Apr 10 2011: If such a thing is true, why do women agree to take the job knowing that their being paid a sub-par wage?
We all are responsible for our own individual decisions. If a woman doesn't like her pay, she should find a job that suits her pay requirements. If a man doesn't like his pay, he should find a job that suits his pay requirements.
A good negotiator brings to the table everything needed to secure the deal that he or she desires. If women in general don't like their situation, they ought to stop their complaining, and gather together and do something about it. Women have the chance to be far more resourceful in this area, and guys like me will only urge you to take action.
We are all equal, so make your standards shape your beliefs to lead you to a new strategy rather than just complaining about why it's not perfect yet.
Apr 10 2011: I did not imply nor did I state that we should not learn about foreign culture. I believe that we should be well acquainted with our neighbors.
Our children will be able to vote intelligently and get a job as long as we have an economy that is capable of supporting such things. We are paying the price for outsourcing to countries that allow unfair labor, unrestricted work days, and child labor. The power is not in the hands of the worker, but in the consumer. At this point, it is more important to learn the fungible nature of money, and what it means to invest wisely in your local economy. We as Americans continue to make the mistake of purchasing goods from repressive governments like China which allow child labor, unrestricted work days, and wages that border on slavery. China is urging it's way forward in the world economy by selling us lower quality goods made by slaves.
It is our mistake to do business with a bad business. If we want our kids to have a future, we must stop powering the machine by cutting off it's fuel supply; our spending. We need to create jobs here by swallowing our pride and living within our means long enough to fire up our own manufacturing capabilities. We make the finest products in the world in the US, bar non. Americans just need to save their money, and buy quality instead of their convenience.
We were given a chance by the King of France, not the free country that we know now as France. The King of France as you know was later overthrown during a revolution that mimicked a new form of government that we here in the United States created first through making a new standard; a democracy born first through the words of Thomas Jefferson who was brave enough to imagine a world were individuals were their own free entity. Imagination won the American Revolution by way of standard made explicitly clear in the US Constitution and Bill of Rights. Change travels through 3 doors: standards, beliefs, and strategies. One foot before the other
Apr 10 2011: 1a- You said you are Chinese, but you did not say that you live in China?
2b- Your previous comment said that you are able to communicate freely, and then your second comment implies that you are unable to communicate freely. Then you talk about "realistic" as if your have no choice, but you do... assuming that your living and participating in the Chinese society.
3b- Unfortunately, as a society we are blamed as a whole based on the decisions and legal systems that we continue to support. As an American, we have been judged for our actions in Iraq, Afghanistan, Vietnam, etc.. True, not all Americans supported the decision, but we live in a republican democracy which still affords the decisions to the majority... so the minority had their chance to make their views known, and the minority did not effect change because they failed to become the majority. Still, in a democracy there is a conversation... in China, there is repression. This is made obvious by the facts. Noble Peace prize winners, artists, musicians, journalists, and other free thinking people are incarcerated for standing out. In America, to stand out is to stand up and to change the course of thinking; to transform the minority into the majority. Without freedom of speech and expression, there is no authentic sociological conversation/transformation. In America, it is your duty to know how to blame well; to hold each other responsible for OUR ACTIONS.
4a- Being open minded is a personal choice, but when your not allowed to be open minded, then you have no choice. History shows us that artists, journalists, musicians, etc., are open minded meaning that they think on a new plane that reshapes what was into what will be. Without that kind of open mindedness, society fails to see much.
p.s. I did not imply that you needed to know everything. My kids will learn to stand up for their beliefs, even in the face of repression. That is meaningful because freedom of speech begot meaningful and authentic talks.
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We all are responsible for our own individual decisions. If a woman doesn't like her pay, she should find a job that suits her pay requirements. If a man doesn't like his pay, he should find a job that suits his pay requirements.
A good negotiator brings to the table everything needed to secure the deal that he or she desires. If women in general don't like their situation, they ought to stop their complaining, and gather together and do something about it. Women have the chance to be far more resourceful in this area, and guys like me will only urge you to take action.
We are all equal, so make your standards shape your beliefs to lead you to a new strategy rather than just complaining about why it's not perfect yet.
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Our children will be able to vote intelligently and get a job as long as we have an economy that is capable of supporting such things. We are paying the price for outsourcing to countries that allow unfair labor, unrestricted work days, and child labor. The power is not in the hands of the worker, but in the consumer. At this point, it is more important to learn the fungible nature of money, and what it means to invest wisely in your local economy. We as Americans continue to make the mistake of purchasing goods from repressive governments like China which allow child labor, unrestricted work days, and wages that border on slavery. China is urging it's way forward in the world economy by selling us lower quality goods made by slaves.
It is our mistake to do business with a bad business. If we want our kids to have a future, we must stop powering the machine by cutting off it's fuel supply; our spending. We need to create jobs here by swallowing our pride and living within our means long enough to fire up our own manufacturing capabilities. We make the finest products in the world in the US, bar non. Americans just need to save their money, and buy quality instead of their convenience.
We were given a chance by the King of France, not the free country that we know now as France. The King of France as you know was later overthrown during a revolution that mimicked a new form of government that we here in the United States created first through making a new standard; a democracy born first through the words of Thomas Jefferson who was brave enough to imagine a world were individuals were their own free entity. Imagination won the American Revolution by way of standard made explicitly clear in the US Constitution and Bill of Rights. Change travels through 3 doors: standards, beliefs, and strategies. One foot before the other
A reply on Conversation: How do we create meaningful yet affordable changes to prepare our students for future collaboration with those in China, India, etc.?
2b- Your previous comment said that you are able to communicate freely, and then your second comment implies that you are unable to communicate freely. Then you talk about "realistic" as if your have no choice, but you do... assuming that your living and participating in the Chinese society.
3b- Unfortunately, as a society we are blamed as a whole based on the decisions and legal systems that we continue to support. As an American, we have been judged for our actions in Iraq, Afghanistan, Vietnam, etc.. True, not all Americans supported the decision, but we live in a republican democracy which still affords the decisions to the majority... so the minority had their chance to make their views known, and the minority did not effect change because they failed to become the majority. Still, in a democracy there is a conversation... in China, there is repression. This is made obvious by the facts. Noble Peace prize winners, artists, musicians, journalists, and other free thinking people are incarcerated for standing out. In America, to stand out is to stand up and to change the course of thinking; to transform the minority into the majority. Without freedom of speech and expression, there is no authentic sociological conversation/transformation. In America, it is your duty to know how to blame well; to hold each other responsible for OUR ACTIONS.
4a- Being open minded is a personal choice, but when your not allowed to be open minded, then you have no choice. History shows us that artists, journalists, musicians, etc., are open minded meaning that they think on a new plane that reshapes what was into what will be. Without that kind of open mindedness, society fails to see much.
p.s. I did not imply that you needed to know everything. My kids will learn to stand up for their beliefs, even in the face of repression. That is meaningful because freedom of speech begot meaningful and authentic talks.