tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30984739.post8610685705743455802..comments2023-10-01T14:37:09.159+01:00Comments on Maysaloon - ميسلون: More on the Damascus Community SchoolMaysaloonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06826378383173206624noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30984739.post-38039641186069352432009-03-02T11:50:00.000+00:002009-03-02T11:50:00.000+00:00really great postreally great postUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15709356961386554776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30984739.post-81247158988543322812008-12-16T19:36:00.000+00:002008-12-16T19:36:00.000+00:00Not to mention the weak, weak connection you are t...Not to mention the weak, weak connection you are trying to establish between US <BR/>terroryzing leaders" and a humble American School in Damascus. Keep in mind that we are students, not revolutionaries.DCShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07664344349322509754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30984739.post-20659582918776023712008-12-14T18:08:00.000+00:002008-12-14T18:08:00.000+00:00Excuse me, but who are you to talk about DCS. You ...Excuse me, but who are you to talk about DCS. You obviously know nothing about it. DCS students are the most educated and well-rounded students there are in this country. I don't know where you get your information from but I can assure you that it is all wrong. Before creating a blog you might as well research a little. <BR/>It is sad to think that there are such ignorant, close-minded, and pathetic people in this world like you. Every comment you write shows how much of an idiot you truely are.DCSerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01111732074960599574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30984739.post-72464558555493419452008-12-07T12:55:00.000+00:002008-12-07T12:55:00.000+00:00Posturing Yaman? Can't I be even a little bit upse...Posturing Yaman? Can't I be even a little bit upset with this person?Maysaloonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06826378383173206624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30984739.post-86612679447338615872008-12-07T12:26:00.000+00:002008-12-07T12:26:00.000+00:00I agree with a lot of what Truth Seeker says, but ...I agree with a lot of what Truth Seeker says, but this paragraph goes far too far: "One very strong tenet of American education is to teach children to question rather than to accept the status quo, and to do it openly. This is an aspect of American culture that many non-Democratic cultures find very threatening." I must say that, to generalise, I have found Americans to be the least questioning, most accepting of the status quo, and most ignorant of all the peoples I have come across (which is a lot). The public education system in America is appalling - because America is ideologically opposed to public education. I know a young man from a good private school, and a bright young man: he can tell you about hundreds of TV shows but didn't know that Guantanamo Bay existed when I told him. British frinds who have travelled in America are full of comic stories of the ignorance of the Americans; Arab friends are full of unpleasant stories of racism, which arises from ignorance. American right wing Christian fundamentalists have burnt more books than have ever been burnt in Syria. As Yaman points out, the Arabic language and culture school in New York, actually run by an Arab Christian, was closed down in a anti 'Muslim terror' witch hunt. Academics of Arab-Muslim origin, or anbti-Zionists like Professor Finkelstein, are slandered, sacked, and sometimes falsely prosecuted. The US mainstream media is no better than propaganda. Far more criticism of Israel, for instance, is permitted in the Israeli than US press.<BR/><BR/>So your complacency, Truth Seeker, is a bit much.qunfuzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07381648516025592849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30984739.post-74606805036343400492008-12-07T07:28:00.000+00:002008-12-07T07:28:00.000+00:00great post. i think the phrase summarizes everythi...great post. i think the phrase summarizes everything: <BR/><BR/>"If your educational curriculum cannot inculcate these into your leaders and people then we are more than happy to send you educators and peace-keepers." <BR/><BR/>Clearly, the american educational system is a failure, since it gave birth to one of the most terrorizing leaders and administrations of modern history. Why then we expect such system to work in our lands??<BR/><BR/>on any case, I stand in ovation to all brave teachers in the world. not an easy job and the fate of future generations rests in their hands... if done right, unbiased and with truth of course.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00360700836153344575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30984739.post-40312492124180645302008-12-07T04:03:00.000+00:002008-12-07T04:03:00.000+00:00America gets up in arms when a public school tries...America gets up in arms when a public school tries to open up in NYC that teaches Arabic, and also when a school that teaches English in Syria is criticized. Seems like a lack of perspective to me too, even if I don't agree with your posturing 100% Wassim.Yamanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09263643873340973785noreply@blogger.com