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What is the ''dunce corner '' ?

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what is the dunce corner on Spanish dict? oh oh

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updated Sep 20, 2010
edited by Nicole-B
posted by 002781d9
loe i will tell you a very good advice trust me , do not ever use subject pronouns , and if you did you will find me waiting for you there :p - 00b6f46c, Jul 30, 2010
thanks a lot for that great advice :) thanks for your help wait for me i am coming soon lol just kidding - 002781d9, Jul 30, 2010
lovely post, voting, jeje - 00494d19, Jul 31, 2010

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Welcome to the dunce corner come on in !

we have all the kinds of entertainment here , we have a 5 stars service we have all the kinds of free drinks , 3 meals a day ,fridge, microwave, large screen TV, lounge chair, AND A BATHROOM ....... !

If you looked at the right you will find my corner it's not very tidy but I like it :alt text

And if you looked on the right you will find the fridge : ( there is a bottle of water and a piece of cheese behind there fridge by the way )

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as you can see we have all the kinds of Kandy there I like the brown chocolate it's the best try it .

Enjoy grin

updated Aug 8, 2010
posted by 00b6f46c
great idea :) i like chocolate - 002781d9, Jul 31, 2010
The top pic looks like my sort of place. - fontanero, Jul 31, 2010
font are you Carpenter or an Engineer ???!!! - 00b6f46c, Jul 31, 2010
Plumber first, but also carpenter, engineer, fitter, to name a few. - fontanero, Jul 31, 2010
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It's not nearly as bad there as when I joined this site. I've spent so much time there I went ahead and installed a mini-bar, fridge, microwave, large screen TV, lounge chair, etc. I'm thinking of changing my email address to http://www.spanishdict.com/duncekorner/qfreed so that I can get mail there. The only problem is that Heidita thinks that I'm starting to like it there so she is insisting on installing a Skype phone in the corner. I'm working on an alternative:

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updated Aug 8, 2010
edited by 0074b507
posted by 0074b507
The bottled water in the back of the fridge is mine. I'll leave a Philly cheese steak for you next time to show my appreciation. - Nicole-B, Jul 30, 2010
Ah, no wonder Margaret insists on spending so much time there! I knew she was doing it deliberately! ;-) - Gekkosan, Jul 30, 2010
Holy crud that's funny!! - Jason7R, Jul 30, 2010
Hay cerveza muy al fondo... pero ¡que no busquen! - margaretbl, Jul 30, 2010
omg::rolling on the floor:: - 00494d19, Jul 31, 2010
ROFL too hahahhahaha You are making it sound attractive Gfreed lol hahahha - FELIZ77, Jul 31, 2010
at this rate it could soon become overcrowded lol - FELIZ77, Jul 31, 2010
it's already over crowdede feliz me and sanlee are trying to clean it but there is lot's of mess there lol - 00b6f46c, Jul 31, 2010
It is useless. It is such a mess. - sanlee, Jul 31, 2010
that is not fair !! boys clean this mess up right now !!! - 00b6f46c, Jul 31, 2010
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This is where Heidi sends you if you use subject pronouns so beware!!!alt text

updated Sep 20, 2010
posted by Yeser007
yesero the dunce corner is not that bad :p - 00b6f46c, Jul 30, 2010
Not fair....I wanted the red dunce cap!!!!! :) - Nicole-B, Jul 30, 2010
jajajajaja... I love your photo!!! :) - Benz, Jul 30, 2010
Great picture! - sanlee, Sep 20, 2010
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Well, I have my own personal chair in the Dunce Corner, which I earned for being a frequent flyer. wink

Actually, there is no real shame in being sent to the Dunce Corner. If you have never been sent there, it means that you are probably not brave enough to stick your neck out and make a mistake every once in awhile. Now, you do not want to be sent there every day. However, I think it is an extremely healthy place to be sent on occasion. It is a place of learning and growth. smile

We have a whole line of "special occasion Duncewear" coming out for the fall season:

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updated Sep 20, 2010
edited by Nicole-B
posted by Nicole-B
Nice! I had no idea. Can't wait for fall. ;) - alba3, Jul 30, 2010
Whoa!! Nichole, I like yours much better. - Yeser007, Jul 30, 2010
Looks like a nice place to visit. - fontanero, Jul 31, 2010
Yes especially if the girls are as attractive las the one in the picture above ol - FELIZ77, Jul 31, 2010
lol @ feliz well i think that if we can have a billy dancer on that corner it would be great :)))) - 00b6f46c, Jul 31, 2010
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Usually we only send there people who really ought to know better.

