[NIFL-ESL:2543] Re: : effective teacher - cultural

From: Bob Parks (bobp@lightlink.com)
Date: Sat Nov 14 1998 - 19:33:08 EST 

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A discussion list should be inclusive of the topics people want to discuss,
even if these topics seem inappropriate to some members. This mode of
communication is different from face to face discussion, because we can
ignore the topics that we don't want to listen to. Nobody's use of
bandwidth interferes with anyone's right to ignore the communication. I
suggest that those who don't want to participate or listen to a particular
topic use their delete keys when these topics appear in the subject line.
Bob Parks

>I, like some others have grown tired of some of the interactions around this
>current issue. While some exchanges have been well thought out and
>appropriately (and professionally) presented in the context of rational
>debate, others are showing hurt, anger and discourtesy that is taking a lot of
>integrity out of what I have seen this list used for previously.  I suggest
>that those who continue to take strong issue with certain individuals who are
>prolonging this debate in a less than appropriate way do so by e-mailing those
>individuals directly, as opposed to posting them to the list.  Open discussion
>of such topics is important for many different reasons but abrasiveness is a
>big turn off.
>Brigitte Marshall

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