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I found This while drifting around on the internet. It set off a train of thought about my EFL days, and I found myself pondersome.
The comment I wanted to leave was ( this )
However, all the race awareness communities are friends only, with moderated membership, and only allow friends only posting, so I find myself rambling here instead.
It must be said, however, while I kinda agreed with a lot of the original post I also found some of the comments stupid. The great comment of 'I think there is a lot of potential for someone to teach abroad in a way that challenges the system of supremacy. It may be a little awkward at first because of the language barrier, but English teachers have a lot of freedom in terms of what they can teach sometimes (depending on the school), so why not teach the students about white privilege itself? I'd say half the questions the students ask are not about grammar but about Western culture itself' was possibly one of the more arrogant and western-centric things I have ever seen.
( A rant follows )
The comment I wanted to leave was ( this )
However, all the race awareness communities are friends only, with moderated membership, and only allow friends only posting, so I find myself rambling here instead.
It must be said, however, while I kinda agreed with a lot of the original post I also found some of the comments stupid. The great comment of 'I think there is a lot of potential for someone to teach abroad in a way that challenges the system of supremacy. It may be a little awkward at first because of the language barrier, but English teachers have a lot of freedom in terms of what they can teach sometimes (depending on the school), so why not teach the students about white privilege itself? I'd say half the questions the students ask are not about grammar but about Western culture itself' was possibly one of the more arrogant and western-centric things I have ever seen.
( A rant follows )
