DC's teacher says axing...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ok, so instead of asking if a teacher can bring a concept to life for your child you are worried about their pronunciation of a few words? Yes I get that people make judgments on language this thread would not be 11 pages if people did not, I just question a parent making that the priority issues about her child'd education. If you ask me this country has become far too worried about this issue than how well our kids read or can do math. I just don't see threads this long on math programs or reading programs.

It shouldn't be an either/or issue. There are many great teachers who provide all of the above in their classrooms.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What if the teacher said "nuke-ular" for "nuclear"?

Then she could be President. Excellent.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ok, so instead of asking if a teacher can bring a concept to life for your child you are worried about their pronunciation of a few words? Yes I get that people make judgments on language this thread would not be 11 pages if people did not, I just question a parent making that the priority issues about her child'd education. If you ask me this country has become far too worried about this issue than how well our kids read or can do math. I just don't see threads this long on math programs or reading programs.

Who said it had to be either/or?

Can't a teacher bring a concept to life AND speak standard English? Is this asking too much? Truly, it seems more like a matter of white middle-class angst about approaching a nice black teacher about an embarrassing mispronunciation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ok, so instead of asking if a teacher can bring a concept to life for your child you are worried about their pronunciation of a few words? Yes I get that people make judgments on language this thread would not be 11 pages if people did not, I just question a parent making that the priority issues about her child'd education. If you ask me this country has become far too worried about this issue than how well our kids read or can do math. I just don't see threads this long on math programs or reading programs.

Who said it had to be either/or?

Can't a teacher bring a concept to life AND speak standard English? Is this asking too much? Truly, it seems more like a matter of white middle-class angst about approaching a nice black teacher about an embarrassing mispronunciation.

Exactly - you hit on the nail. This post, which was about a straightforward issue, is turning out to be just that. "Axing" is NOT an accent, it's simply incorrect, it's even a whole different verb (hacking with an axe, which is a tool!), and it is just plain unprofessional to use it in a classroom setting.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ok, so instead of asking if a teacher can bring a concept to life for your child you are worried about their pronunciation of a few words? Yes I get that people make judgments on language this thread would not be 11 pages if people did not, I just question a parent making that the priority issues about her child'd education. If you ask me this country has become far too worried about this issue than how well our kids read or can do math. I just don't see threads this long on math programs or reading programs.

Who said it had to be either/or?

Can't a teacher bring a concept to life AND speak standard English? Is this asking too much? Truly, it seems more like a matter of white middle-class angst about approaching a nice black teacher about an embarrassing mispronunciation.

Exactly - you hit on the nail. This post, which was about a straightforward issue, is turning out to be just that. "Axing" is NOT an accent, it's simply incorrect, it's even a whole different verb (hacking with an axe, which is a tool!), and it is just plain unprofessional to use it in a classroom setting.

Thank you -- and giving the teacher the benefit of the doubt - it could be that she's quite professional otherwise, but simply doesn't know this is wrong because no one has had the wherewithal to tell her.

[Anonymous]

I really want to be a fly on the wall when you tell this teacher.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I really want to be a fly on the wall when you tell this teacher.

It could take a form other than the parent telling the teacher.

[Anonymous]

Really? You're going to raise something this trivial to the principal?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I really want to be a fly on the wall when you tell this teacher.

It could take a form other than the parent telling the teacher.

YOU COULD WRITE A PASSIVE AGGRESSIVE ANONYMOUS NOTE.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Really? You're going to raise something this trivial to the principal?

Is the implication above that it would be a reprimand to the principal?

I don't see it that way. In my mind, it's a matter of what is the most effective way to handle it. Not knowing the teacher, the parent or the principal, it's hard to say.