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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Here's the subtext: "I thought you were really dumb/uneducated/below me because you are a teacher/black/young/have an accent but you surprised me and you are actually quite smart/professional/articulate/well spoken"[/quote] NP. IMHO, you and the prior PP are just looking for excuses to find offense. No one raised race or age or accent except [u]you[/u]. The original comment just referenced the profession of teacher. And it also did not say (or imply) that teachers are inarticulate or stupid. In my experience, most teachers are moderately smart and moderately well spoken -- certainly more capable at their jobs than most non-teachers would be, but not usually toastmasters and geniuses. The same could be said about many professions. So saying a particular teacher is especially articulate and smart "for a teacher" is just saying she's a cut above the norm. It's a compliment, not an insult. Quit trying to make something out of nothing.[/quote]
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