FRIENDS
LANGUAGE
CHILDHOOD
HOME
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FRIENDS
LANGUAGE
CHILDHOOD
HOME
ROUND 1
12 minutes
144. What is Your Favorite Place in Your House?
145. How Important Is Keeping a Clean House?
146. Do You Need to De-Clutter Your Life?
147. Do You Plan on Saving Any of Your Belongings for the Future?
149. What Would You Grab in a Fire?
150. What Would You Put in Your Emergency ‘Go-Bag’?
HOME
TEAM LEADER:
MEMBERS: April
ED
174. What Do You Remember Best About Being 12?
177. What Rites of Passage Have You Participated In?
178. What Are You Grateful For?
179. What Advice Would You Give Younger People About Middle or High School?
180. What Have You Learned From Older People?
CHILDHOOD
TEAM LEADER: Joyce
MEMBERS: Chuck
Rachel
Ed
Marta
355. How Much Slang Do You Use? What Are Your Favorite Words?
360. How Good Are You at Coming Up With Witty Comebacks?
361. When Did You Last Have a Great Conversation?
362. How Often Do You Have ‘Deep Discussions’?
363. Do You Wish Your Conversations Were Less Small Talk and More ‘Big Talk’?
LANGUAGE
2
TEAM LEADER: Jen R
MEMBERS
Chuck
Marie
Lavon
Rachel
LANGUAGE
2
TEAM LEADER:
Jen R
MEMBERS
Chuck
Marie
Lavon
Rachel
-When I was growing up, I didn’t curse much. I was also Catholic… My brother and I discussed it, and said, everyone
“I was raised in a religious home where cursing was not part of it, until my siblings became teenagers. By the time I was 15, I started using curse words. Now, I use them often, but not in the classroom.”
-Vocabulary of place
-Use in secondary ed or college classrooms? Accepted? To some, yes. To others, complaints may be lodged.
-”I learned to swear in college. When I moved, people in the new spot didn’t swear. Struggle: reading the context.”
-Navy-- Not in front of the kids, until they were teens
-Teens: cursing at home, or school
-”I’m drawn to those who swear in academia, because I feel I can trust them.
LANGUAGE
2
TEAM LEADER:
Jen R
MEMBERS
Chuck
Marie
Lavon
Rachel
-When I was growing up, I didn’t curse much. I was also Catholic… My brother and I discussed it, and said, everyone
“I was raised in a religious home where cursing was not part of it, until my siblings became teenagers. By the time I was 15, I started using curse words. Now, I use them often, but not in the classroom.”
-Vocabulary of place
-Use in secondary ed or college classrooms? Accepted? To some, yes. To others, complaints may be lodged.
-”I learned to swear in college. When I moved, people in the new spot didn’t swear. Struggle: reading the context.”
-Navy-- Not in front of the kids, until they were teens
-Teens: Cursing at home okay, not in school; For some families, never okay
-”I’m drawn to those who swear in academia, because I feel I can trust them.
-My coworkers apologize to me if they are cursing, based on their perceptions of me
LANGUAGE
2
TEAM LEADER:
Jen R
MEMBERS
Chuck
Marie
Lavon
Rachel
-unprecedented
-Some words may be harmful in some contexts, but not in others
ORDINARY words may be hatefully used
-Any word may may be harmful if the connotation is harmful “That woman from Michigan...”
HATEFUL words may not be ordinarily used
-Some words are harmful no matter what-- and may not be used “as a joke” or in common conversation
Discussion: Is it okay for people who identify as certain groups to use words that others should not?
-”If I can’t use those words, you can’t use those words”
355. How Much Slang Do You Use? What Are Your Favorite Words?
360. How Good Are You at Coming Up With Witty Comebacks?
361. When Did You Last Have a Great Conversation?
362. How Often Do You Have ‘Deep Discussions’?
363. Do You Wish Your Conversations Were Less Small Talk and More ‘Big Talk’?
LANGUAGE
1
TEAM LEADER: Jen R
MEMBERS
Katie
Barb
Marie
-Religious upbringing? Christians may still curse. “I like it but it makes me seem crass…” “I use them as adjectives, properly placed-- not as nouns.” “I use them as every part of speech.”
-pejorative words that are used for humor, to harm
-hateful words: -racist, homophobic, transphobic, ageist, sexist, classist, etc.
-reluctance-- Are your learners reluctant, or are they calling BS on the work you assigned?
362. How Often Do You Have ‘Deep Discussions’?
-COVID may make people reveal deep thoughts and feelings
-Deep frustration when discussions are led by those who are uninformed
LANGUAGE
1
TEAM LEADER:
Jen R
MEMBERS
Katie
Barb
Marie
360. How Good Are You at Coming Up With Witty Comebacks?
-”I’m awesome at it, but I have to think about whether I SHOULD use it.”
-Staircase wit-- Get angry, leave the room and stomp off, think of comeback on the stairs
461. Do You Have a Best Friend?
462. How Often Do You Spend One-on-One Time With Your Closest Friends?
463. How Do You Feel About Introducing Friends from Different Parts of Your Life?
464. Do You Find It Easier to Make New Friends Online or In Person?
465. How Good a Friend Are You?
466. How Have You Helped a Friend in a Time of Need?
467. Do You Like Your Friends?
468. Is Competitiveness an Obstacle to Making or Keeping Friendships?
FRIENDS
TEAM LEADER: Ariel
MEMBERS
Michelle
Kristin
Maureen
Alix
Renee
FRIENDS
LANGUAGE
CHILDHOOD
HOME
ROUND 2
12 minutes
TEAM LEADERS
What did you notice?
TEAM MEMBERS
What did you notice?
APPRECIATION
Who did you appreciate in this session today?
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