Tuesday, July 24, 2012

POLL: Explain school in the UK

POLL: Explain school in the UK?

Polls & Surveys - 5 Answers
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Random? We go to lessons and get taught stuff. We don't have cheerleaders and big football games, 'jocks' We don't have glee club, or band clubs. We wear uniform, not own clothes. Generally there aren't corridors full of lockers. - (Comparison to American High schools) A normal School..

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Monday, July 16, 2012

What grade would i be in if i went to an american school

What grade would i be in if i went to an american school?
Hi, I go to a school in the UK. There i am about to go into my third year of secondary school, I am 13 and a half. Once i start my 3rd year, what grade would i be in if i went to an american school? thanks x
Primary & Secondary Education - 2 Answers
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I believe you'd be in the 8th grade.
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you might be in 8th grade but i think your 1st year of secondary school might be 7th grade so i'm leaning towards you would be going into 9th grade. i hope that didn't confuse you. =)

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Sunday, July 8, 2012

How can I find high school Latin teaching jobs in UK

How can I find high school Latin teaching jobs in UK?

Other - Education - 0 Answers
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This site might help or just search "teaching positionsuk" http://www.eteach.com/

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Sunday, July 1, 2012

When Catholics and Protestants were bombing school kids in the UK did anyone ever call them terrorists

When Catholics and Protestants were bombing school kids in the UK did anyone ever call them terrorists ?
Or is this type of activity a part of "faith" and therefore expected ? .
Religion & Spirituality - 10 Answers
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Yes.... yes they did. Where have you been?
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Yes. They are terrorists. Personally I hear that all the time.
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Yes, they were called terrorists all the time. However, they weren't normally referred to as "Christian Terrorists" in the same way that Al-Qaeda is commonly called "Islamic Terrorists".
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Bush was not in office then.
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YES they are known as the IRA, Irish Republican Army. They were considered Terrorists. Now they do not blow things up any more for an accord has been met I am pretty sure and peace is there at the moment. It was the IRA that taught many of today's terrorist their ways and I am sure many of them are regretting it now. for their cause was much different it was to wrestle control of N. Ireland free of the UK. So yes they were called terrorists too. as was Timothy Mcvee an American who bombed his own country too. It is not religion that makes one a terrorist, it is already in their mindset and only need an excuse to use it. thats my view on it.
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ummm yeah seen patriot games?
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Yes they were called terrorist. Remember not just Christians do such things. Atheist do to..the Cultural Revolution in China was pretty terrible too. The fact that man can be evil and cruel has little to do with his religion and more to do with his heart.
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They were certainly called terrorists. However they were not called Catholic terrorists and Protestant terrorists, they were called IRA terrorists or UDA or UVF terrorists or republicans and loyalists. Actually, I'm not sure the UDA/UVF actually did any bombing though they did commit other atrocities on innocent members of the Catholic community. Although they were divided on religious grounds, the conflict was not actually about religion.
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But they weren't doing it in the name of God. Analyze Jesus' life and you will see there is no way you can do things in that violent way and presume you are in God's will. However Mohammed did use violence extensively .. which is why islamic terrorists say "Allah Akbar" before causing misery - there is grounds in the Koran and Mohammed's behaviour to see that as approved by 'Allah'. Jesus chose the cross - paying for our sins Mohammed chose the sword - enforcing 'Surrender' (Islam)
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Yes they were regarded as terrorist.
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Sunday, June 24, 2012

UK student wanting to study medicine in the US

UK student wanting to study medicine in the US?
Im currently in my final year of studying biomedical science in the UK and have applied to UK medical schools currently waiting to hear from them. I was just wondering however as I want to move to America that what are the requirements to get into a US medical school for internationals. Is it possible to get in without having an american degree? Can I fulfill the course prerequisities within a year at a college? Any information at all would be greatly appreciated :D
Studying Abroad - 2 Answers
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they wont count your 6th form.. so u hav to do 4yrs and then another 4yrz of the thing.. my sis wanted to do the sme thing..so yeah.. its longer! jus pray u get in the u.k. go to prague.. they pretty good too.. but if u wana go 2 da usa.. its gna be another 2-3 yrs of your life taken away jus studyin.. cos here[uk] its 5-6 yrs..but in usa its like 8 yrz.. das long!
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Most US medical schools only accept students with US or Canadian bachelor's degrees. You may want to contact the admissions offices at some of the medical schools you are interested in and ask if they admit students with UK undergraduate degrees. Also, many medical schools do not accept international students. This is mainly due to the high cost of medical school in the US (approximately over 200,000 USD). The best advice I can give you is to complete your medical degree in the UK. Then, apply for internships or for a residency program in the US. Many medical schools around the world have "exchange" programs with US hospitals where foreign doctors can complete their internships and residency training. You will probably need to take the USMLE exams to qualify for a residency program and to practice medicine in the USA. Check the AMA website for more information: www.ama.org Good luck!

