Many of these teachers have accents. Recently, after receiving their children’s upcoming class schedules in the mail, several parents have called the guidance department to request changes to their children’s class schedule so they do not have teachers who speak with accents. The principal has denied these requests. Do you Agree with This??
2006-11-27 10:17:14 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Teaching
I don't care as long as the accent does not interfere in the lessons and causes difficulty in understanding what is being said. For example, I have a geography professor in college that has a very thick accent, and it was so hard to understand from the beginning. I thought that I would never get used to it. Half a year has passed so far, and it is getting so much better because I got used to it. Still, sometimes, when she talks it's kind of hard to understand. What's crazy is that there is this one student in the class, and he gives perfect answers to every question. But he uses words that are hard for her to understand, so she would always ask him, "What do you mean?" So, yeah. I completely understand what you're talking about. It is hard, and I hope that I don't get anyone like that again this upcoming semester.
2006-11-27 10:30:14 · answer #1 · answered by xXPrincessXx 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I go to a college and we have many people with very thick accents. They cannot explain things in more than one way and you can't understand what they are saying. I am doing not so well in my calculus class because of this. I pay good money, the least they could do is give me someone that knows english well. I am not against foreigners either.
2006-11-27 10:19:46 · answer #2 · answered by xstraight_edge_emo_kidx 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on the depth of the accent. A person 'having an accent' isn't enough, but if they are almost impossible to understand, then I think it is reasonable. But, it is hard to quantify 'understandable'.
2006-11-27 10:20:54 · answer #3 · answered by Wundt 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The parents can't switch their children's classes just because of the teachers' ACCENTS! That's lame. It's just who they are.
2006-11-27 10:19:42 · answer #4 · answered by Green Tea 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well if it's affecting learning for kids, then why not switch. Some people can deal with it, though, and really, it's not the teacher's faults, either. I don't believe they should be denied.
2006-11-27 11:15:06 · answer #5 · answered by Muffins 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