Wednesday, December 12, 2007

Banning Words On The Playground

The principal of a school in Michigan didn't like what she was hearing on the playground, so she had students stay after class. She then read a list of curse words and phrases that she heard on the playground and will no longer tolerate. Four-letter words are obviously on the banned list, but she also won't let her students say 'stupid' or 'boring'.

I think that it's a good concept, but to put it into practice might be tough, especially if as parents we can't eliminate those words from our own vocabulary. And as much as I hate (there's another word that could be considered bad enough to ban) the words boring and stupid, there might actually be a proper time and context for them.

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