Sunday, February 5, 2017
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About Me
- TGriffin
- I have been a language teacher (ESL/ELL, French) for 30 years. I have taught in public and private schools, immersion programs, refugee programs, adult/continuing education, elementary, middle, and high school as well as university. Currently I teach ELL at a high school somewhere in New England.
First one for extra credit hehexd
ReplyDeleteIn TA there are a lot of people have boyfriend/girlfriend. And if almost make me believe that you're out if you don't have a boyfriend/girlfriend. Ok, let's forget all those couples. So what are some good things and bad things about having a boyfriend a good thing. In order to make it an irony, I'm going to talk about the good things first because I don't have a girlfriend. Having a girlfriend is a good thing, you can spend time talking to her and you'll certainly have better feelings and you'll also be better at communicating with people. And you can also share things with them, maybe you failed a quiz one day and you are really depressed. You girlfriend can talk to you and spend time with you to make you feel better or not feel as bad. But, yes, I'm going to say but. But when you spend time with her, you properly won't have time for other things. For example, maybe you won't have as much time to spend with your family when you have a girlfriend, or maybe you don't have time to study the ELL3 irony chapter quiz if you have a girlfriend. And in China, having a girlfriend isn't a good thing because every single parent wants their children want them to have a good grades so they can potentially have a bright future. But having her/him does oppose your parent's wish. And my parents don't really have much things to talk about if I have a girlfriend maybe because they think it's a pretty common thing.
Second one because the first one was so baddd :))))
ReplyDeleteIt is important for teenager to have a girlfriend or boyfriend, but they will need to have responsible about many things such as, keep their emotional enough to make each other happy, and don't go far over than that because it will cause many things. In Highschool, get into relationship can give us the happiest time, and that is the best love of your life. But it is also can be the worst love of your life. Having a girlfriend/boyfriend will make you more lively and you can share with them your problem, and if they are good, they will response in a specific problem. But you may ignore the school and work you have to do if you are in a relationship with someone. You will spend more time with your boyfriend/girlfriend than your work. And that isn't a good thing. My parent will never allow me to have a girlfriend at highschool because that will affect my schoolworks.
I disagree. If you think having a girlfriend as a teenager, why you don't have a girlfriend right now???
DeleteI think the importance of having a girlfriend or boyfriend for teenagers depends on the character and personality. If you are not easy to be distracted and work hard, you can find a girlfriend or boyfriend, which will make your high school live more romantic and encourage both of you to study hard. But if you have bad self-controlling, you'd better wait until graduating from college because having a girlfriend or boyfriend will probably distract you a lot, by then both of you won't get a good result. My mother agrees me to have a girlfriend because she thinks it will make me to have a challenging goal to fight for, like MIT. My father doesn't seems agree with that, he thinks the most important thing in high school is studying, he also said I should do various things, but not include having a girlfriend.
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DeleteI think it is not necessary that teenagers have to have a boyfriend or girlfriend, but it is fine for me to find a boyfriend.
ReplyDeleteThere are a lot of advantages to have a boyfriend. The most important thing that is he can take care of me really well,he can make me feel happiness when he stay with me. We can hang out during the weekend, and also can study together to help each other.Plus the relationship in high school will always be the most memorable experience in the life because the relationship is not complex and it is all about love.
The disadvantage is if the relationship is too romantic, it will diffuse my energies, I might can’t concentrate on my study more than before.
My parents don’t have me to find a boyfriend in high school because they think that it is too early for girl to have a relationship.
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I think it is not very important for teenagers to have the boyfriend or girlfriend. I don't care about to have relationship with one girlfriend, if I have I will take care about her and make my grade become batter.
ReplyDeleteMy mother is not care about I have girlfriend,just keep grade maintain.
The question whether teenagers should get a boyfriend or girlfriend is difficult to answer. Both choices have their own advantages and disadvantages.But in my opinion, I believe that teenagers should do this. On the one hand, love is one of the necessary part of human nature, so it is very common to have a boyfriend or a boyfriend. Love can make people feel powerful because you know someone how loves you is supporting you. On the other hand, if a teenager pay much attention to the romantic relationship, his study will be gave up. So teenagers should help each other in a romantic relationship instead of playing. My parents are both very open-mind, so they even encourage me to have a girlfriend.
