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Tracy is a little unclear on the concept of teaching a language she doesn't know. hobbit709 Jul 2016 #1
Apparently she does not know the English language very well either if keithbvadu2 Jul 2016 #9
The headline and article are filled with lies oberliner Jul 2016 #11
You're wrong, she requested a job in the EFL track that requires a second language Tempest Jul 2016 #29
No, that is not true oberliner Jul 2016 #44
Ideally, the language arts teacher christx30 Jul 2016 #51
My mom was an english/spanish teacher lancer78 Jul 2016 #68
This one doesn't. christx30 Jul 2016 #69
¡Dios mio! Motley13 Jul 2016 #2
Truth! When I was there I barely heard English. NWCorona Jul 2016 #17
That would me like me suing to get a job as a Russian teacher meow2u3 Jul 2016 #3
She was not asking for a job as a Spanish teacher oberliner Jul 2016 #13
Is this something new in employment ToxMarz Jul 2016 #22
No additional employee would be provided oberliner Jul 2016 #24
You're still wrong Tempest Jul 2016 #31
No, your information is not accurate oberliner Jul 2016 #45
It says 'a teacher of any subject who is language profficient can teach the foreign language' bravenak Jul 2016 #58
You're still wrong Tempest Jul 2016 #30
Your information is incorrect (all three times that you posted it) oberliner Jul 2016 #46
Except that it's not "foreign language instruction" Xithras Jul 2016 #36
Thank you for the clarification. 4lbs Jul 2016 #42
There's actually a connection between EFL and ESL classes. Xithras Jul 2016 #43
The position does not require teaching in Spanish oberliner Jul 2016 #47
smdh Roland99 Jul 2016 #4
Would you really want someone that can't understand this to be teaching your kids? tonyt53 Jul 2016 #5
Doesn't mention whether she has a lawyer The Second Stone Jul 2016 #6
See my post below oberliner Jul 2016 #14
The lawyer admits she's not qualified Tempest Jul 2016 #32
This is not true oberliner Jul 2016 #48
I might be a bit confused about what this track is all about PersonNumber503602 Jul 2016 #63
Thought for sure this was Wisconsin, where teachers are no longer required to be graduates of AllyCat Jul 2016 #7
I want to teach physics Person 2713 Jul 2016 #8
Hello, 2713. I'm 503602. PersonNumber503602 Jul 2016 #61
Pay for an extra teacher so I can teach physics even though I m not qualified!! Requirements none Person 2713 Jul 2016 #65
This article is total BS oberliner Jul 2016 #10
The Guardian has been sounding more and more like the Daily Torygraph or the Whore Street Journal. forest444 Jul 2016 #12
They just didn't do any actual reporting on this oberliner Jul 2016 #19
I have a few questions regarding the lawyers statement NWCorona Jul 2016 #23
One would think a good reporter would ask those questions oberliner Jul 2016 #25
I can understand that frustration NWCorona Jul 2016 #26
I did a little digging oberliner Jul 2016 #27
The claim of “employment discrimination on the basis of race and national origin” Cal Carpenter Jul 2016 #34
Yes, that is a little ridiculous oberliner Jul 2016 #49
Yes the claim of racism is ridiculous. Speaking Spanish has nothing to do with race. nt alphafemale Jul 2016 #56
Exactly bravenak Jul 2016 #59
That is the Statutory language from the 1964 Civil Rights Act. happyslug Jul 2016 #60
I realize that, and that is my point Cal Carpenter Jul 2016 #72
But Language and education has a long history of being substitute for race. happyslug Jul 2016 #73
Fair enough Cal Carpenter Jul 2016 #74
Thanks for doing the research necessary to clarify this thread. n/t xocet Jul 2016 #40
Qualified Math/Science teachers are harder to find. LeftyMom Jul 2016 #55
I somehow guessed that. athena Jul 2016 #70
Republican, right? (nt) matt819 Jul 2016 #15
No, she is a registered Democrat oberliner Jul 2016 #18
Thanks, and whoops matt819 Jul 2016 #20
Minds me of an episode of the West Wing. iandhr Jul 2016 #16
...claiming that her race – white – prevented her from getting the job Tarc Jul 2016 #21
Most people of Cuban descent in Miami-Dade are white Freddie Stubbs Jul 2016 #33
I agree that both articles totally fail as journalism. Stonepounder Jul 2016 #28
I'm white LoverOfLiberty Jul 2016 #35
Bet she's a drumpf supporter who loathes Hispanics. lark Jul 2016 #37
She is a registered Democrat oberliner Jul 2016 #50
I don't know her, just saw the post. lark Jul 2016 #57
Very nicely done. guillaumeb Jul 2016 #76
She'd give Beavis and Butt-head A's. alp227 Jul 2016 #38
A judge worth his or her robes... 3catwoman3 Jul 2016 #39
The Federal Government uses what is called "Notice Pleading" happyslug Jul 2016 #64
As a teacher I get the impression that she is not a good teacher and needs the job more kimbutgar Jul 2016 #41
How does her race prevent her from learning spanish? stone space Jul 2016 #52
Kind of insulting right? PersonNumber503602 Jul 2016 #62
Why would she want to learn Spanish? She believes she is in a country where the offikal Person 2713 Jul 2016 #66
i had Spanish teacher that was white and knew spanish JI7 Jul 2016 #53
Shit. Give her a participation trophy and send her home... Aristus Jul 2016 #54
+1 Person 2713 Jul 2016 #67
That's ridiculous cannabis_flower Jul 2016 #71
I have subbed as a non-Spanish speaker in Spanish classes. It is ridiculous to think that she should GreenPartyVoter Jul 2016 #75
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