Reply #28: I'll bet those Dine women tell the story, too. [View All]

What a moron.

I taught for a month in Chinle for a college education class, and I loved every minute of it--except for the other students from my college and the profs in charge of the class.

It was our Multicultural class, and the profs actually wanted us to pick out "Indian" names (as a game, not after a spirit quest or anything). I refused and tried to explain to everyone just how freakin' racist and crazy that was, and apparently, they never got it. They assigned me a name anyway that I refused to answer to.

I tried to explain about not using the term "Indian" unless given permission, and that didn't work, either.

Honestly, it was a horrible month from the free-time and required class time point of view, but I loved the students and the time I got to teach. It was one of the best times for teaching I had in college.