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Person 2713

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8. I want to teach physics

Wed Jul 27, 2016, 10:01 AM

Jul 2016

Where should requirements stop? Why can't I ? be fair
Get the feeling she doesn't care about the kids and not being able to teach them up to standards
Just another angry left behind not willing to certify who hopes yelling speak English damn it I can't understand you at the kids will do

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Teacher who can't speak Spanish sues after failing to get Spanish teaching post [View all] NWCorona Jul 2016 OP

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