tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32203742.post4244624250351453370..comments2023-09-10T16:56:55.697+03:00Comments on When in Cairo: American_in_Cairohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14372576948482303159noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32203742.post-59339712137170025572007-03-12T00:21:00.000+02:002007-03-12T00:21:00.000+02:00D. and I watched an Oprah special a couple of week...D. and I watched an Oprah special a couple of weeks ago. (I totally just admitted that, didn't I?) Anyway, it was about the school she set up in South Africa, and it was pretty amazing how appreciative the kids were. D. wondered afterward if that kind of thing would fly in the U.S. and I don't think it would. There is such a sense of entitlement here, and a lack of appreciation for education. I think it would be incredibly frustrating to go to work everyday when often the students (and their parents) don't appreciate the opportunity to learn. Okay, I'll jump off. I'm sounding like a bia-tch.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32203742.post-55306370610052185402007-03-10T16:50:00.000+02:002007-03-10T16:50:00.000+02:00I'm not sure. But I do discuss this stuff about cl...I'm not sure. But I do discuss this stuff about class pretty openly with them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32203742.post-85429570014698382362007-03-10T07:22:00.000+02:002007-03-10T07:22:00.000+02:00Do you think any of your Egyptian students have fo...Do you think any of your Egyptian students have found your blog, or looked for it? Do you think any of them read it? Just wondering...talber6https://www.blogger.com/profile/18258753536791866747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32203742.post-5911818692198791932007-03-09T07:36:00.000+02:002007-03-09T07:36:00.000+02:00Eat some fried potato skins for me at TGIfridays!Eat some fried potato skins for me at TGIfridays!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32203742.post-37430039420636846652007-03-08T02:14:00.000+02:002007-03-08T02:14:00.000+02:00Yes, I so know what you mean--except I've never ta...Yes, I so know what you mean--except I've never taught in Cairo or had students wearing Coach sunglasses. But I digress, U.S. students do seem more entitled. And while I applaud their "can do" spirit, sometimes it comes off as critical and uncurious. But, of course, we've all had those glorious classes, in the states too, where students push against their boundaries and you just feel like dancing a jig. (See, that's for all my former students who faithfully read your blog!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com