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Saturday, June 16, 2012

Why do UK Osteopathy Schools Have Such Shockingly Low Standards

Why do UK Osteopathy Schools Have Such Shockingly Low Standards?
UK-trained osteopaths like to think of themselves as fully-qualified front-line "healing professionals", but how can that be since their education is clearly sub-professional? Their training was until recently shorter than the four years required of plumbers. Today, a typical Osteopathy course is five years of part-time study (while the student is working elsewhere full-time!) or four years "full time". "Cranial Osteopathy" specialists get all of twenty days extra training conducted on weekends. Examination of Osteopathic school curricula reveals that their medical/scientific training is "conversational" in nature â€” inferior to that required of university-trained Registered Nurses. ie UK-trained osteopaths can talk the talk, but they can't walk the walk. For this reason, no (Western?) government trusts UK-trained osteopaths with sharp objects. Osteopaths cannot prescribe effective medications. They're prohibited by law from doing anything really effective. In fact, there's nothing much they can do, except swivel arms, palpate skulls, knead livers â€” (though, in their defence, it must be said that osteopaths can perhaps provide a good massage). Any genuine advice for healthy living that osteopaths provide is better dispensed by an RN Health Visitor or Registered Dietitian who is not likely to steer patients to a homeopath. So what is it specifically that UK-trained osteopaths do??? What justifies their fees or their white coat? Perhaps the problem is the low quality of the students accepted into osteopathic training. UK Schools of Osteopathy have far lower entrance standards than do Medical Schools in the UK. Generally one good "A" Level is good enough for matriculation to a UK School of Osteopathy, whereas even three excellent A-levels do not guarantee admission to a UK School of Medicine. Medical School + post-grad Physician qualification requires many years of difficult full-time training. Osteopathic training can be done part-time on weekends... One notorious UK-trained osteopath who visits this forum admits he had no A-levels at all when he applied to Osteopathy School. He left school at the age of sixteen. (He claims he later took some night classes to reach the low entrance requirement of an Osteopathy course). For him, the vocational choices he had in life were either Osteopathy or a career in Fish & Chips. Here's a typical UK Osteopathy degree program for people (losers?) who are currently "working full-time [or] looking for a career change": http://collegeofosteopaths.ac.uk/bsc_hons_osteopath/bsc_hons_osteopathy.html
Alternative Medicine - 4 Answers
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Because it's not a propper job / career/ science.
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Its typically for those can't handle real medical school. Wanna-be doctors and I wouldn't trust one to ever care for any of my loved ones. I'll take a real doctor, thank you.
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Well I looked into this years ago. The part time programs work like this.5 year program the first 3 years you attend lectures at weekends and use holidays sabaticclas etc to attend your clinic hours (observation). 2 weeks of the year you attend 7 days a week for each of those 5 years. The last 2 years require 400 hours and 600hours clinic respectively. You are expected to give up work to do the last 2 years or go part time as you cannot do your clinic hours otherwise. It requires a lot of commitment and sounds very difficult. May I suggest the asker gets good at what he does himself and stops criticising others or instead buy that penis extension.
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you mean "low" as in not equating to what marvelous things are taught to medical students that makes going to the doctor 6000 times more likely to result in death than by use of a firearm?

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Friday, June 8, 2012

I am educated in the UK and have recently changed jobs here in USA, I need to know if my UK O'Levels good here

I am educated in the UK and have recently changed jobs here in USA, I need to know if my UK O'Levels good here
OK, I am from the UK and live in America. I have had several good jobs here but have recently relocated. In looking for a new job I find that all employers require a HSD or GED and need to know when I graduated High School. In UK we do not graduate we just finish school. I have 2 Levels, a City and Guilds Certificate and a Certificate from the School of Counseling and Therapy. That's more than four years of further education in the UK. Does anyone know what that is worth over here in the USA. (Or how to get it transposed) Thanks
Studying Abroad - 3 Answers
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dito i came over from uk to us and am a teacher u need to get yr transcripts and all yr colleges to send yr transcripts directly to an agency like the world education services who transpose yr transcript over to american equivalent courses. it take a few weeks - esp if u do it the wrong way and get yr certificates sent to u then forwarded they reject them- yes i learn the hard way good luck with all the paperwork!
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Can you get a letter or certificate from your school that states that you finished. Present it to your potential employer as your "high school diploma." The education system is different in each country, but since you are in this one you need to accept, pleasantly, the differences. Good luck in your job search.
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You should be OK, American schools are the easiest I've ever seen

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