Return-Path: <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.9.0.Beta5/8.9.0.Beta5/980425bjb) with SMTP id UAA10888; Sat, 14 Nov 1998 20:37:58 -0500 (EST) Date: Sat, 14 Nov 1998 20:37:58 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <3.0.5.16.19981114213633.3537182c@toad.net> 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: Chris <copple@toad.net> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-ESL:2545] Re: : effective teacher - cultural X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Light Version 3.0.5 (16) I would suggest that people who don't like what they've read on this topic simply elect to control their own behavior and refrain from reading the messages on this topic - as opposed to attempting to dictate to others. Or is Brigitte Marshall the ultimate diviner of what is "professional", or "appropriate". Notice how the Polyanna section always chimes in with accusations that are not supported by fact? Irrational claims are made about certain statement's being "inappropriate" of motivated by racism or ignorance, but never are these statements specificaly identified, nor is it at all demonstrated that they are motivated by ignorance, racism, or anything in particular. I can't help but think that such messages are intended to surpress dissenting opinions - in muvch the same way political propagandists have always done. If you can't take on the issues, why not simply remain silent, or unsubscribe if it comes to that? this is not Brigitte's private medium wher Brigitte gets to choose who is allowed to say what. neither is this Chris' private communications channel that Ishould decide what gets said, but then I never tried to do.. At 06:43 PM 11/14/98 -0500, you wrote: >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 .. >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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