Should a course in manners be mandatory in schools?
451602
I feel I have permission to answer this as I am about to simply because I'm a teacher. \n\nI have the delightful job of being a middle school teacher. Yeah, I get the kids once they have approached those "wonder years." If they are going to be a tad bit un-mannerly, these are the years we see it in its prime. How interesting it is to see some students coming into my classroom saying "thank you" and "please" and raising their hands and asking permission and waiting for others to have a turn and yet other students that have a feeling of entitlement and expectation because of "who they are." \n\nNow this shows me that for one......kids are all different. (thank gosh right?) But what else is different? Haven't they all be attending school together for 7 years before settling into my classroom? Two points to make here.\n\n1) Yes some teachers are all around teachers! I love the kind of instructor that doesn't see themself as just a math teacher or science teacher, but as a teacher! These are the kinds of people that want to guide the child into being a well rounded citizen of integrity. As far as conducting a course in manners? Everyday is a course of manners in a teacher's class such as this!! The teacher guides by example and corrects when necessary and advises about situations to come. However, I will admit, not all teachers take the time. Sometimes they give up and think it is not always their place. This is where my second point comes in.\n\n2) What is the parents' role? Yes, the student spends a great deal of time at school in order to learn learn learn! But what are the parents teaching? Ohhhh many parents do more than their part in raising amazingly polite kids with fantastic heads on their shoulders. But what about the population of parents that say, "What are you going to do about my child?" and expect the school to not only teach, but to counsel and MEND their child. Schools can guide; parents must mold! If parents teach their children the values to live by we can more than do our part to reinforce these. However, if parents take a laissez faire attitude in this regard, it is hard for us to enforce and teach at school something that a child knows he can have disregard for at home. \n\nSo should a course in mannes be mandatory in schools? How about this idea??? Why don't we make it mandatory for parents!! YAY! They attend.....they see how we guide their students and they enforce the same values at home! \n\nIf all are on the same page, parents, teachers and students, I think we'd see such a huge difference in our youth of today!!!
302454
If they need correcting do in in a private way.If they need discipline in high school, they aren't due any respect.
1086303
No. But they should be made a bit harder. Raise the bar - to ensure that before entering college you DO KNOW the basics.
466242
well it is necessary to have proper manners towards everybody, and if you dont then thats just stupid.  you shoudl treat them like you treat everybody else, because they are just like you and me only a little bigger aroung the middle.  if you dont have good manners in the first place, well then thats not my prob
897706
It depends on the manners.\nBut mainly if yes if you want to keep your dignity.
118119
I don't believe so, no.  I think that only the parents should be able to administer corporal punishment if and when they see fit.  If the school has an issue with a child and they feel that corporal punishment would help quell that issue, then I believe they should contact the parent(s) to come down and issue corporal punishment if the parent agrees to it.  If the parent does not administer corporal punishment at home, then it should be a non-issue and the parents and the school should work together to come up with a punishment suitable for the action of the student.
458421
There are a couple of reasons.  Without rules there are no standards of conduct universally accepted by the student body at large, thus absence of rules leads to disruptive conduct by at least a minority that interferes with learning for all.  Some rules are to encourage safe behavior. Learning is a joint endeavor by both students and teachers. As with sports, rules attempt to insure that everyone on the team/in the class knows what the expectations and respective roles are and have an opportunity to participate.\n\nA by-product of school rules is that the student does learn how to cope in a cooperative society.  The experience instills a common thread connecting all that have the school experience, rules and all.  That commonality helps bind together disparate individuals into a society.
796988
Yes, I think so.  \nIt is a basic function of being prepared to be a citizen and a productive member of society.  Of course, it would be nice if parents taught this at home but you can't count on that.  While the responsibilities of individual jobs must be learned there, there are common basics that everyone could learn.
1029045
I know this is going to be the boring f*** of an answer but the school's policy is one of those things you won't get now but will appreciate when you look back in later life.  The self discipline and focus these kind of rules instill will actually serve you well and the atmosphere, attitudes and behaviour it leads to in your school is almost certainly a million miles better than that in the vast majority of other more liberal schools. Don't be too quick to knock old traditions - they're often there because there's a good reason for them.\n\nPS It's okay - I do know that there's no chance of you awarding this Best Answer till you're 40 !
99224
NO,because every student  must be given an opportunity to hold the responsibilities in the class.A prefect in school may lead to inferior feeling in other students.
560490
common sense. everybody should take a course or a seminar. it should be mandatory in schools.
82613
Miss Manners thinks it to be important for you to pose this question and for you and others to ponder the demise of manners.  Some of you have made important observations.\n\nTake a close look at society and culture before the 1960s and you will find many clues to the revolutions of our times.
1098129
I do not know the total reason for this.  But I have a friend that just went through medical school, and the lesson on bedside manners was a one-day course, compared to 6 years of medical school.  If we want them to ne nicer, maybe the education needs to be changed.
631591
I think that it is extremely important. People need to feel like it's OK to put themselves out there and make a mistake. It's impossible to learn anything without goofing up every once in a while. Creating this kind of environment boils down to one thing, respect. If you respect your students, and don't tolerate your other students disrespecting each other it will facilitate their learning.
996642
Often, a number of school regulations are indeed considered as injust. The point of view remains subjective, but some times, regulations are made for the confort of adminstrative people rather than in the ideal of improving school experience and general conditions for all.
180800
Some courses need to be required...everyone needs to learn basic math, history and science. But not everyone wants to learn art, music or drafting. These classes should be optional or non required. It should be required to take some form of fine arts but not everyone high school student should be required to take something like choir.
622233
Absolutely not.  Most parents would consider that language rude if said in the family setting so all the more reason it is inappropraite in a school setting.  I would not be happy if my child where in that class.