1st graders and the "N" word?
Answer:
Yes, they learn this from their uneducated parents!
I am not surprised. kids are doing things much younger than they used to but it is completely unacceptable. Obviously the parents are using that word or someone that the child is around alot.
well thats sad that its still going on till this day but i think that those lil kids do not know what that word even means!! i think that they were just influenced to use it by what they hear on the radio!
Yes, unfortunately, kids will parrot whatever they hear, not knowing what it means. I heard it in the second grade. The reason that racism becomes so ingrained in peoples minds and has such a hold on them is because they've had it drilled into their brains from day one.
I would imagine this is a Southern town.
this is what happens when idiots talk about other people in front of their kids. i seriously don't know what happened to the english language. all i hear know from kids in grade school to adults in a professional business is either slang or faul words. its annoying.
kids are so cruel.
im sorry about your friend's nephew.
try having your friend transfer him to a new school.
I agree with the other person. The parents have a lot to do with what there child learns. I think there intimidated by him so they feel they need to cut him down so they look better.
very sad situation
this dosen't shock me I was first called that name in second grade and it really hurts at that age. If I were you I would raise hell at the school until the issue is resolved or they start educating the other kids. This is in no way something that should be taken lightly. It's 2007 and there is not a place in this country where this should be accectable
oh yeah, i have heard that from 5 and 6 year olds and worse. i worked in an elementary school as a afterschool care provider for three years and you wouldn't believe the things that you would hear. there has been kids this young saying the f word, the b word, threatening to kill one another, talking about having sex and the list goes on and on. most of the time it is the parents fault for talking that way around them. it is a shame too because like you, i did not hear these kinds of things until i was in the 5th grade which is still too young in my view but it is only going to get worse i am afraid. your friend needs to talk to the school about this and try to get the problem solved. tell your friends nephew nt to worry about people like this and that he is going to have to deal with them at different times for the rest of his life. make sure he knows it is not his fault. hope this helps. good luck with this.
Wow, my son is 2nd grade and doesn't know the word. I'm kind of surprised. It is probably the fault of the parents OR the community the kids are from. When my son was in kindergarten, the bus driver told me that he had flipped off another child. I definitely didn't teach him that! I found out later that one of the older kids on the bus dared him to do it saying it would be "funny" if he did.
Oh the joys of public school. That's why he's home now! So sorry your friend's nephew had to hear that!
I'm old fashioned. If I got wind of my son saying something like that he'd have a bar of soap hanging out of his mouth faster that you could bat an eyelash.
I have heard of it but I always thought people were telling lies about how strong raceism still is. These kids learned it somewhere and at that age you know it came from home. That is unbeliveable that parents teach their kids to hate, I thought this country had over come this issue. Well hopefully things will change in 2008 if a minority gets elected the country will have no choice but to get over there grug against blacks women and hispanics or they will have to keep them to their self. I feel for your friend and his child
no if my son (first grade) ever said that he get a taste of soap, they are probably hearing it from their parents, my heart goes ot to your friends nephew.
I am shocked that a child /or/ children at such a young age would say that. Sadly the child /or/ children who said it, had to of heard it from somewhere. Normally I would say the child had to of learned it from home, however he/she could of learned it from another child at school even. I have a 1 st & 3 rd grader and I doubt my kids even know what that word means. If I where the child's parent that was called the name, I would mention it to the teacher so she is aware that the child is being harassed. Most schools these days do not tolerate harassing & bullying.
They probably heard it from a movie or tv or parents or something but it's probably cause they dont know what it means. Lucky enough those kids are still at that age where the black kid probably doesnt know what it means and therefore isnt going to beat the **** out of them.
This needs to be taken up with the teacher. Obviously the parents are not doing their job. AND, no. My kid is 15 and I have never heard him call anyone that. Maybe because I don't call people that.
well, of course. kids these days talk so much trash because of people like you. Yes, I saw that answer, luke! >:))
uh thats kinda young to be saying ANYTHING like that. ive never heard a kid THAT young say that. ever. i never learnt what it meant untill gr 6. when i was in gr 1 there was 1 black kid in my class but i didnt really know the difference, all i knew was that it was another kid to play with. thats how it should be know
tell the teachers and crap cuz theres a lot of history behind that word and it should never b used
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