Pass me the vomit bag

This is from an NEA "classroom management" publication:

Examples of reinforcing classroom expectations include:

• "I see so many people ready to start meeting. I see hands in laps, legs crossed, eyes front."
  
  
• "I noticed that many people remembered to look at the person they were greeting today...."
  
  
• "Thank you for a very efficient clean-up today. I see caps back on markers, pencils with points down in cans, paper off the floor."

Now compare that with this excerpt from our local elementary school newsletter:

I want to take the time to thank [School Name] Parents. Each day I see parents working alongside staff as part of the educational team.... I see the positive impact of parents each day. I see well cared for children that are full of fun and eager to learn. I see you volunteering in the classrooms, in the workroom, on the playground, in the lunchroom and at special events....

And I see that someone needs to give this principal the bug-eyed, slack-jawed, furrowed-brow look of shock and horror that she deserves for treating parents like they're four years old.