That's what most teacher are today. The ones you're describing are a rare breed.Funny how you can't tell between a question and a statement. Did I state or did I ask whether you use that kind of language to lecture your students? Funny how district may say no to electronics, but the rules vary from school to school and class to class, yet students need to bring back signed contract. Perhaps, it vary from student to student as well. Some may fed that contract to his dog, some may use it to wipe his dog behind. How can you, a teacher, be so dumb and inconsistent?