Comments for Zombat http://zombat.wordpress.com Thoughts on science, philosophy and life Sun, 20 Jul 2008 03:04:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU Comment on My Overseas Holiday - Part 1: Singapore by Sophia http://zombat.wordpress.com/2007/07/21/my-overseas-holiday-part-1-singapore/#comment-226 Sophia Thu, 19 Jun 2008 09:50:42 +0000 http://zombat.wordpress.com/2007/07/21/my-overseas-holiday-part-1-singapore/#comment-226 :D :D

]]> Comment on My ‘Must-See Animals’ List by Tim Nailer http://zombat.wordpress.com/2008/02/06/my-must-see-animals-list/#comment-225 Tim Nailer Mon, 16 Jun 2008 11:35:54 +0000 http://zombat.wordpress.com/?p=91#comment-225 Mostly a must see list. I've been working through the must eat list at Genghis Kahn and Red Hot. :-) Mostly a must see list. I’ve been working through the must eat list at Genghis Kahn and Red Hot. :-)

]]> Comment on My Overseas Holiday - Part 1: Singapore by Tim Nailer http://zombat.wordpress.com/2007/07/21/my-overseas-holiday-part-1-singapore/#comment-224 Tim Nailer Mon, 16 Jun 2008 11:29:24 +0000 http://zombat.wordpress.com/2007/07/21/my-overseas-holiday-part-1-singapore/#comment-224 It's amazing who you meet on the internet! You can thank your dad from a couple of Aussies. :-) It’s amazing who you meet on the internet! You can thank your dad from a couple of Aussies. :-)

]]> Comment on My Overseas Holiday - Part 1: Singapore by Sophia http://zombat.wordpress.com/2007/07/21/my-overseas-holiday-part-1-singapore/#comment-223 Sophia Sun, 15 Jun 2008 16:32:07 +0000 http://zombat.wordpress.com/2007/07/21/my-overseas-holiday-part-1-singapore/#comment-223 hey hello i saw my dad photo on your blog and that's why i leave a comment here! yup im from singapore.the trishaw guy is my dad :D hey hello i saw my dad photo on your blog and that’s why i leave a comment here! yup im from singapore.the trishaw guy is my dad :D

]]> Comment on My ‘Must-See Animals’ List by Richard http://zombat.wordpress.com/2008/02/06/my-must-see-animals-list/#comment-221 Richard Sun, 15 Jun 2008 08:57:24 +0000 http://zombat.wordpress.com/?p=91#comment-221 Is this a must see list or a must eat list? Is this a must see list or a must eat list?

]]> Comment on Compulsory Physical Education for Years 11 and 12 by Tim Nailer http://zombat.wordpress.com/2007/07/25/compulsory-physical-education-for-years-11-and-12/#comment-211 Tim Nailer Fri, 23 May 2008 02:15:24 +0000 http://zombat.wordpress.com/2007/07/25/compulsory-physical-education-for-years-11-and-12/#comment-211 Hi Derek. I suspect you're from the US (references to overweight Americans and gym class - we just call it PE - suggest as much). I can't really comment on how things work in US schools, but it seems that most of what you say applies in South Australia as well (PE is mostly physical activity, high rates of obesity, etc). But you're wrong when you say that PE isn't stressful. Perhaps it wasn't for you, perhaps you like excercising and playing team sports, but not everyone does. Personally, I hated PE. Of course, just because something is stressful doesn't mean we should go without it. After all, some people find maths and English stressful too and these subjects are compulsory, at least up to year 11. The difference is that a good education requires literacy and numeracy but not physical fitness (an unfit man might be educated but an illeterate one surely isn't). Since our high school certificate is called the 'South Australian Certificate of <i>Education</i>' it really should focus on education rather than fitness. I don't have a problem with schools having compulsory PE classes (at least not in primary school) but to make it a requirement of the SACE seems silly. Hi Derek. I suspect you’re from the US (references to overweight Americans and gym class - we just call it PE - suggest as much). I can’t really comment on how things work in US schools, but it seems that most of what you say applies in South Australia as well (PE is mostly physical activity, high rates of obesity, etc).

