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You've heard directors and teachers by the gross tell you 'Come to grips with yourself,' 'Regain your self-esteem,' Use the space,' and myriad other pretty phrases which they, and you, were surprised to find difficult to accomplish. They are not difficult. They are impossible. They don't mean anything. They are nonsense syllables, strung together by ourselves and others, and they mean 'Damned if I know, and damned if I can admit it.'
The above is from David Mamet's slim book on acting, True and False. The paragraph reminds me of all the BS phrases that educators, professors, and Schools of Education so earnestly use:
Have high expectations.
Believe in your students.
Failure is not an option.
Think outside the box.
It's a two-way street.
Get on the bus.
Find the right seat on the bus.
Do the teachers out there have any other nonsense phrases to add?
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