Some of our members apparently love being there, because all kinds of groovy things are always cooking in the corner. wink

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And, by the way, it's all in good fun.

updated Aug 8, 2010
posted by Gekkosan
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The corner where dunces (people who refuse to learn or correct their mistakes, or just people that are generally ignorant) are sent. They usually are made to wear a tall white cone-shaped hat that says "dunce" on it.

updated Aug 8, 2010
posted by socceryo3
I think that this is the answer Loeeeee was looking for :) - LuisaGomezBartle, Jul 30, 2010
As far as I know, no longer carried out. This was carried out by teachers to discipline the children, in school classes by the way. It was likely in grade schools. 'Google' will bring you the real accurate info. - Nise, Jul 30, 2010
Yes, but what I said was accurate. Just because it's not literally done anymore doesn't mean what I said isn't accurate. It's what is being referred to when you tell someone to go to the dunce corner. - socceryo3, Jul 30, 2010
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Hello,

It is the place where people who ask questions they can get the answers to by using the translation tool, or who skip letters of the alphabet in the A-Z game should go to... tongue rolleye

updated Aug 8, 2010
posted by LuisaGomezBartle
Pass over the silly cone! - Nise, Jul 30, 2010
Ja ja ja :) - LuisaGomezBartle, Jul 30, 2010
Perfecto! - --Mariana--, Jul 31, 2010
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updated Jul 31, 2010
edited by amykay
posted by amykay
jajaja i like that tall hat thanks for god we don't have dunce corner in our school i don't like wearing that hat it makes me look very tall lol :p - 00b6f46c, Jul 30, 2010
jajaja, well I thought a picture is worth a thousand words as they say! - amykay, Jul 30, 2010
lovely i think you will look great with that hat especially if it matchs with your clothes :) - 002781d9, Jul 30, 2010
maybe you are right i will try to where this hat sometimes . - 00b6f46c, Jul 30, 2010
jaja - Nise, Jul 30, 2010
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While we can make light of the dunce's corner in Spanish Dict and have a good laugh at it,... on a more serious note I would also like to put the other side of the story regarding the removal of the dunce's corner from Schools. I have worked for about 14 years as a teaching assistant in a primary school and have trained in child care and education.

We have a saying in England that 'sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me!' This is far from the truth .. the reality is somewhat different. I have had to re-assure crying children who have been in tears because of a few thoughtless, harsh or uncaring words usually spoken to them directy by another child.

When I was 6 - 7 years of age I was humiliated in front of my peers by a Primary school teacher in a Special Needs school who mocked me in front of the other children and made them laugh at me only it seems because I wasn't able to do some of the things that other children could do as my co-ordination relatively speaking wasn't as well advanced.. I can tell you it hurts sooo much at the time!!!!. There is no need to humiliate children to enable them too learn: they learn more effectively with their confidence and self esteem kept intact and they learn from their mistakes when someone kind and understanding patiently models to them what they should have done with clear and simple words of exlanation.

We correctly treat the Dunces corner very lightly here but the naming and shaming culture prevalent in the UK just assumes that if we embarrass someone badly enough they will learn yes they do learn they learn not to open their mouth not to admit to their mistakes and not to trust people is that the kind of values we want to teach children? I know that PC (Political correctness) can take good values to extremes !) but let us please remember in reality children do not learn anything positive through being humiliated !