But you’re wrong when you say that PE isn’t stressful. Perhaps it wasn’t for you, perhaps you like excercising and playing team sports, but not everyone does. Personally, I hated PE. Of course, just because something is stressful doesn’t mean we should go without it. After all, some people find maths and English stressful too and these subjects are compulsory, at least up to year 11.

The difference is that a good education requires literacy and numeracy but not physical fitness (an unfit man might be educated but an illeterate one surely isn’t). Since our high school certificate is called the ‘South Australian Certificate of Education‘ it really should focus on education rather than fitness. I don’t have a problem with schools having compulsory PE classes (at least not in primary school) but to make it a requirement of the SACE seems silly.

]]> Comment on Compulsory Physical Education for Years 11 and 12 by Derek http://zombat.wordpress.com/2007/07/25/compulsory-physical-education-for-years-11-and-12/#comment-210 Derek Mon, 19 May 2008 22:28:05 +0000 http://zombat.wordpress.com/2007/07/25/compulsory-physical-education-for-years-11-and-12/#comment-210 Physical education wont make a student have more stress in the classes that are important. At my school people love gym and dont think of it as being a stress. I see no reason how P.E. can cause stress. All you do is play some sports or do a little work out, its not like they give you homework. Anyways I think P.E. helps encourage students to work out since over 50% percent of Americans are overweight and kids would still bring junk food to school even if it was banned. Or just back fire and kids would eat more junk at home. Physical education wont make a student have more stress in the classes that are important. At my school people love gym and dont think of it as being a stress. I see no reason how P.E. can cause stress. All you do is play some sports or do a little work out, its not like they give you homework. Anyways I think P.E. helps encourage students to work out since over 50% percent of Americans are overweight and kids would still bring junk food to school even if it was banned. Or just back fire and kids would eat more junk at home.

]]> Comment on My ‘Must-See Animals’ List by sarah http://zombat.wordpress.com/2008/02/06/my-must-see-animals-list/#comment-209 sarah Tue, 13 May 2008 18:25:14 +0000 http://zombat.wordpress.com/?p=91#comment-209 i love the panda i love the panda

]]> Comment on Election Day by Tim Nailer http://zombat.wordpress.com/2007/11/25/election-day/#comment-205 Tim Nailer Fri, 11 Apr 2008 03:37:16 +0000 http://zombat.wordpress.com/2007/11/25/election-day/#comment-205 Actually, that's what happened in the State senate a few years back. Trouble was Anne Bressington's views were quite different from Nick Xenophon's - perhaps more to your tastes, but definitely not to mine. I voted for Bressington ahead of the Greens back then and I was pretty disappointed with the outcome. A better (but less realistic) outcome in the federal senate would have been more Greens and Democrats, at least one rep from one of the better minor parties (I'm thinking Senator On-Line, CCC or Secular Party), and no Family First reps. Actually, that’s what happened in the State senate a few years back. Trouble was Anne Bressington’s views were quite different from Nick Xenophon’s - perhaps more to your tastes, but definitely not to mine. I voted for Bressington ahead of the Greens back then and I was pretty disappointed with the outcome.
A better (but less realistic) outcome in the federal senate would have been more Greens and Democrats, at least one rep from one of the better minor parties (I’m thinking Senator On-Line, CCC or Secular Party), and no Family First reps.

]]> Comment on Election Day by Michael Lopresto http://zombat.wordpress.com/2007/11/25/election-day/#comment-204 Michael Lopresto Thu, 10 Apr 2008 13:07:22 +0000 http://zombat.wordpress.com/2007/11/25/election-day/#comment-204 The only better outcome would've been Nick getting two seats. The only better outcome would’ve been Nick getting two seats.

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