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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So agree with you OP. I especially hate it when teachers or school administrators say it. Can we communicate like adults please?[/quote]

I’m an elementary school principal, and I hate “kiddos.” The other one that is nails on the chalkboard for me is “friend” when referring to a student that struggles with behavior, as in “Our friend in first grade is refusing to come in from the playground.” Just use the kid’s name! [/quote]

It is really baffling to me how many different words we keep coming up with to avoid saying "students" or "child." Our school calls them "scholars" or, yes, "friends". I don't actually mind friend in ECE because I think it's designed to help build connections between the children and because when you are teaching them to be kind to each other and share, it is useful to talk about how to treat "friends." But that doesn't mean all the adults have to use the term, too, all the way through 5th grade. It just sounds condescending at that point. These children are not your friends. They are students. Why is that a bad word?[/quote]

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