Something, something, Reality Bum.

It's definitely situational. But FWIW, I teach Norwegians and don't speak the language myself. That being said, they are teacher trainees.

It does in Norway, or at least in theory. It's part of the curriculum, and I know that we - and several others - hit it hard. English starts in the second year of teacher training and they're going to be getting Multiculturalism and Representation from me in a couple of weeks.

That's infuriating. 😐

'kind of see'

Stupid phone.

I guess that as a University teacher in the Humanities I have something of a home crowd. But my students are teacher trainees, so there is always a bit of a risk of recidivist behaviour. I kind respect F see part of my job b as nipping that in the bud.

Agreed. But I also think that some allies are too worried to speak up.

When I meet a group of students for the first time, I warn them. I tell them that all speech is political, and teaching doubly so. I explain that they're entitled to disagree with me, but that they have to do it constructively and with proof. Nobody has tried yet

Absolutely this. Nobody ever gained anything by keeping schtum.

I worked in ELT once and I remember I made a little his/her typo that made the couple in the grammar exercise Gay. I was about to correct the typo and then said "what am I doing?".

The students noticed it and the whole class was delighted. They'd all noticed how straight the books are more than me

It is so important for young people to be seen. Sometimes it's life or death.

I wish it astonished me. Academics are often very cowardly, especially if they're worried about career prospects. But life is too short to keep your head down.

Goodness, of course. This, to me, is one of the most urgent issues we have.