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KY_EnviroGuy

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14. "Fighting for...your right to speak American" ??

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Wed Oct 25, 2017, 04:22 AM

Oct 2017

That's one of the most ignorant statements I've heard in a while.

Anyone with that level of ignorance of civics, government and American History has no business teaching anything in high school.

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Teacher who told student to 'speak American' returns to work [View all] Judi Lynn Oct 2017 OP

her name is Amico eh? DonCoquixote Oct 2017 #1

THIS BumRushDaShow Oct 2017 #3

But here on DU it's cool. Drahthaardogs Oct 2017 #16

just to be clear DonCoquixote Oct 2017 #17

I know, I got your point Drahthaardogs Oct 2017 #18

A change in the census. Cold War Spook Oct 2017 #12

Don't you dare! Drahthaardogs Oct 2017 #15

need this country to drop the group-think the the military is fighting for 'our rights' KG Oct 2017 #2

Our right to conduct commerce in other countries Xipe Totec Oct 2017 #10

I assume she means one of the Native American languages? Coventina Oct 2017 #4

One of her Students? Loyd Oct 2017 #5

I'm just an old fart, but ... left-of-center2012 Oct 2017 #6

Speak American? And she's an English teacher? That's rich! Nt raccoon Oct 2017 #7

Yeah...to say it the way she did was derogatory. She could have asked him to speak English.... Honeycombe8 Oct 2017 #8

Nice rapprochement. Glad her rendezvous went well Xipe Totec Oct 2017 #9

Ms. Amico isn't representing the meaning of her name in Spanish BigmanPigman Oct 2017 #11

Telling a student to 'speak American' is plain old ignorant. summer_in_TX Oct 2017 #13

"Fighting for...your right to speak American" ?? KY_EnviroGuy Oct 2017 #14

I thought people only said "Speak American!" in an ironic way. xor Oct 2017 #19