Was that the intermission? :laugh:
Getting back to Act 2 in this thread.....................
The part of your quote below aimelove I believe indicates the difference in our philosophy of teaching (& yes I used to teach adults). I tended to learn alongside my students - it was a 2 way street. And I don't know that 'I know better', really I don't. All I would say is that 'I know different' (transvestite frogs notwithstanding.............) So if you think
I am smug (& you may well be correct, although I prefer the word opinionated
) perhaps a little self-examination would be in order..................? My presence on this thread to
learn not to teach. And what I am seeing on the 'lying' issue is a cultural difference in definition. Where these are the 'excuse' type lies they are defined as lies by the non-Dominicans here but perhaps not by many Dominicans? I don't believe it is about 'lying' as such. I think the 'excuses' are about not losing face. This is where the European/N.American definition of truth collides with latino machismo I think.
I want to encourage them to say what they believe to be true so that someone who knows better can help them out of that mindset. If you smugly ask them not to say those things because its not politically correct, the dialogue ends. Like a parent anwering a child's question "because I said so".