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[quote=Anonymous]My 8 y/o DS is in the 3rd grade. He LOVES his teacher this year, a young guy who seems really great with the kids and someone that the young boys can really connect with. He co-teaches with the older female teacher next door and they have a very fun, bantering/teasing relationship. Sort of a mother/son vibe, if you will. I thought this was really nice and fun and all when I first encountered it. However, lately my son has been coming home and trying this style out on me and his dad (to some extent). He says things like "hey lady, get my socks" or "whatever, lady". When I ask him to do something, I get a sarcastic "not!" in return. Often with an eye-roll. We've addressed the behavior, and talked about what's appropriate, but after having witnessed some of this between the teachers, I'm wondering if he thinks it's cool because that's what his teacher does. He really looks up to this guy and he's a good teacher and my son is doing well. I don't want to create any waves at school, but I'm perplexed at how to address this with my kid if  he sees adults talking this way and everyone thinks it's funny. We don't think disrespect is funny in our house and this kind of behavior is disrespect in my book. but I don't want to denigrate his teacher in my kid's eyes.  [/quote]

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