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I rather kids be rude than timid. Because timid is less expressive and easily victimized.

All kids under my care are well behaved and sweet. Sometimes they do create troubles but not enough for it to be a problem.

I like making sure they express themselves eloquently in conflict situations. I already hear them repeating my grammar while interacting with each other. Sarcasm like "You think??"..expressions like "Logically", "This matter requires", "we have to prioritize..."..etc Not in English.

Culturally speaking what constitutes rude is incredibly variant. It doesn't take much for certain people to feel disrespected ,and maybe intimidated.

I taught older kids 16+ for few months and the stories they told me about their teachers were beyond frustrating. Many of them were very scared of speaking up because they got mocked, belittled, laughed at, and even physically abused.. It angers me this still happens in some parts of the world.
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Coralmist · 41-45, F Best Comment
If I didn't feel terrified of EVER speaking up as a kid to my mom, I'd have a whole different LIFE. Kids should not feel like prisoners, and that's what I felt. There's a wonderful author, Glennon Doyle, and I loved what she wrote about herself being a mom. She said she lett her kids be rude, sassy, kind, empathetic, irritated...whatever they feel is generally accepted and encouraged. Because she felt so stifled as a kid and it led to anxiety, an eating disorder etc She said we shouldn't feel small , and hope the world accepts us. You go out and BE YOU and let the world acclimate to you. 💜. What you wrote reminded me of her works. So I thank you for being really great with kids Miram🌷