Younger people’s lingo isn’t just ruffling feathers in the workplace: A teacher sparked a furious debate online after unveiling a list of 32 slang words that are forbidden in their classroom, as seen in an X post with more than 33 million views.
“The gibberish some of you choose to use is improper English,” the anonymous educator declared while announcing the vernacular blacklist, which was instated at an unnamed school.
They imposed the policy after noticing an uptick in students using terms they deemed “inappropriate for an academic setting” as well as detrimental to the learning process.
“There are many ways to articulate what you need to say without using slang,” they wrote. “Please know that using slang in an academic setting can diminish your capability to become a successful writer. More often than not the way you speak is the way you will write.”
The verboten vocabulary words included: “Bruh” (teen slang for “bro” used to address anyone), “What’s up G Wade?” (presumably the educator’s interpretation of “Wassup Gwayy,” a 2023 song by rappers Famous Sally and YB), and “bet” (Gen Z speak for “yes” or “I agree.”)
The pedagogue wrote that anyone using the canceled expressions would need to write a “short essay explaining why you chose to use these words in an academic setting to express yourselves,” per the X post.
“This is an academic institution, and you will carry yourself as scholars in my classroom,” they declared.
Many commenters accused the teacher of talking out of school, claiming that her policy was a bit overzealous.
https://nypost.com/2024/01/12/lifestyle/teachers-list-of-32-ridiculous-banned-words-in-the-classroom-sparks-debate-shes-on-a-power-trip/
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2 comments:
Trying to teach students in academic pursuits how to speak and behave academically so that they are taken seriously by their future peers is just good teaching. Using "slang" that comes in and out of favor just makes you harder to understand - especially when slang often changes meaning over the years, or drops out of favor and becomes unintelligible. They are like cultural references in song - used sparingly or not at all if you want your work to remain relevant over the years.
As an example, I offer the following lyric:
"You don't have to watch Dynasty to have an attitude."
Dynasty, and it's star Joan Collins, were such cultural touchstones that they were used in songs. But today, I doubt 1 in 10 gen-z members could tell me anything about either...
What I do know is that academic works of the past are still largely accessible because they do NOT use improper language.
Big Brother don't allow Freedom of Speech
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