A Little Complaint

   I was out today at the ESL class where I volunteer. The teacher there is likely to be responsible for the wearing down of my molars. I end up grinding my teeth in frustration and annoyance pretty much every single day that I am there.
   The woman is not a good choice for the teacher of an ESL class. She is from Asia herself, and while her English is good, it is NOT good enough to teach. She makes multiple mistakes every day, in pronunciation and grammar, not to mention how she relates with the students. She is rude, and given to "hands-on" grabbing them by the hand, for instance, to take them over to a wall map. These are adults we are talking about here. She should not be leading them anywhere by the hand. If you've dropped by here before, you know that this is one of my pet peeves. I fail to understand how anyone who is not an educated speaker of their mother tongue can teach that language well, be it English or any other.
   Why? Why? Why are there Asians, or any other allophones, teaching English here?