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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My kids are taught to build their own opinions and not to be afraid in believing in them. They've always been allowed to question my decisions but to reason themselves and always have values where others are respected as their equals, but at the same time to stand up to those that doesn't share our basic values. It's not always the easiest solution in the short run but the better solution in the long run sometimes isn't. They'll always have my support if this way of conducting themselves causes them issues.