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In the nig-nog corner | School master reprimanded for referring to black pupils and Asian classmates as "in the nig-nog corner"| The Guardian

A teacher was given a professional reprimand yesterday for referring to a group containing two black pupils and an Asian classmate as being "in the nig-nog corner".

Michael Aldersley, a science teacher at Calderstones school in Liverpool, was sacked in May 2001. In November 2000 he had told a computer class of 14-year-olds: "Everyone in the nig-nog corner, come here, you might learn something." Three pupils and their parents complained to the school.

Yesterday, a General Teaching Council hearing in Birmingham concluded he had demonstrated unacceptable conduct, and that a formal reprimand should lie on his registration for two years.

Dr Aldersley, in his 50s, did not attend the hearing. In a statement, he said he had meant "foolish and silly children". The hearing was told the Oxford dictionary had several definitions of the phrase: a foolish person; an unskilled recruit; or a coarsely abusive term for black people.

After the hearing, Brian Davies, headteacher of Calderstones, said: "I never considered that it would mean silly or foolish children. I only took it to have one meaning ... and that is a derogatory phrase toward black pupils."

Mr Davies said Dr Aldersley had apologised to the pupils concerned, but from his initial meetings with the teacher, he suspected he did not realise the offence he had caused; 22% of pupils are from minority ethnic groups. He was sacked for gross misconduct by a 5-3 vote of governors.

In his statement, Dr Aldersley referred to his "incautious" use of language but said that, when questioned by the school, he had felt a lack of support, a bullying tone, and cynicism concerning racism in South Africa, where he taught in the 1970s. Yesterday Mr Davies acknowledged that Dr Aldersley "nailed his colours very firmly to the mast" in South Africa as an opponent of apartheid. Calderstones colleagues and pupils had also written in support of Dr Aldersley, who had an unblemished teaching record.

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Nig-nog school master reprimanded for referring to two black pupils and an Asian classmate as being "in the nig-nog corner") might be of interest to anyone reading around the subject. Far less defensible than "niggardly", of course, or maybe the teacher had been asleep for a generation or two. – Hajor 5 July 2005 00:42 (UTC)

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I think that this article should exist, but the title isn't right. Shouldn't the title be something like "Niggardly controversy"? HuskyHuskie 9:13 am, 17 March 2007, Saturday (3 years, 4 months, 18 days ago) (UTC−5)

At the deletion discussion a good number of people wanted a change in the title, including me. It seems to me that since the word has become controversial at somewhat different times, it might be better to say "controversies", although they all seem to revolve around essentially the same issues. I'm not really sure whether "controversy" or "controversies" is better. I could accept either. Noroton 10:41 am, 17 March 2007, Saturday (3 years, 4 months, 18 days ago) (UTC−5)

There's a naming convention that prefers singular words to plural in Wikipedia article titles (here: Wikipedia:Naming conventions (plurals)), but I don't think it applies here. Noroton 10:51 am, 17 March 2007, Saturday (3 years, 4 months, 18 days ago) (UTC−5)

I'm not sure about plurals, but I'd prefer Controversies about the word Niggardly or something like that, just because niggardly is an adjective so in "Niggardly controversy" it looks like it's modifying the word controversy.Chunky Rice 12:26 pm, 18 March 2007, Sunday (3 years, 4 months, 17 days ago) (UTC−5)

I didn't think of that. Good point. The title should be as short as possible, but that may be the shortest while also being the clearest. I guess the link from "Niggardly" will keep it accessable to people searching for something on this subject. If that link ever went, the article would be extremely difficult to find no matter what else we name it. The meaning of the title also fits the subject matter. You've capitalized "Niggardly" but we probably shouldn't, per Wikipedia naming policy. It's better that we don't put the word in quotes or italics (we probably can't put it in italics). Saying "the word" before "niggardly" makes it clear. I don't see a better substitute for "about" either: it's a good, plain word. Did you know there's a whole Wikipedia page not just on naming articles but on the use of capital letters in article names? It's here, but it all comes down to not using capital letters except for the first letter or in names. So: Controversies about the word niggardly Noroton 2:11 pm, 18 March 2007, Sunday (3 years, 4 months, 17 days ago) (UTC−5)

All right, just to make it more complicated, I used the Wikipedia "Search" and "Go" functions to look up "Controversies about", "Controversies on" and "Controversies over" and "over" is the word they use most. I personally like "about" but just so you all know, "over" is the word used more, if that matters. Noroton 2:21 pm, 18 March 2007, Sunday (3 years, 4 months, 17 days ago) (UTC−5)

I'd support "over" or "about". I agree that the article is primarily about the controversies rather than the word; and I agree with the need to avoid quotes and to avoid making "niggardly" appear to be a modifier in the title. Mike Christie (talk) 2:23 pm, 18 March 2007, Sunday (3 years, 4 months, 17 days ago) (UTC−5)

Lots of good info in this discussion on the name that I hadn't thought about. I really prefer shorter titles, but Chunky Rice is quite correct in his point about what looks like it is being modified. As to what preposition should be used, let me throw this suggestion out: Controversy regarding the word niggardly HuskyHuskie 5:28 pm, 18 March 2007, Sunday (3 years, 4 months, 17 days ago) (UTC−5)

So, I'm fine with Controversies about the word niggardly. Is there any consensus here? Chunky Rice 11:25 am, 20 March 2007, Tuesday (3 years, 4 months, 15 days ago) (UTC−5)

• Support Noroton 2:39 pm, 20 March 2007, Tuesday (3 years, 4 months, 15 days ago) (UTC−5)
• Support Mike Christie (talk) 3:53 pm, 20 March 2007, Tuesday (3 years, 4 months, 15 days ago) (UTC−5)

Okay, I just took the initiative and moved the page since there didn't seem to be any singificant dissent about it.Chunky Rice 5:17 pm, 21 March 2007, Wednesday (3 years, 4 months, 14 days ago) (UTC−5)

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Sappy personal story - really needed? [edit]

The interjection about the newspaper editors in Ohio is cute, but does it really help our understanding of the topic? I don't think so, and would recommend its deletion. Feralcats 9:20 am, 3 April 2007, Tuesday (3 years, 4 months, 1 day ago) (UTC−5)

I agree; I went ahead and took it out. Mike Christie (talk) 9:31 am, 3 April 2007, Tuesday (3 years, 4 months, 1 day ago) (UTC−5)

Cute and sappy don't do it for me either, but I think it shows how strong feelings can get about using the word, on both sides. That's why I included it. How many words that have a noncontroversial regular meaning can you say that about? It gives another example (and there aren't an enormous number) showing how offended people can get about it. Please reconsider. Noroton 6:47 pm, 4 April 2007, Wednesday (3 years, 3 months, 30 days ago) (UTC−5)

Hm. To me the story is interesting because it's not just about misundersta

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