updated Aug 8, 2010
edited by FELIZ77
posted by FELIZ77
Yes, feliz, you are right. I can relate also to your experiences. Glad that it is not allowed any more and all in fun here - sanlee, Jul 31, 2010
I recall children being put in the corner for not knowing an answer. - fontanero, Jul 31, 2010
Yes thankfully there is a greater understanding of pedagogy (how children learn and develop) today, which is still developing - FELIZ77, Jul 31, 2010
thanks for making that point.I was not sure it was a joke when I first came to the site and was put in the dunce corner with my first attempt at composing a sentence. Though I was never in the dunce cornere as a kid, it still had a strong affect on me. - nizhoni1, Jul 31, 2010
Good answer Feliz: An encouraging enviroment is a better way to learn. . - Brynleigh, Aug 8, 2010
"environment" oops! not a dunce, just cannot type well. lol - Brynleigh, Aug 8, 2010
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At Nicole post :

Well, I have my own personal chair in the Dunce Corner.

Nicole , Can I borrow your chair for a while ? my chair is broken looks like someone stood on it mad I know who did it so be careful I will get you .

updated Sep 20, 2010
posted by 00b6f46c
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It's a place that you will never wish to be in it ! raspberry that's all I know . rolleyes

updated Sep 20, 2010
posted by 00b6f46c
lovelylove, It's not a lifetime of the (mythical) place called 'hell'. It's maybe an hour in the corner looking silly likely for rude behavior! - Nise, Jul 30, 2010
i think that hell is best then wearing that hat it will never match my uniform ........lol - 00b6f46c, Jul 30, 2010
I bet you look cute in your uniform, lovely... - sanlee, Sep 20, 2010
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I am in the corner now. I know it is for my own good. However, It needs a sweeping. Is it alright If I do a little cleanup, or do I have to sit with my head in the corner and think about my mistakes? I do not see the rules posted. i am afraid to look.

updated Sep 20, 2010
edited by sanlee
posted by sanlee
really ok wait for me i am coming to help you cleaning it you know boys always forget to clean there corner :((((( lol - 00b6f46c, Jul 31, 2010
their corner, lovely - sanlee, Jul 31, 2010
Come on in - sanlee, Jul 31, 2010
i am coming :) - 00b6f46c, Jul 31, 2010
I got in to the dunce corner by posting in A-Z how to get into the dunce corner - sanlee, Jul 31, 2010
bienvenida ! on the dunce corner sanlee i am always there so if you need anything just call me by the way nicole has left cheese behind the fridge you can eat it if you are hungry :)))) lol - 00b6f46c, Jul 31, 2010
Hi, lovely! I hope you are enjoying your first days of school! - sanlee, Sep 20, 2010
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Dunce Corner Isn't it time we got the official Spanish explanation? El Rincón del Burro? La Gorra de Burro? Or is it Las Orejas de Burro? How does one say it correctly

updated Sep 20, 2010
edited by margaretbl
posted by margaretbl
Who is liking the new format? Any difference we should be aware of? Mine is a nice blue! - margaretbl, Jul 30, 2010
I am finding it highlights my eyes...who am I kidding!! It is a nice change though, I must admit!! ;) - Jason7R, Jul 30, 2010
I'm not sure about it, myself. Give me a couple of days to adjust. - Gekkosan, Jul 30, 2010
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Hi Loe, welcome to the forum again, I guess you were welcomed before, but I don't remember seeing you,

Funny thread, and all these members have at one time been in the dunce corner, but , as you can see, only "oldies" are sent therewink -so the dunce corner is reserved for only the very bestraspberry

Quentin has of course made our life in the dunce corner fun, he offers drinks and snacks and movies...what else can we want? LOL

Oh, yes, I am there tooraspberry

updated Aug 8, 2010
posted by 00494d19
i need a new chair mine is broken !!! - 00b6f46c, Jul 31, 2010
The floor is very comfortable - sanlee, Jul 31, 2010
after thinking i can steal nicole's chair ;-) lol - 00b6f46c, Jul 31, 2010
Heidita with that Quality of service it's no wonder we dont want to leave the Dunce corner lol hahahha - FELIZ77, Aug 8, 2010
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It's because Heidita cares for us and wants us to succeed at learning Spanish that she sends us to the dunce corner.

I fell in love with her there.

updated Jul 31, 2010
posted by Goyo
jajajaja - 00b6f46c, Jul 31, 2010
Thank you Heidita for helping us learn. - sanlee, Jul 31, 2010