Cussing in the Classroom

[stickybun]

My DS (Y2) has said he is upset about kids in his class saying OMG all the time in class. He thinks the teacher can easily hear and she does not do anything about it. They are 6 & 7 - I don't think this is on . Am Christian (altho haven't been to church for a year) so do not like blaspheming, but that is not the sole point. Think it is just plain inappropriate classroom behaviour. Would like to pull teach and have quiet word but she has been in charge (mat leave) since Jan and doesn't seem to have got a grip with lots of things tbh (e.g. letting them out late, not knowing lots of kids names, telling kids "right we're doing P.E. then activity x and then not doing it2 and lots of other stuff that can't be bothered to go on about). Think that letting tinies cuss in classrom whether OMG, shit, fuck whatever is disrespectful, leads on to other things like verbal/physical aggression. Not good way of expressing feelings at that age. WWYD?

[BarStoolCobra]

Its funny, I dont like it for little ones and am not religious.
I think "cuss" is a hilarious word on the other hand.

[stickybun]

Would not normally say 'cuss' but couldn't think of another word-thing that allowed me to lump it all together. Maybe they could say cuss instead it has a certain ring to it. Am trying to stop self from starting convo with teach by saying "Right Miss it's about this fucking swearing" just to see look on face. Just to intro topic of how different things offend different people so perhaps better to use more eloquent forms of expression etc.

[Springhassprung]

We have been retraining our dd to say gosh. Cant think where she got the althernative from

[Hulababy]

I work in a Y1 class and also help out in DD's Y2 class. We don;t allow any of this, inc OMG, and do pick children up on it. DD and her friends do say things like "oh my gosh" or "oh my goodness" but never God. They know they'd be in trouble.

In the Y1 class I am in I have been shocked at the level of swear words some children say and thing will be acceptable - has one 6y today say both shit (TBF it was a word that began with sh as requested, but to repeat it so many times as loud as possible ) and also kept saying "fookin" - both said several times in my hearing, and he knew I could here. I did speak to him there and then and spoke to the teacher, who spoke to him aw well. She was also going to be speaking with his dad as ths is not the first time.

We have also had some of the boys maing "slitting yoiur throat" type signal to one another in quite a nasty aggresive way which we have been pulling the up on.

[ICANDOTHAT]

Blimey Hulababy where is this school? is it normal for this age group?

I also 'trained' my son to say "Oh My Gosh!" ..... it worked.

[squilly]

We trained with Oh My Gosh and it's still going strong at 8...so there's hope! DD even says it when she's playing with her friends and doesn't think I can hear..

[purepurple]

see, I don't get this at all

I say this all the time and see nothing wrong with it.
I even say it at work, in preschool.

< ducks to avoid incoming>

[FlorenceDaphne]

I don't like hearing littlies say it. But I did beseech my year 11s the other day to do some work "for the love of God!" They laughed and got on with it.

[Hulababy]

IcanDoThat- just a normal primary school. It isn't common for lots of young pupils to talk like this - at least I hope not! - but not uncommon to have 2 or 3 who talk like it in a class. I guess if they just hear it all at home then it is very likely they will repeat it, and not always realise if and hen it is inappropriate (IMO that is all the time for a young child anyway!) The throat slitting action was horrid - was instigated by a chld who spends most of his time ith much older children, but resulted in 4 or 5 boys in the class doing it lots.

[madwomanintheattic]

a friend was asked to come into school to see her dd's teacher (yr3) to discuss innappropriate language. when her dh heard, he said 'oh ffs'. oddly in exactly the same exasperated tone as his dd had used. ho hum.

it was in context though, which the teacher appreciated, but felt it necessary to bring it up. i think most schools are fairly quick to pick up on this sort of thing, aren't they?