I am curious to know how various phrases especially "oh! You lazy girl." Is interpreted in Canada and the Uk in classrooms.
Would it be considered offensive?


Ruby

If you wouldn’t say it to a colleague don’t say it to a student. It’s just rudeness. That said, I wouldn’t make a massive deal of it if someone said it to one of mine. They have to learn manners, but they also have to learn that not everyone has them.

I think it's a compliment in Canada.

Why is it a compliment?

Never talk to children aggressive it’s against their person rights

Remember no one wins, no one loses, everyone gets an A, no one fails and you be up to speed with modern day schooling

Hang on. I've done my usual of scanning and misreading turns out the teacher didn't say "lazy git" but "lazy girl". Lazy git would be fun, lazy girl? Is she a girl and is she lazy? Was it said as a joke? In front of everyone?

Depends which gender it is directed at, or maybe a negative gender!

It was humourous. Not in front of everyone. She is capable of good work but chose not to produce sufficient work.

Can you explain, please.

Sounds fine to me then

Thank you!

I was discussing my granddaughter's teaching with my daughter the other day and the subject of learning 'tables' crept in.

I explained that at my primary school, long long ago, we had a board showing a grid with pupils names down one side and the numbers 2 to 12 across the top. We were learning tables and when we could recite a set correctly a star was placed in the appropriate column against your name. It was there for all to see and invoked competition for us at a very young age.

'Ah' she said 'Don't think that'll be allowed today'.

It's always puzzled me that we can't allow competition to creep into school learning but we scream with enthusiasm when the little tykes beat each other up trying to put a ball over a line or smash each other on the head with a stick in order to bounce a small piece of rubber around an ice rink. Methinks this competitive impulse could be better spent where it could do some good.

I couldn't agree with you more.

On a more serious note, it says more about the teacher and their lack of understanding and/or appreciation about the psychological complexities of learning.