disco man
8th November 2014, 01:49 PM
From the three Rs to a few Fs. How things have changed in the classroom. The dropping of the F-word by a grade one teacher in front of the class has sparked an explosion of support for the teacher from hundreds of mums on a Queensland based Facebook page. And Queensland Teachers Union deputy general secretary Kate Ruttiman says that while there has been cases of teachers cautioned for the repeated use of the F-word,a one-off slip by an educator is simply "human" and they should not be punished. The post on School Mum Facebook,which has 214,000 followers,said:"My grade one daughter came home from school a couple of days ago and told me a teacher said the naughty word. After investigating further it turns out she was referring to the four letter F-word. I was shocked,stunned and furious." But most mums rushed to the support of the teacher with floods of posts like-"Let it go she's human after all." "It shouldn't require a punishment. It's just a word."
"Yes teachers are human and make mistakes." "I wouldn't want their job." "Iv'e heard more foul-mouthed words coming from kindy kids." Ms Ruttiman said:"Of course teachers are role models for children but they are also human. We all slip up and it depends on the circumstances. But i am pleased to see that parents understand and support a one-off mistake." But social commentator David Chalke is not buying the "let it go" tack. "Teachers are supposed to represent the best in our society. They are supposed to be able to spell,to punctuate,to do mental arithmetic and model good manners for their pupils. Dropping the F-word is not good manners," he said.
Gee,some people are just dead-set whingers. While i would not want my kids educated by a teacher who swore non-stop,I would not be outraged by a one-off mistake. In some ways I feel society is caving in to sooking bleeding hearts.
"Yes teachers are human and make mistakes." "I wouldn't want their job." "Iv'e heard more foul-mouthed words coming from kindy kids." Ms Ruttiman said:"Of course teachers are role models for children but they are also human. We all slip up and it depends on the circumstances. But i am pleased to see that parents understand and support a one-off mistake." But social commentator David Chalke is not buying the "let it go" tack. "Teachers are supposed to represent the best in our society. They are supposed to be able to spell,to punctuate,to do mental arithmetic and model good manners for their pupils. Dropping the F-word is not good manners," he said.
Gee,some people are just dead-set whingers. While i would not want my kids educated by a teacher who swore non-stop,I would not be outraged by a one-off mistake. In some ways I feel society is caving in to sooking bleeding hearts.