ReplyDeleteHaving a boyfriend isn't very important for me, because I've never had a boyfriend and I've lived very well with my friends and families. That's why I don't think boyfriends are important for me. But I do expect to have a relationship, because I want to try new things. The advantages and disadvantages of having a boyfriend are depend on the personalities of him and me. For example, if my boyfriend loves playing a sport, he may often play it with me. And I think that's an advantage of having a boyfriend, because it changes me in a positive way. Also, my mom totally supports me to have a boyfriend.
ReplyDeleteFirst of all, I would like to say “ Happy Valentine’s Day!’’ to every one. With Valentine’s Day approaching, plenty of high school students send candy grams to their valentines, which has aroused deep concern. But, what is love? Is love a feeling, or a responsibility? Love is different in every culture, such as Asian culture and European, African and American culture. I was surprised when i started to school because many couples are kissing and hugging in front of the classroom. It never happened in China. I think most of the teens in China don’t have girlfriends or boyfriends, it depends on what school or what teacher or what parents you have. In some school, if you have boyfriends or girlfriends the teachers will warning you or some teachers will give a detention and all teachers will take a phone call to your parents and their goals are all separate them. Maybe you will think that is not their business, but their all have the same reasons: Do you want to go to a good college after you graduated? Do you care about your study and your grade? I think is fine to teenagers have a boyfriend or girlfriends. I don’t have the traditional idea like my parents. They talked to me about this, they said we are too young now so we don't need the relationship, because they believed the inevitable failure of 95 percent of high school relationships to last until marriage exemplifies. But I don't think so, although the relationships will fail, but the love is the most pure. Also, if I have a boyfriend, we can study together and help each other to improve our grade, and help us to be a better person. As we all know , when you fall in love with someone , girls always will imagine their future, they will try to become better to have a good future. Boys always will improve how good they are , they will work hard to improve they will have a better future. All in all, i think it ok to have a girlfriend or boyfriend in high school.
ReplyDeleteFrom my perspective, I don't think it's important for teenagers to have a boyfriend or girlfriend. Love is accidental, it probably get into trouble if people act with undue haste. But there are some advantages to get into romantic relationship in high school. For teenagers,they will have another kind of friend which is special. That person can give them trust,give them happiness sometimes they may be their refuge. However, everything there are both advantages and disadvantages. When teenagers really fall in love, they can do something reasonless, because the love of teenagers are impulsive.
ReplyDeleteMy parents don't agree me to have a boyfriend before 16. Maybe they afraid me will do something reasonless.
That is not important for teenagers have boyfriends or girlfriends at all. I don't think there are some advantage at all because like Tony Hoang. He had lots of girlfriends before but he broke up of all of them. That waste so much time. It has disadvantage because you will not focus on study and you waste time on it. Not only your time, but also your money. Because you always spend money for your girlfriend/boyfriend. For example: you may spend money to get a gift on Valentines Day. And if you break up with your girlfriend, it wastes your time that you stay with her. Boys and girls should have good relationships like friendship not fall in love. My parents don't allow me to have a girlfriend as a teenager that under 18 yards old. Because they think before you have a girlfriend, you need to be a responsible man and you need to grow up enough and be a mature man. And right now I just need to focus on studying.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Lily.It is a little harmful for teenagers to have a boyfriend or girlfriend.There is no doubt that teenagers in pubety are eager to know opposite sex very much and use unique ways to attract people's attention such as luxurious watch and diamond.But it is not easy to control themselves.Even some of teenagers take their babies to school.So ridiculous!Surely it's not a good choice to fall in love because the teenagers are mental immaturity,which will make them in a big trouble.There are countless reports showing that teenagers can not bear the pressure of love to choose suicide.What a lugubrious event it is! Love is a link that most people have to experience and your boyfriend or girlfriend will help you a lot in daily lives.But you may be addicted to love instead of study and lose confidence.My parents don't allowed me to fall in love until I graduate from university so that I can devote all time to learning knowledge。Maybe it's a sensible choice.
ReplyDeleteI don't think that have a boyfriend or girlfriend is important to me, because I think as a student, the most important thing is study. You can get a boyfriend or girlfriend when ever you want, but when you are a teenager, it's the only good time to study. When you have more knowledge, the relationship will be better. Also, when are teenager, we are not really known what is love means. Sometimes you'll hurt people, because you don't know what is love.
ReplyDeleteI think boyfriends or girlfriends,not very important for us in this grade.Because in this grade,most lovers just they have many common communication perspective,and have many same opinions.It's not a true love.So I think if we want to find boyfriend or girlfriend,we need to wait until we go to college. I think that is the best time to find boyfriend or girlfriend.
