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Old 08-31-2005, 01:37 AM   #3 (permalink)
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I have a potty mouth too, but I know where and when not to swear. School is not only about learning maths and english, it's also about learning to behave like a responsible adult. They are not doing the children any favours by this f-quota, it just teaches them that if they behave badly their surroundings will adjust to accomodate them, when it should be the other way around. Zero tolerance is the only way to go. A rude word shouldn't be allowed just because it was said early in class, that's just silly. It's a rude word, it shouldn't be said in class at all.

At the end of the article I also saw this:
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The newspaper also reported that the 1,130-pupil school plans to send “praise postcards” to the parents of children who do not swear and who turn up on time for lessons.
I've seen similar things in schools here, they reward children for performing the incredible stunts of Being On Time! and Having All Their Books And Pencils With Them!
Part of me is bitter because I was always on time and had all my stuff with me but I never got movie tickets or fun outings. Part of me thinks being on time has a value of its own that gets lost when there's an actual reward for it. I feel like an old fart ranting about kids of today...
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