New Jersey Teacher Tells Students: Speak 'American' (Mexican, soldier, Brown)

[The Dark Enlightenment]

Originally Posted by Slats Grobnick

Any person that thinks American is a language has no business teaching

True, but it's got to be tough finding competent people for a job that crappy.

[Catgirl64]

Originally Posted by Slats Grobnick

Any person that thinks American is a language has no business teaching

And an English teacher, no less! Lord help.

[OnOurWayHome]

Originally Posted by Slats Grobnick

Any person that thinks American is a language has no business teaching

Agreed. I'd be royally po'ed if my son's teacher made such a comment.

[OnOurWayHome]

Originally Posted by The Dark Enlightenment

True, but it's got to be tough finding competent people for a job that crappy.

Since NJ taxes are so high, I'm pretty sure that teachers there do as well as they do where I live. You can get into the six figures pretty quickly and have summer off and lots of vacation. It's incredibly competitive to get into the school systems here.

[T-310]

Originally Posted by ReineDeCoeur

Stupidity...the teacher needs to get a grip. People speak other languages and have the right to do so.

When in a class where English is spoken, you speak English. To do otherwise is rude and disrespectful.

Outside the classroom they can speak whatever gibberish they desire.

[ATG5]

Originally Posted by ReineDeCoeur

How do you figure the kids hate algebra?

How do you known they spent the entire period speaking Spanish?

Funny how some make excuses for the poor behavior of adults being paid to do their jobs.

Never fails. You will always have the sympathizers defend pathetic behavior at all costs, even if it means making up scenarios without any proof.

As far as why, well, I'm sure you can figure out why.

[Catgirl64]

Originally Posted by T-310

When in a class where English is spoken, you speak English. To do otherwise is rude and disrespectful.

Outside the classroom they can speak whatever gibberish they desire.

Did the fact that the teacher demand that they "speak American" fly right over your head?

[Taratova]

I went to a department store and asked two people for a
certain item. They did not even know what I was asking for. Their English was bad. This is the new America.

[T-310]

Originally Posted by Catgirl64

Did the fact that the teacher demand that they "speak American" fly right over your head?

No, and I don’t care.

Speak English.

Or leave.

[Catgirl64]

Originally Posted by T-310

No, and I don’t care.

Speak English.

Or leave.

Clearly. I'll bet you're one of those who moans about the declining quality of public education, too, even as you defend this idiot English teacher who doesn't even realize that American is not a language.

Furthermore, I will speak anything I damn well please, and I'm not going anywhere.

Put that in your pipe and smoke it.