What do you think about this English teachers class rule?

[Telekinetic-Potato]

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I just find it a little funny how the English teacher gets a little nit picky with some of these but then uses two astrics before her single note on the bottom of the page, where was the first asterisk note? Unless there's a technicality someone's about to hit me with 😂

[TheGuyWhoKnowsStuff]

This is an authoritarian approach, which isn't best practice because that'd be a democratic one with transparent consequences and logical choices laid out.

The better way to address appropriate language for a social or commercial setting is to explain code switching and have them write a flash fiction story that uses their slang in the wrong place leading to a a big problem. For example, a workplace where the main character loses their job for offending an important client and they need the job to pay for their kid. Students could share their stories in small groups and finish with a class discussion about the moral and themes in the story in relation to code switching.

[Anonymous]

I think someone needs to teach this teacher that the English language is ever changing. And some of the words that are on this list may find their way into the actual English language in the near future.

I've never liked English teachers.

[worldscolide]

I fully support this, I would go one step further and sate the use of any of that would result in a 3 day suspension.. Skipping detention.

[Snakeyes7]

I get it, the new slang is really weird to me too but this is too much.

[goaded]

Would you say the same about a foreign language teacher insisting that everyone speak that language in their class?

I don't know if you ever came across "Leet", which was a technique apparently designed to waste as much of other people's time as possible? Your postings get read by more than one other person, on average, it's polite to take a few seconds to make yourself as clear as possible.

[Snakeyes7]

@goaded Yes, expecting people to constantly speak the foreign language the whole time while in class is even worse. At some point you will have to come across vocabulary words you were never taught when you are trying to say something specific and things will never get addressed.

I have no idea what you are talking about otherwise. I thought I made myself as clear as possible. Perhaps you could enlighten me.

[goaded]

It's quite common for language classes to insist people try to use that language in class. I don't think it's unreasonable for an English teacher to insist that their students use correct English, at least in class.

[Snakeyes7]

@goaded Yes and I think it's stupid, especially for children who aren't very likely to actually come to a situation where fluency in the language is needed.

It is also a problem when it comes to lower level classes when not all the conjugations are taught and thoughts cannot be properly communicated yet.

[Minahh]

Some are reasonable, other too harsh

[BCA6010]

It's a good start.

[goaded]

Not unreasonable.

[KostasKouvalis]

Yes, I agree