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Autocratic Tendencies in Teachers?

 
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Sheikh Inal Ovar



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Location: Melo Drama School

PostPosted: Sun May 07, 2006 1:58 pm    Post subject: Autocratic Tendencies in Teachers? Reply with quote

For those of you working in more rambunctious environments, ever worried about becoming a 'fat controller' ... measure yourself against one of the world's best ...

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If you were leader of a small, developing nation would you -

1) Give up smoking and insist your nation do the same ...

2) Write a book and proclaim that those who thrice read it will go to heaven ...

3) Write a book (the same) and make it obligatory reading for obtaining a driving licencse ...

4) Spend oil & gas revenues on building enormously lavish shrines to yourself where your public can worship you ... instead of on much needed provincial hospitals ...

5) Ban public performances of music, because you know what's best for your people ...


Key :

Answer YES to 1 or more questions - Hey fatty give up the control stick ... and put down your board marker ... it's taken over you ...

Answer NO to all questions - Breathe a sigh of relief and go whallop one of your most unruly ...
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Sheikh Inal Ovar



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PostPosted: Fri May 12, 2006 10:05 am    Post subject: Starters for ten ... Reply with quote

I'm no quizmaster, so don't know if this is too easy but ...

Starters for ten .. to which current leader does the above post refer?
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Baba Alex



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PostPosted: Fri May 12, 2006 10:11 am    Post subject: Re: Starters for ten ... Reply with quote

Sheikh Inal Ovar wrote:
I'm no quizmaster, so don't know if this is too easy but ...

Starters for ten .. to which current leader does the above post refer?


Saparmurat Niyazov - President of Turkmenistan

He's also ordered the building of the world's biggest shoe.
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Sheikh Inal Ovar



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PostPosted: Fri May 12, 2006 10:18 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

That was quick .. you get a bonus for that ...

About that shoe ... is it for him to live in and thus realise a dream ...

There was an old woman who lived in a shoe,
She had so many children, she didn't know what to do;
She gave them some broth without any bread,
She whipped them all soundly, and put them to bed.
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