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seldom is the question asked: is our children learning?
« on: March 05, 2007, 06:39:16 AM »
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In explaining different cultures in the book, Boyer disregards political correctness. Describing how people of South America blended their culture with the Catholicism brought over from Europe, he refers to it as "freaky-freaky crap that doesn't look like Catholicism."

And the war crime known as the "Rape of Nanking," in which Japanese soldiers killed thousands of Chinese people in 1937 and 1938, "really sucked for China."

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« Reply #2 on: March 05, 2007, 04:44:34 PM »
As a professor, I have always tried to make my course materials relevant to today's world, and I much prefer plain English explanations to academic jargon.  But I never intentionally dumbed down the materials - I think this professor has gone too far in that direction.  He may be very popular with his students, but he isn't fostering the language skills that will benefit them once they go on the job market.
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« Reply #3 on: March 05, 2007, 05:08:22 PM »
Quote from: Oldprof on March 05, 2007, 04:44:34 PM
  He may be very popular with his students, but he isn't fostering the language skills that will benefit them once they go on the job market.

what job market would that be? they better be learning Chinese Wink
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« Reply #4 on: March 05, 2007, 09:10:39 PM »
why do you hate 'merkas  owners?
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