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ReplyDeleteIn my opinion, it's not important for a teenager to have a boyfriend or a girlfriend at all. The only advantage is that you can feel happy and contented for a while when you spend time with your boyfriend or girlfriend. But only a few people will get married with the person who you are dating with in high school which means it will break your heart and you will get nothing. The disadvantages of having a boyfriend or a girlfriend will be much more than advantage. If you are dating while you are studying, your grades will be worse and worse and you might think about your boyfriend or girlfriend all the day so that you can't do other things. Also, most of parents don't want to do that when you are not mature enough. Just like my parents, they don't allow me to date until I get to college. All in all, it's not a good thing to have a boyfriend or a girlfriend when you are still in high school. Just protect your heart until you meet someone who deserves you to love.
ReplyDeleteI think have a girlfriend or boyfriend in high school is very important and very memorable to you, also there have a lot advantages or disadvantages too. When you have a boyfriend or girlfriend you will have to take time with each other or keep the relationship good, so you may not have time for you school work or when you fight with each other you may always think about him(her), that is waste time and your energy. But there still have some good ways too! Like you can help each other study and learn morn thing together, become better for each other, be positive or you can learn more things from each other when you and your girlfriend or boyfriend, you can learn from love, learn be morn responsible, be think about other people's felling. My parents they are not agains having girlfriend or boyfriend in the high school, they don't think this is a very bad idea high school students, because they think that will help kids grow up.
ReplyDeleteI personally think that it's ok to have a girl friend, like everything it has advantages and disadvantages. My mom is always asking me if I have a girlfriend, she wants me to have one, I don't know why but she does. That's bad because, if I have one she will be asking me about her all day long. I don't want that, it's really annoying. Also, having a girlfriend might distract you a little bit from school, but that's not bad. People need to leave their lives, and girlfriends are part of that, you can get to have some romantic and fun times with your girlfriend like in the movies.
ReplyDeleteI think have a boyfriend or girlfriend is not important, if I have a boyfriend, we can learn together, help each other, I think if this is not a bad thing. In China there will be some parents do not agree with the boy boyfriend or Girlfriend, I have a friend, she has a boyfriend, she and her boyfriend together to learn, the results improved very fast, so her parents did not oppose her to find a boyfriend, my school is not allowed Love, I will focus on my study, but there will still be students love, this is a big problem, I think no matter how to warn students are still there will be problems, but I Do not think this is a problem, in high school there is a boyfriend or girlfriend is also possible.
ReplyDeleteI think for teenagers to have a girlfriend or boyfriend is important but also not.Here is some examples.If you are not good at learning(or you you are very good at learning),and you have a boyfriend or girlfriend,he(she) will divert your attention,and your grade will get worse and worse(and your grade will become badly),you can't get attention to your work,that's a really bad result.And if you study very well,and when you have girlfriend or boyfriend, you guys are both work very hard,and you guys can give each other some points or encourage each other,you and your girlfriend or boyfriend will become better and better,that such a good result.So I think it's important and also not important for teenagers in high school to have a girlfriend or boyfriend.It's really depends on you.
ReplyDeleteI think my parents will against when I have a boyfriend now in high school,they said you can have a romantic relationship with your boyfriend when you are in the college,but now they just want me to study and work hard to get into a good college.
I think who says it isn't important to have boyfriend or girlftiend and she never has boyfriend where she knows that is good and important. Maybe she's happy without a boyfriend but she doesn't know that feeling. It's a good thing to have boyfriend because we can share ow problems, thought and feelings. It's important to belong to somebody at teenage we have problems too and it's easier to talk to a boyfriend or girlfriend. My parents aren't disturbed if I have a boyfriend or girlfriend and feel well with him or her. They trust me I don't agree and I don't understand parents who don't let their children to have a girlfriend or boyfriend. Maybe they are happy but how long? Happiness and disappoint ment go together in friendship and their parents can't protect them. After a time everybody would like to have a friendly relation.
ReplyDeleteEverything has two sides. Love can bring you happiness, at the same time, two people together must have trouble. It depends on your attitude towards love, how you can grasp, to enrich themselves. But love is a lot of benefits to life, can make yourself more mature, learned from a single world to take care of people.Love can improve your emotional intelligence, your sense of responsibility and way of doing things will be greatly improved.
