Wish List

I wish that other teachers would make a big effort in teaching students how to communicate professionally and appropriately in class, rather than accepting their use of informal or colloquial dialogue.
I run my classroom like a corporate office and demand professional behavior, language and integrity so that students will be prepared for communicating with peers in college and the workplace. I also find myself explaining and the students accepting that professionally and formal codes of communication does not mean "acting white." Rather that they are communicating on a level that will get people to respect them and in turn give others respect. I have found that they really enjoy being polite, even if they just do it for extra credit!
I cringe when I hear teachers administrators and security guards, using slang or unprofessional language with the students so that they would like them. I think it reinforces their poor communication levels that I am tyring to raise. They have so much great things to say in class dialogues, but cannot wait their turn and shout over each other.
I really want my students to raise their speaking skills because I think it will drastically change their writing skills, and also their behavior and the value that hey put into their education.