Posts Tagged ‘compliment’
Complimenting an item of clothing is the lowest form of compliment
I love the message that this cartoon conveys, but I just wish it wasn’t all about the hat. Complimenting an item of clothing is the lowest form of compliment, which is why it’s so easily applied to strangers. If you don’t know the person, it’s easy to comment on their relatively irrelevant exterior since their…
Read MoreBest compliment of my life
I received the greatest compliment of my life yesterday when my daughter, Clara, told my wife, “Mommy, thank you for marrying the funnest guy in the whole world.” I got a little teary hearing those words. Prior to this, I’d been keeping track of the greatest compliments of my life. Four in all. On…
Read MoreTeachers: Stop commenting, positively or negatively, on your student’s physical appearance. It’s only hurting them.
As an elementary school teacher, I have made it my policy for more than a decade to avoid commenting on a student’s physical appearance. A student’s appearance should be the last thing of concern to a teacher, but more importantly, these comments, even when positive, can be damaging and hurtful to kids. This policy has…
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