Lemonade Posted May 5, 2009 Report Share Posted May 5, 2009 Scientology didn't do these guys any favours....Sonny Bono - Died after skiing accidentTom Cruise - Chronic midgetry and no talentKatie Holmes - Married to Tom Cruise Lisa Marie Presley - Married to "Wacko Jacko"Giovanni Ribisi - Face like a melted wellyJohn Travolta - Got really, really fatEdgar Winter - Albino and therefore a freakStephen Boyd - Died of heart attack while playing golfPhilip Gale - Committed suicide Nicole Kidman - Married to Tom Cruise Charles Manson - MentalChristopher Reeve - Tetraplegic, now deceased Mimi Rogers - Married to Tom CruisePatrick Swayze - CancerWhere was your non-god when you needed him/her/it? eh? eh?Should have stuck with the Big Man Upstairs.Tetraplegic? Paraplegic I've heard of. Quadraplegic, OK. What the hell is tetraplegic? You're at it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diesel Posted May 5, 2009 Report Share Posted May 5, 2009 Tetraplegic? Paraplegic I've heard of. Quadraplegic, OK. What the hell is tetraplegic? You're at it."The condition is also termed tetraplegia. Both terms mean "paralysis of four limbs"; tetraplegia is more commonly used in Europe than in the US. In 1991, when the American Spinal Cord Injury Classification system was being revised, it was recommended that the term tetraplegia be used to improve consistency ("tetra", like "plegia", has a Greek root, whereas "quadra" has a Latin root)"I know this because one of my former staff in this condition described himself as being tetraplegic (motorbike accident).Dave was a great guy, so shame on me for mentioning it in the list - even if it was in jest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diesel Posted May 5, 2009 Report Share Posted May 5, 2009 Really? When? Though she was a good bit older than he. Crackin' boobies though...1987 - 1990, according to IMDB.She's a very quirky actress, she always looks really intense. She was superb in Ginger Snaps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scootray Posted May 5, 2009 Report Share Posted May 5, 2009 Also, cutbacks across Scotland will soon result in the use of Faculties instead of Subjects... meaning i'll possibly be teaching Design & Tech and Computing alongside Business Education, under the 'Technologies' umbrella. Or a PE Teacher will be teaching HE (!), under the 'Health and Wellbeing' umbrella. Kids (and teachers!) will have to get used to this ?(I thought the faculties had already been implemented? I'm sure Aboyne has them nowadays, or at least for "humanities", I think it's called. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RossP Posted May 5, 2009 Report Share Posted May 5, 2009 I thought the faculties had already been implemented? I'm sure Aboyne has them nowadays, or at least for "humanities", I think it's called.Many schools across Scotland already have them in place, many don't. We've been having 'consultation' (ha!) meetings over the last year about them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scootray Posted May 5, 2009 Report Share Posted May 5, 2009 To me it just seems like overstretching the workload of teachers who are maybe only specialised in one subject and therefore potentially damaging the learning of the pupils in the long run. Surely kids are better off learning from those directly in the know of what they are talking about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RossP Posted May 5, 2009 Report Share Posted May 5, 2009 To me it just seems like overstretching the workload of teachers who are maybe only specialised in one subject and therefore potentially damaging the learning of the pupils in the long run. Surely kids are better off learning from those directly in the know of what they are talking about.In theory subject specific teachers will be teaching their subject, plus one or two learning outcomes of the other subjects in the Faculty. However, a Head of Faculty will be expected to understand and oversee work for several departments, making it mega stressful i'd imagine!I'm only going to be in Business Studies for another 2 years or so though as I'm looking to work toward Personal & Social Education (Guidance) or MICAS/SEN (Mainstream Inclusion of Children on the Autistic Spectrum / Supporting Education Needs). So hopefully i'll be out of the 'Technologies' umbrella by the time it is implemented! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FatHand Posted May 5, 2009 Report Share Posted May 5, 2009 I think the question on everybody's lips is when will Scientology be taught in RE? I wish I'd known about it all those years ago ... I may have been tempted away from my Atheist tendencies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TR!ΔNGL€ T€€TH Posted May 5, 2009 Report Share Posted May 5, 2009 I think the question on everybody's lips is when will Scientology be taught in RE? I wish I'd known about it all those years ago ... I may have been tempted away from my Atheist tendencies.I doubt it, fairly certain that Scientology is not recognised as a religion in the U.K. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RossP Posted May 5, 2009 Report Share Posted May 5, 2009 I think Scientology should be added to the RME learning outcomes. It is a popular religion which is followed by quite a few folk now, especially celebrities (nutters).It would be quite interesting to see the student's reactions to hearing the actual beliefs of a Scientologist. Well... the ones that we are 'allowed' to know about anyways, since there seems to be a lot of rumours and denials in place from their top brass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TR!ΔNGL€ T€€TH Posted May 5, 2009 Report Share Posted May 5, 2009 I think Scientology should be added to the RME learning outcomes. It is a popular religion which is followed by quite a few folk now, especially celebrities (nutters).It would be quite interesting to see the student's reactions to hearing the actual beliefs of a Scientologist. Well... the ones that we are 'allowed' to know about anyways, since there seems to be a lot of rumours and denials in place from their top brass.They keep chopping and changing the official Scientology story, such as removing all the stuff to do with aliens and intergalactic space battles (more the pity really).You can't trust a belief system that charges you to progress through their system... Plus, there is all that holocaust denial stuff and the view that psychology is evil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scootray Posted May 5, 2009 Report Share Posted May 5, 2009 It's not about trusting it though is it? It's about teaching the kids the concepts of it.Surely it's better for them to learn more than just about Christianity (mainly) along with a bit of Buddhism and Judaism if they're lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teabags Posted May 6, 2009 Report Share Posted May 6, 2009 I happily avoided RE my entire life. Woo hoo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigsby Posted May 6, 2009 Report Share Posted May 6, 2009 I think Scientology should be added to the RME learning outcomes. It is a popular religion which is followed by quite a few folk now, especially celebrities (nutters).It would be quite interesting to see the student's reactions to hearing the actual beliefs of a Scientologist. Well... the ones that we are 'allowed' to know about anyways, since there seems to be a lot of rumours and denials in place from their top brass.Lets add Jedi too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
french_disko Posted May 6, 2009 Report Share Posted May 6, 2009 I happily avoided RE my entire life. Woo hoo!I'm surprised - you struck me a such a God fearing individual, as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afro Droid Posted May 6, 2009 Report Share Posted May 6, 2009 Lets add Jedi too.Check out these numpties:Jedi Church - Jedi Religion and Jedi FaithI've forgotten more about The Force than they know... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
framheim Posted May 6, 2009 Report Share Posted May 6, 2009 Check out these numpties:Jedi Church - Jedi Religion and Jedi FaithI've forgotten more about The Force than they know...ooh, this one's in aberdeen:Jedi Order Scotlandnone of them seem to mention midichlorians though. hmm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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