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Post by Thingy on Aug 24, 2013 10:26:07 GMT
Oops. I hadn't noticed there was a second page. The above post is way too late! Sorry.
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Post by Thingy on Aug 24, 2013 10:27:36 GMT
And that's just flippin' wonderful. My above post is behind and below now.
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Post by tangent on Aug 25, 2013 5:41:49 GMT
For what it's worth, I agree with Thingy.
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Post by Mari on Aug 25, 2013 8:45:32 GMT
So you agree with me? That's always nice
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Post by tangent on Aug 26, 2013 14:51:48 GMT
I've lost the thread of this conversation yes, I agree with you, Mari.
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Post by JoeP on Aug 26, 2013 15:00:02 GMT
I agree with tangent.
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Post by raspberrybullets on Aug 26, 2013 15:01:50 GMT
This is very interesting as I am starting my course on how to reason and argue today.
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Post by tangent on Aug 26, 2013 15:10:31 GMT
I'm tempted to say, "well, about time too," but you might hit me when we meet next month
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Post by raspberrybullets on Aug 26, 2013 15:15:26 GMT
I might hit you anyway for all the future times I won't have a chance.
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Post by tangent on Aug 26, 2013 15:27:06 GMT
I shall bring something to defend myself with. Hm, what shall I bring? A feather duster perhaps. That should do.
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Post by raspberrybullets on Aug 26, 2013 15:32:20 GMT
Hmmmm that seems to insinuate that I am not very tough. I will throw an Aussie 50 cent coin at you. Those are like ninja stars!
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Post by tangent on Aug 26, 2013 16:44:29 GMT
Just one? Surely you can do better than that!
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Post by raspberrybullets on Aug 26, 2013 16:48:41 GMT
One is all that is required. After that you will no longer be.
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Post by tangent on Aug 26, 2013 17:26:09 GMT
*is afraid*
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Post by Mari on Aug 26, 2013 20:10:03 GMT
Very, very afraid? I gave up on my course on Coursera. I really didn't think much of it. Plus, I don't have the time.
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Post by charliebrown on Aug 26, 2013 20:37:51 GMT
Franek has been reading "The Mysterious Benedict Society" series, he is in the last book now. He likes them but he still prefers the Diamond Brothers which are hilarious.
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Post by raspberrybullets on Aug 26, 2013 20:44:05 GMT
Mari, the social psychology course is really good so far. If they do it again I think you'd enjoy it a lot. But I dunno what sort of expectations you have either. My experience with online learning was through the University of Liverpool and that was so different and no where near as enjoyable. Of course, I'm studying something so interesting so that helps but it's nice to see an actual face and lecture and not just an absolutely monotone boring audio recording.
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Post by Mari on Aug 27, 2013 6:12:47 GMT
I expected to learn something. This professor doesn't explain anything, he just asks questions. And all information is very basic. We had to write an assignment, but nowhere it said what the topic has to be or the lay-out. You don't know how many confused questions there were on the forum. Then, after the due date, we get a general update with "Oh, this is what you had to do". and more nonsense like that. A lot of unhappy people on the forums. I'll keep an eye out for that one, it seemed interesting.
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Post by tangent on Aug 27, 2013 6:57:35 GMT
Most courses I have attended have had an assessment sheet where you can score the course and the lecturer. Did your course have an assessment questionnaire, Mari? I have found that most courses that don't have assessment questionnaires are poor or even rubbish.
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Post by Mari on Aug 27, 2013 11:30:32 GMT
No, it did not. Perhaps at the end of it, but I didn't last that long.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 27, 2013 19:19:20 GMT
Franek has been reading "The Mysterious Benedict Society" series, he is in the last book now. He likes them but he still prefers the Diamond Brothers which are hilarious. You might try him out on the Redwall books. I'd suggest starting with Martin the Warrior. If he likes that, then he can go back and start the series with the first in chronological order ( Lord Brocktree). If he does enjoy them, there are almost two dozen books in the series, so lots to look forward to. Also Richard Adam's books. Watership Down would be a good one to start with there. In classics, Wind in the Willows is good.
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Post by Moose on Aug 28, 2013 16:05:33 GMT
I love Watership Down but not sure I'd recommend it for a twelve year old boy, especially one for whom English is not a native tongue.
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Post by JoeP on Aug 28, 2013 16:27:59 GMT
I would have thought it was fine. It doesn't use complicated language, does it? Just a lot of names of different flowers and trees and so on, but he could skip over those and not lose the sense.
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Post by DGoeij on Aug 28, 2013 16:39:08 GMT
I think I read some of the Redwall books in Dutch, is that the medieval animal society besieged in a monastery? I remember liking those, never continued after the third one I think, when the siege was broken.
Read Watership Down when I was older, but remember seeing the movie as a younger lad. Had similar themes. Not sure how to assess how demanding the English is...
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Post by charliebrown on Aug 28, 2013 17:02:03 GMT
He told me the English in "A Series Of Unfortunate Events" was more difficult than in "Alex Rider". I will check out Redwall books once he finishes the Benedicts.
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Post by Mari on Aug 28, 2013 18:35:55 GMT
A series of... definitely has some difficult English in it, though that is mostly because of the writing style of the author, not because of the choice of words.
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Post by Mari on Oct 25, 2013 12:00:04 GMT
I've been reading the Erec Rex series by Kaza Kingsley. Or Kingley. Whatever. Anyway, I think Franek might enjoy that if he likes boys going on dangerous adventures and magic.
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Post by charliebrown on Oct 25, 2013 12:33:17 GMT
Thanks Mari! Franek is reading right now Golden Compass and The Railway Children.
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