This teacher is unfit to be around children.
Well, apparently this school has no where to go but up. It's improving from an F rating a few years and, and has set its sights on making up to C level. This is Dr. William's first year there, according to the article.
With that administrative PhD of hers, she ought to bring improvement. /S
I don’t understand this one. Was the teacher a transman?
I’ll bet money this teacher isn’t from the South- where we still teach our children manners.
In recent years for some reason that word has been a “trigger” word for feminists. Just more proof they are completely batpoop crazy.
This article explains how at least one came to realize it was just a term of respect. Interesting how this woman thought she was supposed to be offended by being addressed as Ma’am.
It is truly crazy out there.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/ronna-benjamin/offensive-word-dont-call-me-maam_b_3040766.html
I was raised to refer to adults that were not family as Ma’am or Sir as respect. If they were adults we knew then Mr. or Mrs. so and so was also acceptable.
At SCHOOL...in an English class we were taught that it was rude if you didn’t use Ma’am or Sir, because otherwise you were showing a familiarity that did not exist.
We were not expected to say Ma’am or Sir to adults we were close to IF it was acceptable to them and even then if they were correcting you about something you needed to show respect for them and use the respectful terms while getting your correction.
Shoulda known better than to use the “M” word
This story is missing something.
It just doesn’t sound like we are hearing the whole story. Especially when it was added that the kid was having mental issues.
And it never indicated why the teacher found the term to be inappropriate.
"Yes, ma'am. I have received the paper you instructed by son to have signed, ma'am. And I'm pleased to report that I have rewarded him with extra allowance for his gentlemanly conduct, even if it was directed toward a female unworthy of it.
Ma'am."
North East Carolina Preparatory School
274 Husky Trail
Tarboro, NC 27886
Phone: (252) 641-0464
Fax: (252) 641-1816
Email: contactus@necprepschool.com
You can also write thru the school’s contact page:
https://www.necprepschool.com/contact
Hotlinks to these people’s emails are also at the contact page link:
https://www.necprepschool.com/contact
Executive Director: William Etheridge
K-7 Principal: Cynthia Dawes
I’m really curious how the (hopefully former) teacher wanted to be addressed.