What the Mouth Says Matters to Multicultural Learners in General and Special Education

The mouth has naturally been an important tool for human existence. For example, the food we eat goes through the mouth to venture into our digestive system and the words we say come out of our mouths as we communicate with others. To elucidate my discourse, I focus on the latter as a tool that matters in most of our human activities, especially in education and human interactions. As a result, what comes out of the mouth of people, in this case educators, can uplift and hurt students, parents, colleagues, and stakeholders, to mention a few. It now behooves general and special educators to be careful and/or be educated on how to effectively use what the mouth says to light the candles in others instead of cursing the darkness in them. This is the thrust of this article.