Return-Path: <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost.nifl.gov [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.8.7/8.8.5) with SMTP id OAA03393; Sat, 30 Aug 1997 14:16:02 -0400 (EDT) Date: Sat, 30 Aug 1997 14:16:02 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <199708301817.OAA20459@k12.oit.umass.edu> Errors-To: lmann@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: anash@k12.oit.umass.edu (Andrea Nash (DOE/ALP)) To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-ESL:1344] personal postings X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Status: RO Content-Length: 1049 Lines: 21 Many thanks to Anna Silliman for her insightful comparison of the way postings in other languages have been dealt with on this and other lists. It has been discouraging to hear intolerance from this group of educators, who so often pride themselves on appreciating difference. If we really care about hearing from people with diverse perspectives, then we can find more creative solutions than banning languages other than English. Most of the folks who posted in Spanish have already agreed that a bilingual posting would have been more inclusive and have promised to be attentive to this in the future. I happen to think that it would be terrific if we were all expected to post bilingually (in any second language) - to get us out of our monolingual ruts, expose us to various ways of constructing the world through language, empathize with language learners, and a host of other reasons. Since this is unlikely, I hope we'll at least show more tolerance for and interest in those who are unlike ourselves. Andy Nash anash@k12.oit.umass.edu
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