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Both my female classmate and I enrol in a short German course. My female classmates came to my house today and said she was sexually haressed bt our German male teacher? She says she feels too frightened to report him.
I am angry with this German teacher now. I think he is such a loser.
Well you need to know if she is being real or is she taking something percieving it in the wrong way. Make SURE her perceptions are correct. It could very well be that they are not. It happens. A lot more than some may think unfortunately..
IF you MAKE SURE that this is most CERTAINLY going on then the next step is NOT to leave it to her to report this. This is my best method and she will be mad at you but I’ve faced situations kind of like these. And this is the best way to deal with this if it is totally verifyable. Or you test her, using a bias for the teacher. Regardless if you like him or not, he does not need a loss of his job and career if he is doing nothing wrong intentionally. SO here ya go (this assuming he is doing this, remember):
First method:
1. Go to the teacher, without your friend. Confront him about this in an ASSERTIVE manner (research it because it’s a very very big thing in these situations to use or it will not end well).
2. A denial of it or any reaction that is not "oh my god. I am so sorry, I did not mean to do this. Thank you so much for coming to me and it will stop immediately"-esque is unacceptable.
3. If it’s resolved by him saying he will quit, then wait and see if that happens. Or if you get a negative response in some way, then go to the second method..
Second method (plan B):
1. Go to your school GUIDANCE counselor. If NOT an in-school mental health professional that some schools do have. The guidance counselor will be best suited in some cases anyway.
2. Talk to her about the situation. Make sure to not seem like you want him to lose his job, etc. Just that you want the issue addressed because it is, reasonably, very distressing for your friend.
3. Once she knows, she will then need to call in your friend. When you confront her with this, she may be upset with you. But she will spill it all to the GC and then it will be on its way to being dealt with in the most NON-public manner. That’s the key.
4. It will take a day maybe until he is either gone, his career ruined (as it should be if he is harassing a student) and it will be totally deserved because the behavior is absolutely unacceptable and chances are she is NOT the only one. It is immoral and it is wrong and it totally makes me livid that this even goes on. They are NOT supposed to do this EVER and if I had anymore words to describe how much it irritates me I would use them. But know that this COULD or COULD NOT be happening. Assessing the situation beforehand is always necessary.
I hope he is not doing this. I hope this is a mistake. But if it is not, I hope he gets the consequences that are required and necessary for someone like this in education.
I hope this turns out for the best, dear. I really do. 
Written by admin on February 10th, 2010 with 5 comments.
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Some German kid going crazy in front of the computer. He’s having trouble with his Unreal Tournament game.
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Written by admin on February 10th, 2010 with 25 comments.
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-Is there a huge main difference?
-Is there a difference in appearance and looks?
-Which would you recommend for YOURSELF if you had to choose and why?
-random: What does "gait" mean when referring to a german shepherd?
If you can’t answer all of them but some of them, I will still be grateful. Thanks you guys.
********Is there a huge main difference?
Essentially, there are 3 main lines among the German shepherd breed:
You have your American show lines, which you commonly see in Westminster shows and of course, in the AKC show ring.
And from Europe, you have the West German show lines, which are seen in the SV (the German shepherd breed specific club) show rings, and also commonly referred to as "high lines".
Then there’s the German working lines. The working lines are actually split between the West German working lines and the Czech/DDR German working lines. The working lines are, for the most part, the dogs you find among the police force, the army, and working as bomb or drug detection or SAR.
If you want to talk differences regarding temperament,yes, there is a great deal of difference. American show lines, in my experience, tend to lack in working drive, and many in the show ring do not have the bomb proof nerves I favor myself.
The same goes for the German show lines. The intent is that they are a compromise between the working dog and the show dog – a line with both correct conformation and ideal working drive. Unfortunately, many dogs among the high lines do not live up to the standard, and the working drive and temperament in the majority of those dogs are not as excellent as they appear to be.
And as for the German working lines, despite their working drive and usefulness among the police and army, many will declare that they are too much "dog" to handle, and are unable to become a perfect family pet. There are others stating that the focus on working ability makes a breeder turn a blind eye to conformation faults, and thereby creating "ugly working vicious German shepherds".
However, what is important is the individual dog and breeder. A truly reputable breeder will not look to breed for extremities, and will ALWAYS breed a perfectly healthy dog with a correct, stable temperament. A great deal of health and temperament faults are a result of breeders who’s practices are not reputable or responsible..
Many examples of excellent working American and German show line German shepherds can be found. A great number of American show line GSDs compete in agility and are herding instinct tested. And for the German show lines, the Kirschental dogs are a fantastic example of the working show line GSD. And all of those reputable breeders will produce German shepherds with a true, fearless, GSD temperament.
