re: #37 darthstar

Why not? Grammar is grammar. Literature is literature. Whether or not someone has an accent when explaining subject-verb-object sentence structure or discussing the heroic quest motif is irrelevant.

Also, I assume that many of the teachers in question are bilingual Spanish/English speakers teaching same. It’s not like the kids are gonna come out speaking English with Laotian accents.

I’ve worked with some fabulous teachers who didn’t speak with an American-born accent. Phasing them out makes no real sense.