Interesting discussion going on at Making Contact about a colleague of hers who is being dragooned by the administration for using the "f-word" in class. For probably the only time in my life, I'm finding myself on the more priggish end of the debate.
I'm Clancy Ratliff, an associate professor in the Department of English at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, where I am also the Assistant Director of First-Year Writing. I'm married with three children.
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As I posted there, I'm a litt
As I posted there, I'm a little surprised at the conservative element pervading the comments. A part of me, though, says See, you guys don't even have kids and you're already going PG. ;)
Michelle Palmer
i'm on your side . . .
in this debate. i *know* that profanity offends some students. if it's not necessary to the context of the class, i see no reason why teacher's shouldn't try to refrain from using it. that being said, i know it's easy to slip on an occassion, having done so myself :)
side note: as a father of a 4 1/2 year old, i fear the opening twenty minutes of south park: the movie. lol