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Today's edgy tip is use neutral language to keep things cool. One way to describe an

ideal classroom environment is one that is cool. In other words, the emotions of the people in the

room, both the teacher and the students, are not inflamed in any way. No one is preoccupied with any kind of anger, hurt feelings,

anxiety, or fear, and they can therefore concentrate on the academic tasks of the day,

free and clear, emotionally unfettered. This kind of nirvana is hard to achieve in classrooms

because we all bring our outside lives with us, and teachers

can't control that. What we can control are the things we say, specifically how we say them,

in order to bring the atmosphere down to a cooler level, or at least avoid making it hotter

and more intense. One way to do that is through neutral language.

By choosing words that are less judgy and more neutral, we keep things professional, calm, and cool.

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