********Is there a difference in appearance and looks?
Yes, there is. American show lines mostly consist of black and tans, with a lighter bone structure. Among them, are the dogs with a sloping back, whom many may call the "ski-slope back".
The German show lines are usually a deeply pigmented black and red, with a heavier bone structure. Among them, are the dogs with a curved back, which many refer to as a "roached back" or a "banana back".
It should be noted, though, that these roaches and slopes and so called "extremes" may also be a result of the way a dog is stacked. A handler could easily present a dog in a way that over stretches or makes a GSD look overangulated, simply to appeal to the judges, when in fact, the dog has a perfectly straight back.
The German working lines are harder to characterize as far as looks, seeing that they are not bred for the conformation ring. They tend to have a straight back and sable seems to be the most common coloring, although there are many bi-colors, all blacks, black/tans, etc. among them. The East German working line are often distinguished by a blocky head and "stocky" body structure.
The show lines give the German shepherd the look we love, and the working lines give the German shepherd the working ability. It’s a combination of beauty and brains that creates the breed we admire so much.
********Which would you recommend for YOURSELF if you had to choose and why?
I would personally choose a West German working line GSD, as I already own two and wouldn’t trade them for the world. It is of my opinion that they exemplify the ideal German shepherd, because I personally place working ability over conformation to standards. I value their drive, their fight, their tough, die hard, in-your-face attitude they have, and their fearlessness. I value their ability to work with me in the sport of Schutzhund, and the way they keep me on my feet.
Yet, I also recognize the fact that these are not the dogs of choice for everyone. Someone who does not want a dog that’s always reading to "work work work", or someone who wants a dog with the conformation to compete in the show ring may not choose this line. What’s important is knowing what you want, and communicating that with a reputable breeder.
The individual dog is more important than the lines, in my honest opinion.
********random: What does "gait" mean when referring to a german shepherd?
The gait is, as already stated, not just referring to a German shepherd. However, the German shepherd may just be the most "famous" for their gait, which is to appear to be a "flying trot". When they gait, they are to have far reaching strides and have the appearance of flying (not literally, of course) across the ground.
I hope I was of help.
Written by admin on February 3rd, 2010 with 7 comments.
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around how many months will my german shepherd start to urintae with his leg up… his currently 9 weeks old.
I’m not sure exactly how long it takes. I know every dog is different but it will happen. I use to wonder the same thing. Its like a proud papa waiting for there son to show his man hood. Dont worry it happen. Then you have to deal with him tagging everything in the house.
Written by admin on January 31st, 2010 with 14 comments.
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Meaning how does the accent sound different. I know they both speak german.
There is the High-German (Hochdeutsch), which is the National Language of all German speaking countries. (Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Lichtenstein). Now different regions in each country have different accents. Switzerland even has a complete different dialect, Swiss-German (Schwizerdeutsch).
Austria, depending of the regions also has different accents and dialects, people from the east sound different from the west, and also even have some unique words.
The same in Germany, people from the north speak differently than those in the south.
Overall, if a German goes to Austria, he will understand most of the things, but might have problems with certain words.
In contrary Switzerland, has it’s own dialect, which sounds more like Dutch (Holland). Swiss, will understand Germans and Austrians, but not the other way around.
Hope this helps.
Written by admin on January 29th, 2010 with 8 comments.
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I am undertaking some research for my daughter into the german education system, and could do with some feedback from anyone on how entry to this level within the German education system is thought of? Is it considered a fair process?
Well, the "normal" way to get to Gymnasium is to have good grades in the fourth class of elementary school in order to meet the criteria.
As schools differ, as do teachers, my personal opinion is: no, it isn’t very fair. The kids get out of elementary schools on very different levels, and get thrown into a school where suddenly everybody is supposed to know all the grammatically correct specifications for a specific word in a sentence, get on in math, learn a language… which is quite overpowering for one, boring for the next.
Second: kids are thrown together into a class depending on which language they start to learn, not depending on which school they come from or where there grades are. So all types of kids, early achievers, super-clever, the little "my Dad taught me that" and the: I barely made it here are all in one class, which makes it difficult for the teachers to pick them up at one point and get them all to the next level. Plus, those kids are ten. They are not teenagers that might listen if you tell them they need to do more. Nor do many teachers really care. The good ones are their "success" (no matter how much Daddy and Mommy help them at home), the bad ones are "just not good enough material".
All the above is simply my personal opinion and experience, though.
The process itself has been much discussed publicly, since after the entry into fifth grade, it is very hard to ever cross over into Gymnasium, and many consider a "selection" of – let’s face it – a career and a life path at the age of 10, and your scholarly achievements up to that point, as ridiculously young.
I have to say, I agree with that. I also know, from personal experience, that it is very easy to cross over into lower levels of education, as no particular things like grade average or something needs to be regarded. No counseling teacher or head teacher or whatever will ever approach you to ask if maybe you might want to go into Gymnasium after you finished Realschule or something. They pretty much all know the deals, but you have to come ask them. And virtually no one does, since no one tells the kids that it is possible.
