think that the education system in the US is terrible. The schools here don't get students ready for college. When I made the transition from high school to college it was very difficult. I was not ready and I think that the schools need to do more to get high school grads ready for life outside of school.
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JO! JO!\n\nPresovo is ethnically more Albanian, but then so is Tetova.\nNovi Pazar has bosnians.. It should be  Bosnian?  Vojvodina, Hungarian?   In Stara Pasova they are Slovaks. Should it be Slovakia? There is even no boarder.\nIn Bradford, England there is more Pakistanis. Should then belong to Pakistan???\n Do you think that Tetova should be Albanian not Macedonian??  Actually I bet you do!\n\nMitrovica is Serbian whould you be happy if when Kosovo's final status was settled it would stay in Serbia???\n\nALL nation states has many different ethnic groups within their boarders. People emigrate, populations mix, sometimes there are pockets of one ethnic group. What is the problem?\nIt is possible to live in a country and hove 2 identies look at America. They have Chinese American, Italian Americans, African American  etc  and yet they are American.\n\n\n  It would be difficult for Kosovo to stay in Serbia - though I don't like to admit that-  But Presovo is a different case. They weren't the abuses that happened in kosovo province. The local province doesn't feel the need for independence. And am absolutely sure the international comunity is against it. How many problems would that cause for Macedonia. It would make the whole Balkans in war again, when they is peace. I would hope that even an Albanian nationalist wouldn't want that.\nThe Serbian govnerment is trying very hard to help the albanian in that area with financial packages, and education packages. They is not abuse of human rights. Serbia govnerment is working with international bodies and local Albainians to stop discrimnation. Couldn't Albanians try to live in Serbia if all rights were respected. It doesn't stop them losing their identity. You are asking Serbs to live under Albanian rule in Kosovo, so you cant have it both ways. If you can only live with Albanians they can always move to Albania or Kosovo.\n\nKosovo Albanians should accept where the border is. And then maybe Serbs will accept that Kosovo will be independant. But Both nations should respect each other minorities.  I can tell you one thing Albanians in Serbia, are treated much better then Serbian in Kosovo.\nThere, a Serbian is not safe without a armed guard. Albanians have no problem walking the streets of Beograd.\n\nI think you must learn to live with Serbs, because if you were independant Serbia would be your biggest trading country, and you would still be neighbour! Important part of kosovo's history was Serbian, and you should be proud of all aspects of your heritage. When that happens Kosovo will be a nation.\nPEACE
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hi\nhow can you  you ask this question to us? your friend  should  post this question to us ? that means  she is not eligible to any of this country's unless she change her mind, she can't even come to write this question for herself???? how can she go  US or UK  for further study.  i think  she should  more  active and  enthusiatics first , then post her questin here?\nwe all are here for her.\nmanoj
955325
Definitely, \n\nI have known people who were brought here by their parents as children\n\nThey excelled in school but couldn't get into a good university because of their 'illegal' status in the US.. \n\nThat sucks..
659233
HOT TOPIC!  I have mixed views.  On the 1 hand the test is at an 8th grade level, so yes I want high school graduates to pass.  And, they do get 6 chances to pass.  On the other hand some of the students that have to take the test are immagrants new to the state.  It is unfair that they have to pass an english test.  I do think we as a state need to revisit the law and develop an ammendment to better meets the needs of every student and takes each circumstance under consideration.
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I see myself asking people to ensure their child is given a good grounding in the basics before even starting school. Children need to know so much before they even set foot in a school. \n\nChildren need to be given help before they reach school to ensure they don't fall behind in our fast paced world.
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Possibly.  Are you talking about the child on BBC1 this morning?  She might be upset but are her parents exploiting her and her situation a little?  At the end of the day she didn't get into the school because her parents registered her LATE.  Surely it's her parents fault...
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Do I think it's wrong ?  No.  I think a child exposed to many cultures and places is a good thing .  I think a child cared for is always a good thing no matter where they might be at the moment.  I think a child feels home is more about the stability of the key adults in their life then about location.  I think it's great that Brad and Angelia are using their resources to help children who may otherwise have very bleek futures, it's commendable.  I also think everyone is angry with them for hurting Jenifer who was like Princess Diana "down to earth" a common soul.  I think for this reason attempts are made to make them the union of Sodom and Gommorah.  The reality is those buying tickets to the firestorm from heaven may as well get in the refund line.  It's not happening.  I think traveling with children is the least of the worries for this couple.  Now let's get outraged about B.Spears and her baby in her lap not buckled in.  Here are two people caring for kids who wouldn't have many options apart from them and maybe they will marry, maybe the won't but they've both stepped up to plate for other peoples children.  That's more then many do for their own children.
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its a long way to go for her, she need to work more hard and learn more.i wouldnt say that she cant , but for this it will take some time  and lot of hard work .\n\ni hope one day she does {inshaah allaah}
746116
There are people from Zimbabwe whom I'd be happy to help or have as neighbors.  Kirsty Coventry, for example.  But I would rather that MOST of them stay out of Australia.  Look at you: you can't spell "school" correctly, or punctuate sentences properly, or capitalize the names of months or the first person pronoun in the nominative case.  And you want to attend an Aussie university? Ha! Go home!
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As others have said, in an ideal world yes - but in reality its is a case by case proposition.  I think it is less difficult in primary school. Though these sames students aren't as easily accepted once they get to high school. Lastly, the funding isn't always there (regardless of what the government says about improving the educational experience of all students and claims on funding)and when this happens both the student suffers as well as the other forgotten participant - the rest of the students in their class.
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holland ..........  bcos they deserve it
947292
I think the parents should co-operate with the school and show respect to the teachers who work so hard to educate their children.  If the parents don't set an example of valueing education and respecting those who teach their children, things won't improve.  Parents should realize that loving and supporting their children doesn't mean accepting everything they do without judgment.  If their children have done something wrong, they should accept the consequences and only this way can they guide them back to the right way.  How can a child know what's wrong and what's right when his/her parents say "oh, I love my child and will stand by him/her, no matter what or oh, I'm so proud of him/her... blah-blah-blah" when he/she has done something awful (getting pregnant, bullying others, getting into trouble with asbo...)and unforgivable (robbing, mugging, killing...).  Parents in this country are sometimes too tolerant of their children's wrongdoings and this is not the way to love their children.
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Lauriekins is right, we have reciprocal arrangements within the EU, so the government subsidizes the cost of the education.  I studied in Holland for a year and got subsidised education there, just as a Dutch student would pay the same fees as me here in the UK, so its fair enough.  It doesn't make any sense to spend thousands educating foreign students who will not put anything back into the system, would it?  Actually, foreign students make up most of the funding for the British higher education system, that's why they're so keen to recruit students from places like China and Malaysia - lots of money for the uni!!