tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16500941.post5306730695662321522..comments2023-09-26T00:03:53.193+10:00Comments on More Than Just Early Childhood.: Racism, Non-Tolerance, or Just The Easy Way Out?CheaYeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08277081999126116496noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16500941.post-43307649468874957642009-12-18T15:52:29.116+11:002009-12-18T15:52:29.116+11:00Hi CY, thanks for sharing yr experience. One doesn...Hi CY, thanks for sharing yr experience. One doesn't need to go far, here in Msia, we see a lot of non-tolerance (or racism as some would term them) if an 'outsider' is thrown into a setting with a predominant race/culture. Yr experience during yr practicum at the school maybe due to the social and culture setting (ie. a specific-type of school). I agree that non-tolerance seldom Aleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18434927248330921475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16500941.post-57252467946726053282009-11-23T04:10:51.553+11:002009-11-23T04:10:51.553+11:00Oh, that sounds bad.....!!
I did not exactly face...Oh, that sounds bad.....!!<br /><br />I did not exactly face much problems until I went for practicum. <br /><br />For students who have to interact with local residents (who basically have never even left the county, much less the country before), many of the mentor teachers are not able to empathise with the difficulty that international students feel.<br /><br />Not until they themselves do. CheaYeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08277081999126116496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16500941.post-80672874785464365222009-11-23T03:50:05.820+11:002009-11-23T03:50:05.820+11:00I studied in Melbourne for a year, while my mother...I studied in Melbourne for a year, while my mother has been there studying and working at the same time for 6 years. Our experiences sounds like what you have just described during your practicum. In fact, I have been shouted before as well during my 1st few days in Melbourne for not able pick up their slang. Probably they think everyone should be able to understand as soon as they come to Tammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02946281026811037283noreply@blogger.com