There is another side to it, which is that money for education, and the educational structure are left to every German country – it is not regulated by the Federal government. So, guidelines and rules for crossing over between different schools is different from state to state. Also: Not fair!
Next: The countries right now, like everybody everywhere, are trying to save money, having none in the first place, by cutting down spending. They don’t grant new teacher posts where they are needed, they hardly repair schools, they start wanting money from students in universities (with free education being a right of every German granted by the constitution, and that money not even going to the school the student attends, but to the country, which is free to use it for everything they wish – well, that is kind of going against the grain) … every school, basically, is trying to downsize their apparatus, Gymnasiums all over the country making no exceptions. So while there is a cry of "we don’t have enough people graduating with "Abitur", and we don’t have enough people going on to study and to get a degree", there also is the more private battle of every teacher to try to get his Abitur-class to the size of 120( for example) that the school can handle out of his six classes of 34 people each that he starts out with 7 years earlier.
Well, I could go on, but this is a subject that is highly controversial, and very biased. The school system is a little warped, in my opinion, but there are many many individuals resopnsible for it, and what holds true for one school doesn’t for the next.
As to entering Gymnasium: since it depends on the grades, it appears to be a fair process. In a perfect world it would be.
But: the decision is needed and made far to early in a childs development.
Written by admin on January 27th, 2010 with 1 comment.
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i am in German, level 3 at school and i want to get a book that is in german that i can read. i don’t know any books though. i have one book that’s for like third-fourth graders that is in german and i can make most of it, yet my vocabulary is a little rusty.
so, what are some kid-level books that are in german?
I dont know about ‘real’ books but i found some stories on a few german learning websites (its best to learn from multipule sources dont ya think?)
this one has some fairy tale stories in german, and they have questions at the end to see if you understood what you read, i would think this would be a great website for you:
http://learngerman.elanguageschool.net/course/view.php?id=7
and some extra bonus stuff:
http://www.deutsch-lernen.com/learn-german-online/jokes.php – jokes in german 
http://www.deutsch-lernen.com/learn-german-online/quotations.php – quotations in german
and http://www.deutsch-lernen.com/ a free website that has dozens of helpful info and exoricises that testes what you know!
Hoped i helped!
Written by admin on January 23rd, 2010 with 3 comments.
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I wrote a book in German (320 pages) and need it in English now. The usual translaters do not work well, and my own English is not the best. What to do?
Use the usual translators and get a friend to look it over for you. If it’s any good they should enjoy this task.
Written by admin on January 21st, 2010 with 2 comments.
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This is a rare clip of Sandra Bullock winning an award in germany and her speech is all in fluent, very good german. very interesting and cool.:)For Translation read ahead!
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The speech:
Gosh, I’m so nervous cause over there on the floor lies my speech (she didn’t got that right though, instead of “Rede” [speech] she used “Sprache” [language]).
Okay, we live in such glorious times, cause I used to be a waitress, I was a cleaning lady, then I was a disco dancer, then I was a dog’s coiffeur…who would have thought that all those jobs would lead me up to this stage some day?
But this is the best proof for an audience which is so tolerant these days that even people like me have a chance. My mother always told me „Be original, Sandra” and it made me totally crazy as a child. But now I understand it, cause my mother was ahead of her time. And thank god she put that across to me before she left into a different world herself.
So thanks. Thanks to…(and then a lot of names of her family I suppose. Uncles, aunts…probably a niece, cause she threw a “go to bed now” after one name.)
Thanks enemy10585 and everybody else who translated it! 
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Written by admin on January 20th, 2010 with 25 comments.
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I come from a German background but live in the US, and I’m planning on making a trip to Germany within the next few years. And I want to learn a bit of the language before I go. How hard is it to learn?
I took a couple Spanish courses but i just don’t get it very well. How hard is German compared to Spanish?
You cant say plain yes or no.
Pros:
simple spelling – like it was said, once you got a hang on the pronunciation, you can spell every word by hearing it (this is why there are no spelling contests in german schools)
shares roots with english – this is a big one, it does not sound as "alien" as spanish does.
Compound Nouns – even you may see it as a disadvantage first but its very handy as you can build up your vocab on some simple words, complex words are mostly formed as compounds
cons:
Grammar – german grammar is confusing for native english speakers as word order can change to almost anything.
Genders of words – unlike spanish, german has even 3 genders (der, die, das) (male, female, neuter)
vocab – german vocabulary is huge(!)
Unknown sounds – native english speakers sometimes really have problems with Ä Ö Ü and the "ch" sound.
lack to practice – spanish community in US is way larger then german
Written by admin on January 18th, 2010 with 7 comments.
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