Friday, September 13, 2013

The Friday 56 #2


This is a fun meme to do hosted by Freda's Voice. If you'd like to join on the fun go to The Friday 56.

Rules:
*Grab a book, any book.
*Turn to page 56 or 56% in your eReader.
*Find any sentence that grabs you.
*Post it.
*Link it here.

Since I didn't do a Monday Quote-tastic post this week, I thought I'd do this instead. I'm reading The Smartest Kids in the World And How They Got That Way by Amanda Ripley. For my new readers, I'm a teacher, so when I read about this book, I knew I had to read it.



The first full paragraph on page 56:

Then he went on: After classes, the kids cleaned the school. mopping the floors, wiping the chalkboards, and emptying the garbage. The kids who had received demerits-for misbehaving or letting their hair grow too long-had to wear red pinnies and clean the bathrooms. Work, including the unpleasant kind, was at the center of Korean school culture, and no one was exempt.

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9 comments:

  1. Kimberly @ Turning the PagesSeptember 13, 2013 at 2:48 AM

    I've been looking for a good Friday meme to join in on so I'm gonna have to do this next week. I saw a write up of this one in the NYT Book Review and it looks like a really interesting read, what do you think of it Bea?
    -Kimberly @ Turning the Pages

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    1. BeaSeptember 13, 2013 at 9:13 AM

      I'm not very far in yet but the writer has a style that's easy so far. I'll probably write a review when I'm done.

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  2. VonnieSeptember 13, 2013 at 3:00 AM

    I wonder if we could get away with all of this here at our schools. Sounds like a very interesting read.

    My hop

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    1. BeaSeptember 13, 2013 at 9:14 AM

      Well reform can be a nuisance to push through. First I want proof that this is relevant to learning and not just a conformity or respect issue.

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  3. AnonymousSeptember 13, 2013 at 8:49 AM

    I can't imagine our children in America being told to clean the bathrooms for punishment. Interesting.

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    1. BeaSeptember 13, 2013 at 9:25 AM

      Yeah, punishment and learning are not a good mix. Now if the cleaning actually helps the learning process, that's a different matter.

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  4. Laurel-Rain SnowSeptember 13, 2013 at 9:40 AM

    Sounds fascinating....I am now very curious. Thanks for sharing...and for visiting my blog.

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  5. Catherine @ Book Club LibrarianSeptember 13, 2013 at 6:43 PM

    It's always interesting to learn about the educational policies in other countries.

    Thanks for visiting my blog, Bea.

    Catherine @ Book Club Librarian

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  6. fredamansSeptember 13, 2013 at 9:40 PM

    Sounds like being in a juvenile detention center. Not a good life for any kid.

    Happy weekend!

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