Enough is Enough

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To everyone who joined these forums at some point, and got discouraged by the negativity and left after a while (or even got literally scared off): I'm sorry.

I wasn't good enough at encouraging people to be kinder, and removing people who refuse to be kind. Encouraging people is hard, and removing people creates conflict, and I hate conflict... so that's why I wasn't better at it.

I was a very, very sensitive teen. The atmosphere of this forum as it is now, if it had existed in 1996, would probably have upset me far more than it would have helped.

I can handle quite a lot of negativity and even abuse now, but that isn't the point. I want to help people. I want to help the people who need it the most, and I want to help people like the 1996 version of me.

I'm still figuring out the best way to do that, but as it is now, these forums are doing more harm than good, and I can't keep running them.

Thank you to the few people who have tried to understand my point of view so far. I really, really appreciate you guys. You are beautiful people.

Everyone else: If after everything I've said so far, you still don't understand my motivations, I think it's unlikely that you will. We're just too different. Maybe someday in the future it might make sense, but until then, there's no point in arguing about it. I don't have the time or the energy for arguing anymore. I will focus my time and energy on people who support me, and those who need help.

-SoulRiser

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Post: #86

Re: Enough is Enough

Killjoy Wrote:That's like asking a toddler for his stance on womens' abortion rights. Give the child a chance to grow up first.

Not really. While this may seem like a foreign concept to you, I never said anything about forcing them to vote. Only giving them the choice.

Quote:I HAVE LOOKED AT THIS WEBSITE SINCE I WAS TWELVE.

O RLY? When was that?

Quote:Do you call everyone who disagrees with you a troll?

Yes, actually. Welcome to the internet.

Quote:Leave the Flying Spaghetti Monster out of this.

Gulag schools are still gulag schools, even if you won't let us celebrate their closure.

Quote:I likewise find it ironic that the people who harassed me for being a teacher in disguise working for the New World Order are now being picky about how I paraphrase them.

What New World Order? Where? You don't have to be a teacher to promote fascism. The public school system is run by a bunch of aging bureaucrats who have not set foot in a classroom in the past 30 years. Aside from some real assholes, most teachers are there for the paycheck.

Quote:The point was that you can claim that learning anything is unnecessary by your logic. You might forget it, so why bother?

The idea was that people only real need to learn stuff that will actually be usefull to them. You don't have to fucking blow it out of proportions.

Quote:Obviously not. You have electives, accelerated classes, extra help sessions, the list goes on. After learning the core things that everyone needs to know i.e. grammar, basic mathematics, etc. students are presented countless options to tailor their schooling to their wants, needs, and eventual career path.

What electives? Where?

Also, you're getting it wrong. AGAIN. There are no "things that everyone needs to know". This kind of stuff varies. After the bell, every-one goes home. We're not talking about after-school tutoring. We're talking about the actual classes. Those are way too one-size-fits-all.

Quote:I've read every single one of Gatto's books, multiple times. My favorite novel in fifth grade was Alfie Kohn's Punished by Rewards. I've passed out flyers with SoulRiser's essays on them. I know what I'm talking about.

Either you're just bulshitting us, or you've recently been kiddnapped and brainswashed. WHAT HAVE THEY DONE TO YOU?

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05-03-2009 03:35 AM