tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289360952268100151.post8973632682051530666..comments2023-07-03T20:51:02.321+10:00Comments on traverselife: Racism, intolerance and prejudice?Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09715879775216108688noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289360952268100151.post-33835748861198737692010-08-16T20:51:11.209+10:002010-08-16T20:51:11.209+10:00Hart, I agree, and am fortunate to work in that fi...Hart, I agree, and am fortunate to work in that field at a tertiary institution. It's so rewarding to see the students become confident and assured in their work. And to pass fairly and squarely.<br />Sadly, what I wrote about has political overtones. The students are full fee paying, so there is an extra layer of complexity that needs to be addressed at both our Federal and State levels of government.<br />There have been a lot of issues in the press (both here and overseas) that are waiting for some gutsy academics and politicians to work on.<br />All very complex and messy.<br />Thanks for your thoughts.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09715879775216108688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289360952268100151.post-4982709868183867062010-08-16T20:28:31.595+10:002010-08-16T20:28:31.595+10:00It is a difficult dilemma, and I would agree with ...It is a difficult dilemma, and I would agree with you that it seems wrong to force the academic into that position. It seems though, there are solutions that might be reasonable. My best friend did a graduate assistantship at a medical university where her job was to work with foreign students on helping with the English of their scientific papers... THEY wrote it, then she went over the grammar and non-scientific vocabulary issues with them so they could learn to do it properly. That meant the only real penalty they had for not being native speakers was they needed to be done enough ahead of time to plan in that extra time.Hart Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17599570189253229318noreply@blogger.com