If your first grader came home with "crap" as a spelling word, WWYD?

goodheartedmommy

A friend's son came home with it as a spelling word. The teacher told her that the word crap is a problem in the room, so she chose it as a spelling word to help curb its use (????WTF???). I say crap, so really, I have no problem with it, but I have a big problem with using language like that around other children, or with other adults using it around my children. It's just not appropriate, IMO. FWIW, the parent also talked to administration, who sided with the teacher.

penguingrrl

What????  Honestly, I'm not normally like this, but if I got that response from the principal I would take it to the superintendent.  That's absolutely unacceptable and inappropriate... and I'm pretty lenient about language with my kids.

Halo79RN

penguingrrl:

What????  Honestly, I'm not normally like this, but if I got that response from the principal I would take it to the superintendent.  That's absolutely unacceptable and inappropriate... and I'm pretty lenient about language with my kids.

I agree...  inappropriate. and I'd complain to the superintendent.   

mommydale

First, I'd be livid. Second she lied about the definition. Crap is either poop or other wise it is SLANG.  In any case, the administration is in the wrong, because its inappropriate and the definition the teachers gave was false. I just don't understand how a teacher and the administration could be so foolish and not understand its inappropriate.

cnybride2be

crap as a first grade spelling word (ok at any grade level) is just plain crap. 

AnnapolisLari

mommydale:

First, I'd be livid. Second she lied about the definition.  

How did she lie about the definition?

Unless you think that she defined the word as 'a problem in the classroom'. That's not what she said. She said that the overuse of the word itself is the problem, so she is attempting to defuse it.

I think it's appalling that it's on a list at all. This comes from a former English teacher. I would go ballistic if my kid brought that home on their list.

mommydale

AnnapolisLari:

mommydale:

First, I'd be livid. Second she lied about the definition.  

How did she lie about the definition?

Unless you think that she defined the word as 'a problem in the classroom'. That's not what she said. She said that the overuse of the word itself is the problem, so she is attempting to defuse it.

I think it's appalling that it's on a list at all. This comes from a former English teacher. I would go ballistic if my kid brought that home on their list.

that makes more sense. and still its ridiculous to put that on a spelling list.

goodheartedmommy

Lari--yeah, I was confused about her response, as well. It's a sad reality in some districts around here (and I guess around the country). I would not be okay at all. I told my friend to raise hell about it, even though she's clearly going to be "that parent." He's not in the best district, and I would assume some of the other parents don't care at all.

sarahjared

I can't believe administration supported the teacher on that!  I teach first grade and if I sent that home as a spelling word, for whatever reason, I would probably be fired.  Her logic behind it is messed up.  So, if one of the kids says sh*t or f*ck is THAT going to be on the spelling test?!  I would be talking to the person above that principal.  Wow.

DandR

And in gym, they should be learning how to box since its a problem with kids hitting kids these days.

lunch...well, schools got the crap lunch covered, nm.

yeah, that is a whole new teaching philosophy, and I'd be annoyed too.

DandelionMom

I'm *that* mom at my girls' elementary school.  After speaking to the principal and everyone at the admin building, I'd have that spelling list at the next school board meeting.

beachgirl1977

I teach and there is no way that would ever fly at my school. Heads would be spinning

katie.i.do

that's pretty weird.

although, if your kid is a hypervigilant goody two shoes like i was when i was in elementary school, they would find themselves forced to be subversive on that spelling test. i vividly remember a vocabulary booklet for thanksgiving in second grade where i purposely misspelled "shoot" as "shot" because i considered shoot a minor cuss word and was internally conflicted about writing it out.