tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3907677492250052991.post3288235917682370101..comments2023-10-18T05:06:49.026-05:00Comments on Missouri Education Watchdog: Can Kentucky Students Speak Mandarin with a Southern Accent? The P20 Innovation Lab will Soon Find Out.dsmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01501964533388756254noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3907677492250052991.post-33848453652189248422011-03-27T09:45:44.037-05:002011-03-27T09:45:44.037-05:00Kind of off topic here but...I had to take a multi...Kind of off topic here but...I had to take a multicultural class to get my MA. I'm all for that- I have friends from around the world. But this class really irritated me as I felt it perpetuated racism and stereotyping. We were to learn about each major culture in the USA and then "recognize" people's culture. I had told my professor how I liked to see people by what united us, and that I had a Muslim friend and we'd united over like of certain coffee, food, television. Not that I didn't care about his culture, (we did go to a hookah bar once, and a Lebanese restaurant) but I saw him as more than a Muslim. My prof. said, "well then you weren't a complete friend because you didn't recognize his culture". I said, meaning I didn't treat him like a Muslim, didn't bring up my appreciation and knowledge of his culture in daily conversation? And she said yes, exactly. I was quite livid because I'm sorry, but if I went up to him and said "allahu-akhbar, how are you? You know I'm in the mood for some hummus and pita. Hopefully it isn't Ramadan so we can go grab a bite. How do you say that in Arabic" he'd probably end our friendship, for stereotyping him!3rseduc / handsinthesoilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03218555891546800241noreply@blogger.com