I watched a certain movie in my class.
A teacher of kindergarten used these two phrases when he scolds his students in the movie.
What is difference between "Quiet!" and "Shut up!" ? I want to know.
Then, if you are a teacher, which phrases do you use when you scold your student?
Please give me your ideas.
2007-06-21 05:40:50 · 9 answers · asked by YUKI 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
If you are making noise people say to be quiet. If you talking any rubbish they ask to shut up.
2007-06-21 05:49:13 · answer #1 · answered by vj 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Young children do not really respond well to either one. Their noisiness itself makes them forget what the abstract concept of quiet is like. It is better to explain to them when they are already quiet and relaxed that there may come a time when you will need to get their attention quickly, and develop some easily recognizable signal with a whistle, castanets, a piano, xylophone, etc. Then practice it when they are only a little noisy. And have something worthwhile to call their attention to, otherwise they will learn to ignore it. Also, we use the phrases "indoor voices", the "armslength rule", "secret voices", etc. to remind them to use a tone that only carries a short way. Young children are eager to please, so praise them for making the environment a pleasant one. The very word "scold" would seem to indicate that maybe you are a little unclear on the concept of dealing with little ones. For best results, they need to be pulled, not pushed; encouraged, not scolded.
2007-06-21 06:09:06 · answer #2 · answered by RE 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One is expressing a need for a particular state (quiet), while the other is a demand for others to do something (shut up). For that reason, "quiet" is considered more polite (although it would be more polite if the teacher added "please") than "shut up". My parents would never allow anyone to use the term "shut up" in our house, believing it to be crude, and the equivalent of profanity.
I teach older students, so I rarely have to shout at them at all - a look or raised hand will suffice. But a phrase I hear parents use all the time is, "Let's use our indoor voices, please," and it seems to work.
2007-06-21 06:05:23 · answer #3 · answered by neniaf 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Quiet is a much politer milder way of telling someone to be silent, or to speak in a low vioce. Shut Up is a heavier weight word, I would be slightly offended if anyone told me to shut up.
2007-06-21 05:50:49 · answer #4 · answered by Jubilee 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think "Quiet" is just more polite. When I work with children on Wednesday nights, I always use "Quiet"...I sure wouldn't want anyone to tell me to "Shut Up", it's rude.
2007-06-21 05:49:28 · answer #5 · answered by Sherry 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
quiet is more polite and sometimes said if there is a reason to be quiet as if someone will be disturbed and shut up is if you don't want to hear it or saying "quiet" doesn't work.
one of my teachers always said shut up to us... he got fired.
one teacher says quiet down now class... nobody listens
another teacher bangs a pencil on the table and says BE QUITE!! (southern accent) and if we don't listen he says SHUT UP!!
2007-06-21 05:47:31 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
1; one is crude and the other is polite
2. depends on the teacher
2007-06-21 05:45:37 · answer #7 · answered by Eliza 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
'Quiet!' is a much more polite way to say 'shut up!'
Saying 'shut up' is very rude.
2007-06-21 07:47:28 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Shut up is the ruder version of quiet.
I would rather use "Please be silent" or "Children, please use your soft voice" or something to that effect.
2007-06-21 05:53:13 · answer #9 · answered by tweet48 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