I am finding out how hard it is for me to willfully step into inappropriate comments. For so many years, I have had to monitor every word that came out of my mouth to make sure it was appropriate for the classroom. Not that I wanted to be some foul talking sailor, but I do enjoy an off-color comment or two. Now I can. I can say mean, even hateful things at the TV without reprocusison. No one is going to go home to tell their mothers. No student who has suddenly taken a dislike in me is going to be able to parse through my words and weaponize them for the principal. As I said, I am NOT foul mouthed – I love language too much – – but it is nice to live with the foot a little less heavy on the “appropriateness” brake.
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