ListServe: What English Should be Taught (from a US perspective overseas)

I went to American Schools while living in 6 different Latin American countries and we had English teachers with British, New York, Southern, Texan, Australian, and Hispanic accents.  One develops an ear for these accents. You learn to use them socially, academically, and professionally.  I have classmates here in grad school who do not have good Spanish pronunciations and will be future Spanish teachers.  They know their grammar and writing skills excellently.  Again, I feel students and parents have a say-so in what accent they want to be taught with but we really did not have the choice. It was what we were given and we made the best of what we had.  What we learned through the different accents were the various cultures that were different and similar to our own.  We learned that globally, we are all alike and that we have different accents that will not take away from our jobs, our academics, or our own culture.