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 Using the word slave 
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I just wanted to say after tonight's class, that when I responded rather adamantly to Travis' comment about his father being a "slave to his job," that I wasn't trying to negate his comment as a whole. I understood, in general, the point he was trying to get across and feel it was valid. However, as future educators I think we need to be very conscious of our choices in the words we use. I can promise that some people (high school students included) might respond more strongly that I did to a white male using that word. I do not think that they would appreciate it because a white male of today really can't equate to the horrific torture and demeaning practices that slavery encompassed in our history. Like I said, I hope that I didn't completely detract from Travis' point because that was not my intent. However, my point is that we do have to be very careful in the words we use in front of young people, parents, and any public speaking situation...better we learn that in this sort of forum than later down the road!

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I agree that their are some words that are more sensitive than others, and according to the person using them, the words can carry an even greater weight. However, I do not believe that we should tiptoe around words that are percieved by some to be race, gender or situation specific, I feel that our society is overly sensitive and look for ways to dramatize our lives and our histories. Don't get me wrong, it is so important ot empathize with students and their situations, however, words are so layered with meaning. I think it is unfair assign one level of importance to certain words, making them taboo for other to use.


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I also feel that we as educators should be careful in the word choices that we make. Even though it may not seem inappropriate to us, it could make some students feel uncomfortable.

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