Comments on: Book Title Win

By: Jack the Ripper

Jack the Ripper — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:37:36 +0000

no one will read this

By: Kindhamster

Kindhamster — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 00:12:29 +0000

no, by reading this book
ZING!

By: jp1878

jp1878 — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 18:42:08 +0000

i own this book, its about teaching methods

By: Daliddlkid: one shirt, three socks

Daliddlkid: one shirt, three socks — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:03:11 +0000

Hey guys, what are you talking about? *looks at bottle* Damn! *removes one sock from foot* Watch where you point that thing, I’m very self-conscious!

By: Bob

Bob — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 02:42:10 +0000

I have that book, read half of it, don’t remember any of it.

By: Zapior27

Zapior27 — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 19:51:16 +0000

theres a reason?

By: tinyXD

tinyXD — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 19:39:09 +0000

Yess! Awesome win!!!

By: xD

xD — Wed, 27 May 2009 18:28:12 +0000

WIN!!!!! DX

By: thephantombloggerstrikes

thephantombloggerstrikes — Tue, 19 May 2009 23:04:05 +0000

Was I here????

#48

By: Andy S

Andy S — Thu, 14 May 2009 08:07:53 +0000

OMFG!! My folks had this one on the bookshelf when I was a kid. >:(

By: nick c.

nick c. — Fri, 01 May 2009 23:22:29 +0000

WE HAVE THIS BOOK IN THE LEARNING SECTION OF MY SCHOOL’S LIBRARY!!! LOL I’VE SEEN IT!!

By: Teresa

Teresa — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 19:03:39 +0000

and i proofread its portuguese translation… not a bad one is it?

By: Teresa

Teresa — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 19:02:46 +0000

cool! i proofread the translation of that book into portuguese. hahaha. small world. nice book too…

By: Stinkomanfan

Stinkomanfan — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 20:21:30 +0000

This is more random than Schrodinger’s Cat

By: Chinaman

Chinaman — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 03:44:27 +0000

lol, I have that txtbook as well

By: childrenofbodomhatecrew

childrenofbodomhatecrew — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 14:07:48 +0000

Do you really need a book to tell how children fail?

By: Je9

Je9 — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 19:42:20 +0000

Excellent book about how compulsory education causes children to fail.

By: A.

A. — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 22:56:03 +0000

Agreed. It’s a great book. Definitely a WIN but not how the regulars might think.

(you know, if/when they think)

By: FaLLaCy

FaLLaCy — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 12:07:54 +0000

Did someone say cheese?

By: mousewrangler

mousewrangler — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 10:34:33 +0000

http://tinyurl.com/d8rerl

Amazon.com has new printings, as well as used copies. They have several of his other books too. My favorite was “Teach Your Own”, and it led me to pull my kids out of school and let them learn at home. Two of them went on to university on scholarships and the youngest taught himself gold and silversmithing, and now makes fine jewelry.

By: mousewrangler

mousewrangler — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 10:24:53 +0000

The book was written by a former teacher who realized how our system of education works to “dumb” kids down. He also wrote “How Children Learn” in which he described his observations about the things that interested children and therefore opened their minds to learn. Sadly, John Holt died in 1986 from cancer. However, his work is every bit as appropriate today as it was 40 years ago.

By: NO TO REGROUPING

NO TO REGROUPING — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 09:45:52 +0000

That’s what our college wants to happen to us. They don’t give a S**T about us at all

By: Sidhe Cat

Sidhe Cat — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 05:21:16 +0000

I agree. I try to tie it to the Fail, or I leave it alone.

By: Sidhe Cat

Sidhe Cat — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 05:18:32 +0000

*yawn… blink, blink. Stretches*
*Shakes head. 2 mittens fly off of ears*
Well, I wonder how those got there? At least I didn’t wake up naked.
*sigh* Oh well…
*scampers off to see where everyone is*

By: Emperor

Emperor — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 04:17:06 +0000

No I could never write such lies. Then again you may be the prime candidate for the author position.

By: Sims

Sims — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 23:42:18 +0000

Haha, I actually have a copy of that book.

