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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]An American teacher who is planning to raise her kids and retire in America is going to view this country differently than a visiting teacher from another country.  Someone from Europe is not going to care as much about American kids' futures as an American teacher will.  [/quote]

I have students in my classroom who are citizens of a dozen different countries.  I guarantee you I teach them all to the best of my abilities, never giving one student better instruction than another because of their nationality.  I went into teaching to help children, not just american childnen.  I guarantee you I would feel the same if I went to teach in a different country.  Teachers love seeing light bulbs go on for kids, no matter where they are from or where they will launch their careers.[/quote]

Yes, in your American classroom you treat all of your students the same.  And some of those kids who are not citizens today may become citizens tomorrow.  And those kids will be the tax payers running this country and taking care of YOU in your old age.  You have every reason to invest your time, attention, energy into educating them to the best of your ability.  Their education, or lack thereof in some cases, will absolutely impact YOU quite directly.

But...if you went over to England to teach for a couple of years, site see, etc.  You would do a good job I'm sure but your commitment to those kids is short term.[/quote]

It is astonishing and sad that the people who profess to love this country so much know (and care) so little about its governing documents.  [/quote]

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