Job Discussion Forums

[trapezius]

Yes they do but my previous post was not about how it is implemented, rather the actual doctrine, as was the post of the poster I responded to. Abortion might be legal in some Muslim countries, but no religious scholar goes around saying it is permissible in *Islam*, except in the case I mentioned. His claim is false.

[scot47]

The source of my amazement was that a couple of individuals could come and work in KSA , assuming that the moral laws of Amsterdam applied.

[johnslat]

Dear scot47,

And the source of MY amazement is your amazement, seeing as how I'm quite sure you encountered many such during your stay in the Kingdom.

I know that I did.

Regards,
John

[scot47]

We must have moved in different circles.

[johnslat]

Dear scot47,

While I certainly often felt as if I were going around in circles in Saudi,
I would be surprised if your colleagues over your many years there were too different from mine.

I'll be surprised if you didn't encounter at least a few in all those years who seemed, upon arrival, to be pretty clueless as to what life in the Kingdom was going to be like.

I can recall a half-dozen with no effort.

Regards,
John

[jaffa]

Last year I met a recently arrived British-Pakistani Muslim who indignantly asked, in all seriousness, "Can't you get hold of any women in Saudi?"

A few weeks later he angrily told me that his wife back home was divorcing him and I later heard that he spent his weekends in the fleshpots of Bahrain rejecting every woman who knocked on his door with the comment "Not good enough!"

He was soon fired for 'sitting down in lessons'.

You couldn't make it up

[scot47]

"Sitting down in lessons" is used by the more incompetent outfits as a performance indicator.

[abayababy]

I'll have to remember that one. I always thought if was an indication of a more student-centered classroom!

[johnslat]

Apparently the BC is not too keen of teachers sitting down (most of the time) on the job, either:

"Standing, sitting or crouching
Wherever we stand in the class, students will see us, therefore standing is important when we want the attention of the whole class, for clarifying language or giving instructions, for example.

Some experienced teachers know how to hold the attention of a large group while seated, but there is definitely a greater possibility of losing some learners' attention if we are seated.
Another problem with sitting is the message it can give students. Whilst sitting down in front of students at the beginning of a class can create a welcoming, cosy atmosphere, if we are not careful, remaining seated throughout the class can give students the impression of a lack of interest and motivation on our part.
Our own body language plays a large part in the energy levels in our classroom, and it is difficult to create any energy if we remain seated the whole time."

http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/articles/teacher-positioning-classroom


"Below are several suggestions teachers and schools can use to arrange the physical space of a classroom in order to facilitate inclusion:
1. Place Student Desks in Groups � Put desks in small groups (2-4 desks per group) so that all students have opportunities for cooperative learning, collaboration and discussion. As well, place the teacher�s desk on the periphery of the classroom. Teachers in an inclusive class rarely sit down during their day and don�t need their desk getting in the way!"

http://nichcy.org/arranging-a-classroom-to-create-an-inclusive-learning-environment

Personally, I rarely sit down during a class, but occasionally I do. I've never done this, though:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgagXmenRq4



Regards,
John

[Zara461]

[nickelgoat]

.....

[johnslat]

Dear nicklegoat,

A class with only one student - or two? I'd say that's rather an unusual situation in Saudi (or in most other places, for that matter). I've certainly never had it happen.

It sounds more like tutoring - what employer was that? The BC?

Regards,
John

[cmp45]

[randall020105]

Bel Air Prank:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3R-zMjpbT8


R.