ReplyDeleteI think teenagers have boyfriend or girlfriend, they are have advantages and disadvantages. The advantage is to be able to inspire each other to study into the ideal universit，in the time of trouble to find someone to talk.The downside is also going to cause your academic performance to drop.
ReplyDeleteI think teenagers can have boyfriend or girlfriend. Some people say" have boyfriend or girl friend will influence your study”， but i don't think so. In the beginning, When you have girlfried or boyfriend, you will use your tim to pay attention how about your boyfriend or girlfriend. After you two used to have your other half, It will become a habit. Even she or he can help you study. Like look you to study, make sure you don't play computer.I think if you love a girl, don't shy. You just need to say i love you to her.Happy valentine's Day.
ReplyDeleteI think teenagers have a boyfriend or girlfriend is important.If you have a boyfriend,you will be happy.You will begin to imagine with him in the future ,you will learn toghter and work together for the future.Love can makes you mature and makes you have responsibility.Maybe you will experience a failure love,will become negetive and not be in mood of study,which is the disadvantage of love.My parents aren't allowed me have a boyfriend in high school,because they think it will affect my study.
ReplyDeleteOk. I think it's unnecessary to have a boyfriend or girlfriend when you are a teenager. Why your have to do this? Of course someone may thinks that's fun and it's a experience of life. Yes, it is. But you don't have to do it right now. In my opinion, I think that is a terrible idea to have a boyfriend or girlfriend now. First, I think it's a waste of my time. You must spend a lot of you free time to be with your boyfriend or girlfriend, other wise, maybe you will breakout with that guy. And also, it is almost impossible to get married with your original boyfriend or girlfriend. So that means over 60 percent of the chance that you will end this relationship. That's too risk. It's a waste of your short life time. Second, I can't find any reasons to prove that to have a boyfriend or girlfriend is fun. This much more fun to hangout with your friend, I don't believe that you are more fun when you are with your boyfriend or girlfriend.
ReplyDeleteMy parents are like most of the parents in China, they don't allow me have do this in high school, but they didn't do anything to prevent it because they know I won't do it.
There are so many couples in the world embracing teenage, even some of little kids. Today, teenagers who have boyfriend or girlfriend is important. Because they think that it can enhance the relationship between each other. But there are some disadvantages, it will be impacted your grade If you fall in love with a boy or a girl. Because you will concentrate to love rather than learning. In China, many parents disagree the idea that teenagers find boyfriend or girlfriend. They think that it can't pay attention to learn.
ReplyDeleteIn my opinion girlfriend is a little bit important. Most people think as u r a teenager,u have to focus on study, also their parents disagree them have boy/girlfriend. I think if u find a good girlfriend who's your love and who loves u. She can encourage u on study. Then accompany u long time. The companion is one of the world's greatest comfort.
ReplyDeleteI think it is good to pay some of the opposite sex friends, and I agree with this statement, I think to pay some of the opposite sex friends to help promote the exchange of people. And will make their own more friendly, more cheerful, will make their own in the future life, easier to find the other half for their own. So I think to pay some of the opposite sex friends for their own physical and mental have a lot of help.
DeleteI think is good to have a boyfriend or girlfriend in high school. Because that's part of your life. Everyone like different gender. Having a couple can motivate each other whatever on the acamdic studying or other parts. Also they will hang out together instead of playing cellphon or computer.
ReplyDeleteI don't think have a girlfriend or boyfriend is important. At first, we don't have enough time for love, because we are busy with studying. We need to work hard for good college. Second, if we have girlfriend or boyfriend,we will pay more attention to other things,we can't concentrate to study. I think my parents will not allow me to have girlfriend in high school,they like most of Chinese parents think have a girlfriend or boyfriend will influence study.
ReplyDeleteIn my opinion, boyfriend is not that much important. This is just a part of thing in your life. A relationship between two people. But this relationship also cultivate your emotion which is called love. Love could bring good things to people, or also might bring some bad things. In China, our parents and teachers don't allow us to have a boyfriend or girlfriend. They think if you are dating with someone that would impact your study. I think this is reasonable. Because when you are doing something, you may always think about your boyfriend, you may miss him, so can't do anything. Also, you need to date with him, so you may not have time to do your work, and study. But having a boyfriend has some advantages too. For example, he can take care of you, and enrich your emotion. Beside, if you find a boyfriend that have the same values and purpose, you and him may help each other and achieve the goal. Like study together, which exclude the problem which would impact your grades. But the precondition is you and your boyfriend are both hard working. Finally, I really don't think a boyfriend is important for now.
