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#1 Parent Caring - 2015-11-30
Re Turkey vs Russia over Syria

There are "complicated" solutions to problems or teaching in classrooms, and then there are the simple ones. If you take the country the way it is without meddling in, you'll more likely have a chance to assist in solving its issues; if you give the language the way it is, you'll probably keep the "cultural" communication tool at its best. So, making "geopolitical" issues more difficult than they need to be is beneficial to some political parties, nations or militaries, and confusing students with two languages when one is taught mostly increases enrolment fees rather than academic quality and proficiency in the language offered. Most certainly, however, mixing the original topic here with teaching that you have suggested may bewilder many of us pretty much.

Your opinion (below) but one that is not too well-informed. It's more complicated than that:
Your forgot to mention the Sunni-Shia controversy and the geopolitical implications this
has for the area. There is more or less open support for the IS from the Sunni side
(Saudi Arabia and Emirates) and anti-Sunni coalition from the Shia side like Iran and
affiliated organizations like Hizbollah, the Druze and the Alavite ciommunity.

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Talk about the "Sultan" in any way you want; it only shows your [edited] one-sided
Westertn attitude without having the background knowledge to make an educated decision.
Like in the area of teaching, you are totally insensitive to cross-cultural issues.

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