http://northernkentuckywritingproject.org/archives/401 Advancing the teaching of writing and improving learning in our nation’s schools. Thu, 02 Dec 2010 00:17:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://northernkentuckywritingproject.org/archives/401/comment-page-1#comment-62 Sara Runge Wed, 13 Jan 2010 22:38:25 +0000 http://northernkentuckywritingproject.org/?p=401#comment-62 I have to agree with Lorie, but I must say that educators are most often the ones that do this. We talk to parents and others outside the education field, throwing around words, phrases, and acronyms related to the education field, without realizing that parents and others have absolutely no idea what we are saying. It is important that we recognize this and just "tell it like it is." I have to agree with Lorie, but I must say that educators are most often the ones that do this. We talk to parents and others outside the education field, throwing around words, phrases, and acronyms related to the education field, without realizing that parents and others have absolutely no idea what we are saying. It is important that we recognize this and just “tell it like it is.”

]]> http://northernkentuckywritingproject.org/archives/401/comment-page-1#comment-56 Lorie Lech Tue, 12 Jan 2010 22:00:08 +0000 http://northernkentuckywritingproject.org/?p=401#comment-56 I often find that the people who use the most jargon in the workplace do so to hide that they really know nothing of what they are talking about. Those who cannot tell it like it is and feel the need to fill what they say with token words and key phrases of the week are just hoping that no one will find this out. I often find that the people who use the most jargon in the workplace do so to hide that they really know nothing of what they are talking about. Those who cannot tell it like it is and feel the need to fill what they say with token words and key phrases of the week are just hoping that no one will find this out.

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