Teaching group [in Britain] to consider banning word "fail"The word "fail" should be banned from use in classrooms and replaced with the phrase "deferred success" to avoid demoralising pupils, a group of teachers has proposed.
Members of the Professional Association of Teachers (PAT) argue that telling pupils they have failed can put them off learning for life.
In a conversation with me, Hai adds,
(16:20:32): death should be referred to as "indefinitely deferred living"
(16:20:53): and that way, people can avoid dealing directly with their problems
(16:21:19): i propose the New School Method
(16:21:36): where all students are graded on a system of A-F
(16:21:40): but can only achieve Bs
(16:21:51): that way, they never get their hopes up by getting As
(16:22:06): and they never feel like they're not keeping up by getting Cs, Ds, or Fs
(16:22:40): that way, once they reach the work force, they'll feel empowered and happy
(16:22:51): and society will fail 5 years after they graduate
Sounds like a plan!
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I'm sure it wouldn't take long for kids to start saying things like "Oooooh, did you get deferred?" to each other.
In other news today, a teaching group in Britain is considering banning the use of "deferred" in classrooms.
"We've always felt that the 'deferred' system induced self-doubt and confusion," said a spokesman for the group. "Children who are told that they have 'failed' are more in touch with reality, and more readily grasp the gravity of the situation."
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