tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7918376239701854010.post3812314653522691232..comments2024-01-18T01:51:10.582-05:00Comments on American TaĆno: Tribal War Against the NYC Khalil Gibran Academy?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06449454505022085892noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7918376239701854010.post-78922871027501994702007-08-27T08:07:00.000-05:002007-08-27T08:07:00.000-05:00Sierra Matt,Your German ancestors must not have li...Sierra Matt,<BR/><BR/>Your German ancestors must not have lived in Minnesota then, because there were whole decades where you could find entire towns where nobody spoke anything but German or Norwegian or Sweadish...and people who grew up speaking their parents native language and didn't learn English until they started school are still living here in Minnesota.<BR/><BR/>Come on, this mantra of immigrants of the past learning english is a myth. Some did, some didn't, according to their ability, opportunity and necessity. Much like today.<BR/><BR/>If immigration were so flawless and fast and simple in the past, how come you had organizations agitating against them and trying to run them out of the country?<BR/><BR/>The more things change, the more they stay the same.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7918376239701854010.post-40203859421005030222007-08-26T23:45:00.000-05:002007-08-26T23:45:00.000-05:00When you come to America, the great melting pot, y...When you come to America, the great melting pot, you assimilate, not differentiate. You do not come here to teach and learn in the language of the people who slaughtered hundreds of innocent people.<BR/><BR/>When my German and Italian relatives arrived here, they learned to speak English. And they were happy to do it.<BR/><BR/>If you do not want to assimilate into American culture and contribute to it, then do not come here. It's that easy. If I go to Saudi Arabia, I do not expect for everyone to bend to my thoughts and needs. I have been there twice, and know what my limits were. I graciously accepted them and tried to adapt to the requirements of the time. BTW - I was there during Ramadan, and observed the rules.<BR/><BR/>How dare you come here and expect special treatment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7918376239701854010.post-12140340867235106812007-08-18T22:10:00.000-05:002007-08-18T22:10:00.000-05:00Thank you, "AT", for posting on this! I was begin...Thank you, "AT", for posting on this! I was beginning to feel like only Muslims and Arabs noticed or were upset by the firing. <BR/><BR/>Since when has explaining the meaning and context of words been a BAD thing for teachers to do?? You are right to point out the DoE's weird role in this mess. But as I posted at my ow blog (insert shameless plug for http://soboredwiththeusa.blogspot.com/), the thing that upset me most about this was how quick the supposedly liberal, multicultural-minded parents of Park Slope were to indulge in (or at least kowtow to) Islamaphobia. People love peace and diversity as long as people of different religions/ideas don't go to school with their kids, I guess.<BR/><BR/>There's an old Phil Ochs song about would-be liberals with a line that goes "I love Puerto Ricans and Negroes, as long as they don't move next door". Some things just don't change!<BR/><BR/>BTW, this is a great blog...glad I came across it!Saladinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04837554769802794747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7918376239701854010.post-31637709404030126362007-08-15T21:02:00.000-05:002007-08-15T21:02:00.000-05:00Why can't we teach tolerance?Why can't we teach tolerance?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com