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3 years ago
Sunday, November 9, 2008
profanity from teachers
In the last few weeks, I've overheard comments from several students about how some of their teachers swear in class. These students didn't care for the behavior but would never dream of saying something about it, mainly because they are concerned that the teacher will find out who it was that complained about them. How can students feel comfortable in their class environment when it is their own teacher's presence that is the cause of the stress? What's unfortunate is that these students don't feel like their opinions would count even if they were to tell someone in the school. I gave some suggestions, but both students didn't want to rock the boat. This is a teacher who has said he wants students to be advocates for themselves....
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On the other hand, I was pleasantly surprised to hear a teacher stop a student who had just said "Jeez" in class. He asked whether that wasn't swearing--of course, it's short for "Jesus," but I doubt many teachers would say anything. It just seemed he wanted to avoid any possible chance of other students in his class taking offense. He clearly valued community a lot, and it showed in his teaching. I was impressed. BTW, this was in a low 7th grade math class, where all of his students do their homework, and seemed engaged. What a contrast to your experience!
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