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What's so bad about a list?
I like Juulie's post. I, too, play and replay situations in my mind. If I have not considered how I will handle certain types of language and behavior in certain types of situations, I do not feel I will be prepared when a situation arises. I absolutely do not believe that because I have a list--vague though it may be be--of epithets and contexts in mind that I am overly likely to call a 'T' at an inappropriate time. I believe I'm being prepared. Perhaps what I have is more of a list of scenarios than it is a list of words.
Example, if I hear a 5th grader say an f-bomb, there's a 95% probability he's getting a T, even if no one else heard it other than me. It's better he learns these lessons in the 5th grade.
Upper grades, it's quite unlikely I'll T for the same muffled profanity. If that profanity is heard by anyone off the court, especially youngsters, a T is extremely likely.
(BTW--I didn't give any T's for bad language last year.)
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