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Originally Posted by AOII_LB93
I know what you're saying, but the kids saying "mines" are white and they think it's proper to say it. I think we are getting far too worried about what is PC and whose feelings we're going to hurt by not correcting people when they make mistakes.
And on the n-word...unacceptable. It doesn't matter if their parents allow them to use it at home, it's unacceptable in professional and school settings. If I dropped the n-word, f-bomb, etc... in a professional or scholarly environment, you can bet that I would get looks. My husband wanders about the house in his boxers, should he do it outside the house because it's ok at home? No, I would hope if he did someone would tell him that it's a bad idea and to go put on some clothing.
/hijack
Ever eaten at a restaurant with any of these kids? I have and it's appalling. I have had to have etiquette lessons with the vast majority of my students that I take to France or to our French club banquet at a very nice restaurant. Most of them have no clue what proper table manners are or how to conduct themselves in an acceptable manner. If I didn't do this, I'm sure I'd have GC members starting posts about the horrible school group that ate at the restaurant last night, or the rude kids on the airplane etc...
/end hijack.
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I think I'm being misread. I'm saying school is a place to train students how to act in academic and professional settings. Anything that is not acceptable in such settings should be banned from the classroom.
However, it is not the responsibilty of a teacher to counter what is being taught at home when the parents' views are not the same as the teacher's views. Telling a child, "you may do that at home, but it is not acceptable here" is different from telling a child, "it is wrong to do that, period."