By: Emperor

Emperor — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 20:18:35 +0000

*Catches someonerandm* Your comment was stupid but you aren’t that sneaky.
*puts tracking device on him as he tried to sneak back out*

By: maeb

maeb — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 17:11:01 +0000

I wonder how John Holt would feel about being on fail blog.

By: smack

smack — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 16:28:33 +0000

this is actually a pretty amazing book. hope you get to read it sometime.

By: Someonerandm

Someonerandm — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 15:14:53 +0000

*sneaks in*
*Makes stupid comment*
*Sneaks out*

By: Closet

Closet — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 14:51:13 +0000

Oh crap wrong fail.

By: Closet

Closet — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 14:50:41 +0000

-Envy-
Why So Bearous ?

By: The Moomino Horde

The Moomino Horde — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 14:45:18 +0000

Gah! You’ve rained on my parade by leaving the thread!
(For a moment I pictured you trying to videotape yourself over your shoulder working and was going to make a comment about recording yourself on failblog. Sounds like it could be fun, but does that mean an absence from failblog while you roadshow it up?)
And no you don’t.

By: RPG

RPG — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 14:44:01 +0000

Seems a little thin to me.

By: Koosemose: one sock

Koosemose: one sock — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 14:20:23 +0000

*sneaks back in and places two more mittens on Sidhe Cat*

Heh, tell me what to do, I’ll show you.

*sneaks back to bed*

By: Koosemose: one sock

Koosemose: one sock — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 14:19:31 +0000

*looks around* ACK!!!!
NOT MY SOCK!!!

*spins the bottle once again, and runs off to bed*

By: Koosemose: one sock

Koosemose: one sock — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 14:18:06 +0000

… I coulda swore this made sense when I first typed it…
That’s what I get for staying up this late…

By: Sidhe Cat- 3 mittens

Sidhe Cat- 3 mittens — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 14:14:38 +0000

I’m going to curl up in the corner and sleep.
*ahem* I better still have 3 mittens on when I wake up later on…
*spins bottle for good measure*
*curls up*
Zzzz…

By: Jam: falling out

Jam: falling out — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 13:57:50 +0000

Aww… stop it. My eyes are all misty.
(Today, I have to record myself and my screen for training purposes. I can’t get it right, I don’t like the sound of my voice and my laptop can’t handle this software but I muddle on!
In a few weeks, I have to go out on a roadshow and soon enough I’ll have to build some new courses, so it is varied but it also boils down to teaching the same old things day in day out.)
I talk too much! I’m heading over there —->

By: Someonerandm

Someonerandm — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 13:54:41 +0000

Perhaps not, but you do Fail.

By: Someonerandm

Someonerandm — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 13:54:06 +0000

Hey, at least if you imagine the words have definitions they make sense. Here, the words have definitions, and cannot make sense.

By: Emperor

Emperor — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 13:52:13 +0000

It wasn’t spinning…?
*spins*

By: Someonerandm

Someonerandm — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 13:51:26 +0000

Pirate Gandhi? Interesting idea.

By: Someonerandm

Someonerandm — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 13:50:32 +0000

*Quickly enters* You should probably stop this soon before the fail police arrest you for indecency. *Quickly exits before the bottle of evil points at him*

By: Malicite

Malicite — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 13:46:48 +0000

*Haggling with Byron’s rants*

By: The Moomino Horde

The Moomino Horde — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 13:41:55 +0000

Awww, you’re so sleet. You make me all warm and slushy inside.
(Sounds like a varied work-week Keeps life interesting, it’s one of the things I like about my job)

By: King Troll

King Troll — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 13:26:14 +0000

Oh, and here I thought it was your autobiography.

By: Emperor

Emperor — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 13:24:11 +0000

A biography for the the writer?

By: Emperor

Emperor — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 13:23:23 +0000

*saunters in wearing a toga* O crap this is not a game for me today. *Runs home changes returns*
Drat.
Removes underwear with pants still on Zoolander style.

By: Marius

Marius — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 13:15:34 +0000

Beware the Jabberwock POB!