----- Original Message ----- From: don allen
I used to teach in Vancouver Canada where fewer than 50% of the population spoke English at home. I would occasionally get requests similar to yours. My response was always in the negative for two reasons: 1. Once you start down that slippery slope where do you stop? Extra credit for ADHD learners? Bonus points if you can show that you have a low IQ? 2. If the students isn't going to learn how to successfully communicate in my class in whose class will they learn? Stay strong & keep your standards high. They will (eventually) thank you for it. -Don. Vancouver Canada. Shouldn't this be Vancouver,Canada? If the students isn't going ---- Shouldn't this be if the students are not going? Btw,slippery slope violates one of the guidelines for crtitical thinking. The ideas in this post appear to be more congruent with an "All in the family "episode and the "common sense" paradigm. Michael "omnicentric" Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=6528 or send a blank email to leave-6528-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
