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Post by K5 on May 1, 2010 14:53:51 GMT -5
Well, if they can't speak english properly, or in an understandable manner, they certainly shouldn't be teaching it. Should we allow the obese to be phyical education instructors? Should we allow people who don't know math past a 5th grade level teach high school algebra? I had to drop a college english course once because the professor was heavily accented, and about half the class dropped as well. I don't care about the ethnicity or skin color, but either you can speak and teach english, or you can't. While the banning of ethnic studies doesn't really make sense to me, I don't understand why it was there in the first place. It seems more like a college course to me. this basically sums it up.
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Post by T R W on May 1, 2010 15:47:09 GMT -5
What's right? Should someone with a southern accent not teach, should someone with a Boston accent not teach because they don't have the right accent? That's exactly what I am saying! Who are we all to determine what is right and wrong, with regards to how people speak, and how things should be pronounced? I used to work with someone who is from New York, and her accent always had her pronouncing "soda" as "soder". That doesn't mean she was wrong and I was right. People pronounce things differently, especially based upon the specific accent they have. Most of us can relate to being a wrestling fan at one point or another, and most of us remember Tazz on commentary, and there were times when he would say "John Cenar" instead of "John Cena". It's just his accent. Just because you say Cena, not Cenar, doesn't make you right or any better than Tazz. If a southerner or northerner has an accent that prevents them from pronouncing words properly, and their class has difficulty understanding them, then yes, they should not be teaching english. Are you proposing an english language where there is no clearly defined pronunciation of words, and their meanings? Because that isn't possible.
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Post by Quanthor on May 1, 2010 17:49:18 GMT -5
I wonder how they'll determine exactly what is too "heavy" of an accent? Do you think they have breathalyzer type of instrument that will measure the level of their accent?
"Well, ma'am, this test shows that you're enuciations are 1.7% too Mexican, we know you're intelligent, love the kids and an excellent teacher, but I'm afraid we're gonna have to let you go."
I would also like to know why this wouldn't apply to foreign language studies too? I mean, if you're not enuciating French, German, etc., correctly and they are teaching it in a "heavy" English accent, than surely that shuold apply to, right? Or if they naturally speak the foreign language they're are teaching but they are translating it in too thick of an accent...should that apply too?
I'm thinking we should lock the doors to all schools until we get to the bottom of this.
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Post by miserere on May 2, 2010 1:19:12 GMT -5
I asked my Mexican friend what he thought about the state of Arizona (see what I did there?) and he said: "I don't give a sh*t."
There ya go.
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Post by slappy on May 2, 2010 1:22:13 GMT -5
I asked my Mexican friend what he thought about the state of Arizona (see what I did there?) and he said: "I don't give a sh*t." There ya go. Of course there are going to be apathetic people.
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Post by miserere on May 2, 2010 1:28:32 GMT -5
I asked my Mexican friend what he thought about the state of Arizona (see what I did there?) and he said: "I don't give a sh*t." There ya go. Of course there are going to be apathetic people. Of course. I've become so annoyed with people who seemingly give too much a crap about things they cannot control, prevent or change, it's made me just as apathetic. It seems as if today's generation is whining about every single little thing that doesn't go their way. While I don't see this as "little," there are people everywhere protesting everything. Enough already.
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Post by King Silva on May 2, 2010 2:41:38 GMT -5
Well, if they can't speak english properly, or in an understandable manner, they certainly shouldn't be teaching it. Should we allow the obese to be phyical education instructors? Should we allow people who don't know math past a 5th grade level teach high school algebra? I had to drop a college english course once because the professor was heavily accented, and about half the class dropped as well. I don't care about the ethnicity or skin color, but either you can speak and teach english, or you can't. While the banning of ethnic studies doesn't really make sense to me, I don't understand why it was there in the first place. It seems more like a college course to me. My high school gym teacher was overweight if that counts. In Arizona from what I understand there is more influence on ethnic studies.. But what do I know? Regardless, all of it seems a little more on the silly side. I agree with you about the obese gym teacher because I have had 3 of them. Fat ass hypocrites. But it is true that if you are not great at English you shouldn't teach it. But at the same time if they passed all of the stuff then the school people must have thought they were good when they hired them.. Either way Arizona is becoming very controversial. I wonder what will be next.
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