From buddy Wed Dec 21 00:03:39 1994
Date: Tue, 20 Dec 1994 23:57:39
Subject: child behavior characteristics


As a student teacher in college, I received this list of "politically
correct" characteristics which help describe undesirable behavior to a
child's parents.  Here are a few of the undesirable characteristics
some children have and how teachers are supposed to communicate the
behavior without offending the parents:


Characteristic often                     A positive and professional
difficult to communicate                statement that communicates
to parents                              without offending
____________________________            _______________________________

Bully                                   Needs help in playing and
                                        working democratically with
                                        others

Cheats                                  Needs help in learning to
                                        follow rules and standards of
                                        fair play

Dirty                                   Needs guidance in development
                                        of good habits of health and
                                        hygiene.

Fights                                  Resorts to physical means of
                                        winning or attracting attention

Lazy                                    Requires an unusual amount of
                                        supervision to get work
                                        completed

Lies                                    Has difficulty in distinguishing
                                        between facts and imaginary
                                        events

Selfish                                 Needs help in learning to
                                        enjoy sharing with others

Steals                                  Needs help in learning to
                                        respect the property rights of
                                        others

Swears                                  Needs help in learning to express
                                        himself in a more acceptable
                                        vocabulary