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ReplyDeletedon't have a girlfriend and I don't think I need one. It's not important to have one, because this relationship can give you nothing. And this reason I just said is also my parents's view. I think whatever you are, male or female, it's good to know the difference. But it's not good to have one so far (I mean as a teenager).
ReplyDeleteIn this world, everyone should have the lost another man, so love is each person should have and enjoy the beauty of fantasy.
ReplyDeleteI think everyone should go to find that special feeling, because it can inspire you to increase your potential ability.
I don't really care, every one should know when you should have a girlfriend or not, if you really like her what are you going to do? Obviously go out with her. Love isn't something that you choose whenever you want. Love comes to you. I have a girlfriend in Spain and we can give each other a lot of new things that change your way to be. My parents think the same way, if it's a good girl and you are in love... Why not?
ReplyDeleteThanks, everyone, for your comments. There seems to be a difference of opinion regarding girlfriends and boyfriends: some think they're a great idea for teenagers; others feel they are a distraction. A couple of you note that love can come at you with no warning, no matter your thoughts on the merits of teenage romance.
ReplyDeleteI think it's not necessary to have boyfriend or girlfriend. The advantage of having a girlfriend is she can you feel happy she can encourage you to study but if you can't balance the time you spend with your girlfriend and the time you study then you grade might not so good at that time. For my parents they don't care if I have a girlfriend unless my grade is good.
ReplyDeleteI think it's not a necessary thing to find your couple only because you feel lonely. But when love find me, I will accept it. How lucky you are if you can find a girl that you love in thousand and thousand people. The good thing to be in love in high school is you have a experience to be in love and know how to love the other one. The bad thing is you will use lots of time and some money to be this relationship. But to be a student, the most important thing to do is study hard and be great. My parents won't against to me have a girlfriend.
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ReplyDeleteIt is important that teenagers have girlfriends. Having a girlfriend has many advantages. My girlfriend always loves me. I also love my girlfriend. The good thing when I have a girlfriend is fun every day. But when there is no girlfriend, the day is not pleasant. My parents do not care much about having a girlfriend. I personally think that it is an anachronistic idea that parents care about my personal situation.
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ReplyDeleteI don't think that a teenager's spouse is necessary, a teenager's spouse is not realistic, he doesn't take it seriously, and it affects his schoolwork. If the disagreement will break up, add unnecessary trouble. The benefits of young people in love can advance the experience of love, and romantic culture. I think my parents might support me with a spouse.
ReplyDeleteIn my opinion, it isn't very important to have a girlfriend or boyfriend, but it's okey to have one. But there will be some advantages and disadvantages. Advantages is people may feel relax to stay with boyfriend or girlfriend, disadvantages is people may spent too much time on this. My parents don't care if I have a girlfriend or not.
ReplyDeleteI think we can not say it is important or not. I think the good things for having a girlfriend or boyfriend they can help each to learn more about what is love. But it may let the girl or the boy's study get down. My presidents will not say anything about i think. But i am not sure author's presidents.
ReplyDeleteGirl/boy friend It is not really important as a high school student. Most of the high school student won't take it really serious, the point of school is always study. There do have some case, that one high school kid get into a romantic and serious relationship. The advantages of it is, that person won't be alone,when that person is not feeling will on something, he/she will always have some one to talk to. Sometimes love can make a better you. The native part is,it may distracting then from school work, they hanging out to much, don't do the homework and texting during class. The last one is people can do some stupid thing after a really serious relationship.
ReplyDeleteMy parents they don't support me have a girlfriend, but I'd I really have one, they won't do anything about it
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I think it is important to have a girl or boyfriend in high school. I think the love gives power that can makes people more positive not stress them. Actually the couples can encourage each other. Then make the life better. And also dating can make one person grow up. He becomes to know how to take care of someone, in other words getting to know a adulthood. But there exist some disadvantages, if the couples dont understand each other, there will always be conflict. My parents dont prevent me to have a girl friends. But they say I have to take the responsibilty If a have a girl friends.
I think high school is a time that a person will remember forever and a special someone can greatly enhance your enjoyment of the high school experience. That other person, that can give you butterflies just by getting caught in the corner of your eye, can change your whole perspective. My parents is totally okey with me having boyfriends. But of course they want to be meet with him as all the parents.
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