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Obama DOJ Takes Action… Moves in to Protect Teachers With Unacceptable English Skills
The Gateway Pundit ^ | 9/15/11 | Jim Hoft

Posted on 09/15/2011 7:51:56 PM PDT by Nachum

It’s an Obama World… The Obama Department of Justice moved in this week to protect teachers with unacceptable English skills. Judicial Watch reported:

Public school teachers with unacceptable English pronunciation and grammar are being protected by the Obama Administration, which has forced one state to eliminate a fluency monitoring program created to comply with a 2002 federal education law.

Singling out teachers who can’t speak proper English in American schools—funded by taxpayers, no less—discriminates against Hispanics and others who are not native English speakers, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ). As a result it violates the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the teachers must remain in their current position.

Unbelievable as this may seem, it’s a true story reported this week by Arizona’s largest newspaper. Ironically, the state launched the fluency monitoring program to comply with the bipartisan-backed No Child Left Behind Act, which requires states to create standardized tests that show public school students are reaching proficiency in core subjects like English, math and science.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: action; doj; obama; takes; teachersenglish
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To: wintertime

Agreed, I didn’t. The girls went to Sacred Heart, my son to Jesuit high school.


21 posted on 09/15/2011 9:11:16 PM PDT by FlyingEagle
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To: GeronL

Sharpton and Jackson should be outraged!!! Want to make a bet that they are not outraged?

So, our future corporate leaders on the Affirmative Action plan will speak “jive” and “slang”? How nice.


22 posted on 09/15/2011 9:16:44 PM PDT by Mr. Wright (is)
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To: blackdog
I was made to hire minority salespeople. Had to teach them how to talk in business in America. Told them, no more ax me something and you have heard the other jive.

Took me two years, but in this case it worked out. They are wonderful salespersons. Just misguided by their early youth and up bringings.

One problem, one good week-end in the getto for family gatherings, I have to correct thems for a week or two.

23 posted on 09/15/2011 9:27:09 PM PDT by AGreatPer (Obama has NEVER given a speech where he did not lie!!!)
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To: Nachum
Singling out teachers who can’t speak proper English in American schools—funded by taxpayers, no less—discriminates against Hispanics and others who are not native English speakers...

Where did they go to college? Did they go to college?

24 posted on 09/15/2011 9:32:52 PM PDT by Mike Darancette (Psalm 109:8)
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To: Nachum

I remember the days when it was a point of pride and professionalism to learn and speak the English language to the best of your ability especially when it was needed for work tasks and dealing with the public.

And I’m not just talking about immigrants either. Accents are charming and enjoyable to listen to but inability to communicate in a clear concise manner is unacceptable especially when teaching kids. A teacher is supposed to be an example to them.

I saw it start going downhill in the 70’s.


25 posted on 09/15/2011 9:49:24 PM PDT by headstamp 2 (Time to move forward not to the center.)
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To: blackdog

Bill Cosby has much to say on this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGqlrVmVULc&feature=related


26 posted on 09/15/2011 9:59:41 PM PDT by Nachum (The complete Obama list at www.nachumlist.com)
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To: bunkerhill7
When I was in high school we had a 23 - year old mademoiselle French teacher from Paris. Vive la France!!

So did I and she was very pleasing to the eyes. However, most unfortunately she was gay. Que sera sera.

27 posted on 09/15/2011 10:17:59 PM PDT by cpdiii (Deckhand, Roughneck, Mud Man, Geologist, Pilot, Pharmacist. THE CONSTITUTION IS WORTH DYING FOR!)
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To: Nachum

This country is going down the toilet.


28 posted on 09/16/2011 3:20:08 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.)
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To: Nachum
I've heard that the Teachers who get their jobs back will also get.......
a FREE Gibson Guitar!

(bada-bing, rim-shot!)

29 posted on 09/16/2011 4:14:12 AM PDT by Condor51 (Yo Hoffa, so you want to 'take out conservatives'. Well okay Jr - I'm your Huckleberry)
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To: Nachum
The Obama Department of Justice

They misspelled JustUs.

30 posted on 09/16/2011 4:16:25 AM PDT by savedbygrace (But God.)
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To: savedbygrace
The Obama Department of Justice

The Ministry of Truth

31 posted on 09/16/2011 4:22:38 AM PDT by Rocky (REPEAL IT!)
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To: Nachum

In college we had a Chinese TA and he was impossible to understand. We complained to the professor to no avail, so we just quit going to class. We were still able to pass by using our sorority’s study files ;-)

I guess elementary and high school kids need to go on strike like unions—on “count day” where they determine school enrollment to dole out the bucks.


32 posted on 09/16/2011 4:28:54 AM PDT by GatorGirl (Herman Cain 2012)
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To: struggle

A bunch of Hispanic kids with Hispanic teachers, when none of them is able to speak English correctly?


33 posted on 09/16/2011 4:36:01 AM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: Nachum

This is a huge problem in the border states and probably elsewhere. You cannot believe how many teachers cannot speak English well enough to communicate their subjects taught.


34 posted on 09/16/2011 6:21:47 AM PDT by texmexis best
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To: Nachum

Chris Matthews thinks we’re the anti-intellectuals?


35 posted on 09/16/2011 8:33:48 AM PDT by GOPJ (126 people were indicted for being terrorists in the last two years. Every one of them was Muslim.)
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To: Nachum

...We don’t need to speak no stinkin’ ingles!!!


36 posted on 09/16/2011 11:26:03 AM PDT by gargoyle (...This looks like a good fight, deal me in...)
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