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Originally Posted by drinkeii
But no where does it say that network TV is the standard - the classroom is the standard, which brings me back to... is it appropriate for a teacher to say that to a student? If not, it isn't appropriate for a coach to say to a player. And if it isn't appropriate for a teacher to say it to a student quietly, neither should it be for a coach.
If we are basing our standards on television, something is wrong. We don't base our classroom standards on that, or there would be an awful lot that would be acceptable in the classroom that isn't.
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Where is this classroom standard that you claim is around?
Seriously, what the standard in one place is different in another. Depending on the teacher when I was coming up there were certain teachers that were a little loose with their words and others that were straight as a razor. Not everyone has this "classroom standard" that you keep talking about. And if there is a standard it surely changes based on where you are. I live in a metropolitan area where you can go 10 miles from one place to another the standards change drastically. There was a football coach this year was suspended for putting up a sign to motivate his players that had some Nazi overtones. When I heard the content of the sign it would not have raised an eyebrow at face value. The only way I knew it was offensive when someone told me the origin and the history. I say this because to a Jewish ref this might have offended them and to someone who is not Jewish would not have been noticed at all. And I think this is why the NF keeps the language vague and knows that what is appropriate is going to change from one place to another.
Peace