Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Case: Spanish Speaking Teacher teaching English Mr. Martinez, Colombian native, was hired to teach English in a school. He is majored and has a master degree in English but his accent is present when speaking. Parents have complained about his accent claiming he shouldn't be teaching English because the language is not his native. Mr. Martinez has had success teaching English in his previous school and students loved his class. Because of parents' comments his new students seemed to be biased about his class. Despite his efforts to make the class engaging, Mr. Martinez doesn't seem to make progress. What should Mr. Martinez or the school's administration to mitigate the comments and change parents and students' behavior? Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) They should let the students know that it is unacceptable to judge a teacher based on where they come from. Obviously if he is teaching the course, he has the credentials to be there. They need to be respectful to their superiors and parents have no business getting involved.