Teacher gives students a list of 30 slang words and phrases they cant use,is it anti black?

[Sad Bunny]

Seems to be Gen Z slang tbh. All kids use the same slang now.

 

[Mike809]

Kids can't even speak regular english even if they tried, without using a slang or two.

 

[Claudex]

At first I thought this was doing too much, but after thinking it over that teacher is probably doing exactly their job: teaching kids how to communicate and survive in the real world

The slang will continue outside the classroom just fine, but they need to know how to hold a conversation

Real talk...

My first response was: "fukking cacs mayne"
But pondering on the issue...schools are failing kids badly as fukk these days. The truth of the matter is teachers are competing with social media and are losing like a mug.
So I understand the drastic measure.

If I were that teacher, I'd go the extra mile and make sure to speak some slang to them kids outside of the school precinct just to let them know it's not personal. And to let them know there's a time and a place.

 

[The Half-Blood FKA Prince]

I don't see the word CAC on there, so hopefully her students refer to them a such.

Sun dodger, snow roach, and wash clothe avoider are also conspicuous by their absence so i think i could work with what is still available if i had to

 

[valet]

I don't like the way she calls it gibberish. That to me, makes them seem old to them kids or if she's white, a racist. On the other hand, I know kids at my school who have no idea how to code switch. They will use text acronyms in a formal paper like it's nothing. And I have to explain what the difference is between formal language and the language you use in texting. Yeah, that's common sense to us, but for some of them it's new.

This teacher needs to affirm the so called "gibberish" (I mean you're an English teacher and should appreciate language. Especially with the screwed up the English language is with its weird rules). And at the same time teach them about code switching which they will need in life.

 

[invalid]

I generally wouldn't have a problem with this but the justification has to be meaningful.

The explanation the teacher gives is that there is a correlation to slang use and being a good writer and I just don't buy that. Many good contemporary writers have written great books using the popular slang of their times.

Additionally, much of the slang listed are verbal expressions. Not exactly the type of things that are useful in writing outside of informal communication like text messaging.

If the justification was simply to encourage the expansion of vocabulary, I wouldn't have a problem with it.

But I don't necessarily see the correlation between good writing and slang use as an inhibitor so it does come off as a bit anti-black.

 

[Don Snow]

Ppl really be saying gyat irl?

In NYC we was saying jatty like 15 years ago it was play on the word fatty somehow changed into gyat now you got cacs thinking gyat is short for gyat damn

 

[Nagarjuna]

She ate that up. Period! On Hood. Ske-yee

 

[froggle]

Throw "it's giving" all the way in the bushes

But I use a couple of these myself,.so this list is

 

[NobodyReally]

A good English instructor would know how to meet students where they are and use their language to teach them "proper" English. You can always tell when someone doesn't know how to teach.

 

[Jesus H. Christ]

SMD and pause didn't make the list

 

[Double Burger With Cheese]

This is racism in action. Anybody disagree then you fukking racist. Most these words were created by and mostly used by black people. Communication is about conveying a message, not speaking how white people want you to speak.

 

[boskey]

Looks like someone made that up to get a reaction.

 

[Deltron]

people really say standin on bussiness unironically and in conversation?

guess I'm just to

 

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