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Should children be taught manners at school? - 01/05/08 04:55 Is it just me, or do kids seem to be getting ruder these days? They swear, spit and don't seem to be able to say 'please'or 'thank- you'!

I think basic manners should be taught at school, what do you think?
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Re:Should children be taught manners at school? - 01/05/08 09:16 The fact that you have to ask this question highlights the problems in UK today. The Labour, Scottish led Government has taken away the powers of the family, then the powers of the schools and the powers of society until there is no real authority in the country today. Parents teach manners, we are all agreed on this, but the reduction of parental authority in uk has brought us a generation of yobs.
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Re:Should children be taught manners at school? - 01/05/08 09:19 We are teaching literacy and numeracy and yet many young people leave school without being able to read or count. What makes us think that teaching them good manners will bring any results? It will be the usual story - those who come from good background will learn, those who don't - won't (with a few exceptions to confirm the rule)
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Re:Should children be taught manners at school? - 01/05/08 09:39 Unfortunately, rough behaviour, rudeness and bullying are now fashionable among the young in the street and playground, and any attempt to teach 'manners' - gentleness, quietness, chivalry, sportsmanship - would be greeted with loud derision. 'Wotcha fink I am, a poofta? You gotta give me respec', or I'll give you a smack round the 'ead.' We are a long way from the days when adults thought it right to teach their juniors good behaviour, and so there are two or three gene-rations that have no idea of how to pass it on. The recovery of manners within a short time, however we set out to teach them, is not to be hoped for. The little thug, moreover, knows that the authorities are on his side, against adults that want to keep him in check. Singlemates - The do’s and don’ts of dating.
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Re:Should children be taught manners at school? - 01/05/08 09:42 Manners should be taught in the home. It is a time -consuming task teaching toddlers to say please and thankyou but once ingrained it is with them for life. Teachers have enough on their plates without having to add parental responsibilities as well. This is not to say that good manners should not be encouraged or rewarded in school. Teachers can have a large influence on children and should always aim to set the standard of behaviour themselves – or how can we expect it of others. Much of the joy of teaching is in the extra-curricular interactions that take place in a school and it is here that teachers can have the greatest impact on a child's social behaviour, not through formal classroom instruction. Mywitney - Fun place to hang out in Witney
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Re:Should children be taught manners at school? - 01/05/08 09:50 Whatever is taught in school between the ages of 5 and 18, apart from Mathematics, English Language and Literature, History, Geography, Art, Sports, Technical Drawing, French, German, Spanish and any other academic subject should be a continuation of what parents teach their children at home. That is the fundamentals of reading, counting, manners and attitude to other human beings. Little wonder then, when in many areas the parents have no understanding or appreciation of good manners and are unable to express themselves clearly without resorting to the vernacular, that children often grow up not respecting other children let alone other people and their property. It is during the formative years, generally accepted as being between age 3 and age 6 or 7, that children learn from their parents how to behave, how to respond and how to react. Mywitney - Your total guide to Witney,Oxfordshire - for visitors and locals!
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