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David Gould

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Mr Gould...

What's the worst thing you've ever done to someone? Barring, of course, anything the statute of limitations hasn't run out on yet.

A very tricky question.

A strong candidate for my worst act would have been to participate in the bullying of an intellectually disabled child when I was in primary school.

Another candidate would have been my reaction to a revelation of sexual abuse when I was in my early 20s. It is not that I did anything bad; it was just that I did not do enough.
 
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Politically, I'm still a libertarian. Regarding recent events, I think that Edward Snowden is a heroic whistleblower, and I applaud the recent trend towards legalizing gay marriage.

Regarding the environment, I'm more worried that we might end up in another Ice Age than that the Earth might heat up a little more.

As for my personal life, I'm still employed full time for a decent wage. That alone is reason to be thankful.

I'm still living in Sweden, and the Swedish winter darkness is limiting the operations of my mind. I swear I lose several IQ points. But I make due.


eudaimonia,

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It is a good trend. But it has not yet gotten very far in Australia, unfortunately.

I think the cycles suggest that an ice age is at least 10,000 years away, so I would not be too concerned about that. (Although that might be the point that you are making).

Being employed is a very important thing, yes.

I am not sure how well I would do in Sweden. I like the sun, and we get a lot in winter.
 
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Well, when saying it was my biggest interest I didn´t mean to say I was particularly successful at it.
So I understand this is your first teaching job? What do you teach?

My first, yes. I will be teaching mathematics to year 11 students (15 to 17 will be the age range).

Yes, it´s about very few very simple techniques. But I think there is some more to it...it´s also some kind of philosophy.

Uhm, the selection of songs follows the question "What songs can I do with my limited singing skills?" rather than my musical preferences.
Did some country-esque duets lately - with the guy being on the rough, dirty side and the girl doing the beautiful stuff, if you know what I mean (think Cash/Carter). Also, I am butchering some Tom Waits songs.

Understood. I am not really a country fan, even though I enjoyed Walk the Line. My singing talents would not stretch so far ...
 
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A very tricky question.

A strong candidate for my worst act would have been to participate in the bullying of an intellectually disabled child when I was in primary school.

Another candidate would have been my reaction to a revelation of sexual abuse when I was in my early 20s. It is not that I did anything bad; it was just that I did not do enough.

I'll go with the bullying since it was more an "active" role. Thanks for your honesty...some people are to scared to even open the closet let alone show someone the skeleton.
 
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