Report Card Child Behavior Terms

**Bumper** · 05-14-2005

Before long, it will be time for report cards to start appearing, as the end of the school year approaches. With this in mind, it is perhaps worthwhile to consider some of the terminology you parents may be exposed to in these documents, and provide some indication of what the politically correct phrases teachers are expected to use actually mean.

Child Behavior Terminology

Characteristic often difficult to describe to parents: BULLY
A positive and professional statement that communicates without giving offence: Needs help in playing and working democratically with others

Characteristic often difficult to describe to parents: CHEATS
A positive and professional statement that communicates without giving offence: Needs help in learning to follow rules and standards of fair play

Characteristic often difficult to describe to parents: DIRTY
A positive and professional statement that communicates without giving offence: Needs guidance in development of good habits of health and hygiene

Characteristic often difficult to describe to parents: FIGHTS
A positive and professional statement that communicates without giving offence: Resorts to physical means of winning or attracting attention

Characteristic often difficult to describe to parents: LAZY
A positive and professional statement that communicates without giving offence: Requires an unusual amount of supervision to get work completed

Characteristic often difficult to describe to parents: LIES
A positive and professional statement that communicates without giving offence: Has difficulty in distinguishing between facts and imaginary events

Characteristic often difficult to describe to parents: SELFISH
A positive and professional statement that communicates without giving offence: Needs help in learning to enjoy sharing with others

Characteristic often difficult to describe to parents: STEALS
A positive and professional statement that communicates without giving offence: Needs help in learning to respect the property rights of others

Characteristic often difficult to describe to parents: SWEARS
A positive and professional statement that communicates without giving offence: Needs help in learning to express himself with a more socially acceptable vocabulary

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Bumper Class Clown Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Winnipeg, Canada Posts: 9,646	Report Card Child Behavior Terms Before long, it will be time for report cards to start appearing, as the end of the school year approaches. With this in mind, it is perhaps worthwhile to consider some of the terminology you parents may be exposed to in these documents, and provide some indication of what the politically correct phrases teachers are expected to use actually mean. Child Behavior Terminology Characteristic often difficult to describe to parents: BULLY A positive and professional statement that communicates without giving offence: Needs help in playing and working democratically with others Characteristic often difficult to describe to parents: CHEATS A positive and professional statement that communicates without giving offence: Needs help in learning to follow rules and standards of fair play Characteristic often difficult to describe to parents: DIRTY A positive and professional statement that communicates without giving offence: Needs guidance in development of good habits of health and hygiene Characteristic often difficult to describe to parents: FIGHTS A positive and professional statement that communicates without giving offence: Resorts to physical means of winning or attracting attention Characteristic often difficult to describe to parents: LAZY A positive and professional statement that communicates without giving offence: Requires an unusual amount of supervision to get work completed Characteristic often difficult to describe to parents: LIES A positive and professional statement that communicates without giving offence: Has difficulty in distinguishing between facts and imaginary events Characteristic often difficult to describe to parents: SELFISH A positive and professional statement that communicates without giving offence: Needs help in learning to enjoy sharing with others Characteristic often difficult to describe to parents: STEALS A positive and professional statement that communicates without giving offence: Needs help in learning to respect the property rights of others Characteristic often difficult to describe to parents: SWEARS A positive and professional statement that communicates without giving offence: Needs help in learning to express himself with a more socially acceptable vocabulary

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