should we teach social etiquette & manners, in grade schools as well as home?

Question

many expect schools to do parents responsibilities of rearing kids. do you see rudeness daily, are people too caught up in their own lil world to think of others. is it that parents are not teaching their kids to be well mannered and behaved in public, disciplining their kids when they misbehave? Are there too many examples of grown ups, acting childish?
if youre polite and mannered, how do you respond to rudeness? how much do you ignore, b4 you get vocal or even physical?
one of my pet peeves is parking in fire lanes so the person doing it can "just pop in & out" real quick. problem is their convenience slows up traffic flow as their cars block a travel lane. i will ask them to move once, (if someone's still in the car) then i will park in front of them. :o) and i then walk in saying i wont be a minute...longer then you, Enjoy~

Answer 1

i dont think schools should be responsible for parental duties, its enough with what they gotta put up with these days.
my take on rudeness: i think its caused because of the constant stress people live in. they begin to lose the incentive to care about others when theyre busy preoccupied with pending bills and difficult times.
its hard not to respond to rudeness but i try my hardest to be patient, and believe me it is very hard sometimes. but its easier to not be mad at somehting or brood over it all day then to actually do it. my parents have always told me that if you want to be a true leader you gotta lead by example. i totally agree. you cant expect kindness if you dont provide it.
nobody's perfect so its understandable to occasionally suffer from lack of better judgement and when that does happen to me i try to learn from it. i guess thats the best way to go by it.

Answer 2

I am a grandmother that volunteers in kindergarten, if the teacher and volunteers didn't automatically correct rude behavior, therefore teaching manners, the classroom would be in total disarray. I don't think there should be a set time for a manners class, but as the occasion arises manners can be taught. Even small children that are taught manners @ home sometimes have relapses.

Answer 3

Absolutely! I have always taught good manners, etiquette and respect towards others to my kids (ages now: 20yrs, 18yrs & 14yrs). Unfortunatley, not all parents do. Of course you realize, that most schools already expect a certain standard of behavior, but it wouldn't hurt to add a little more time to the subject.

Answer 4

I believe that child rearing should be the sole responsibkilty of the parents, however parents are not living up to their responsibilities, and you see it more and more everyday. Kids are missing out on the fundamentals of manners and this is why they feel free to go buck wild, because they have no parental guidance.

Answer 5

Yes,
Etiquette is a system of rules and conventions that regulate social and professional behaviour. In any social unit there are accepted rules of behaviour upheld and enforced by legal codes; there are also norms of behaviour mandated by custom and enforced by group pressure. An offender faces no formal trial or sentence for breach of etiquette; the penalty lies in the disapproval.
source: http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9033150
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Answer 6

It should START in the home!, and carry on into schools.
A lot of people think that it's entirely up to the kids teacher . IT'S NOT !!!!!
It takes a lot for me to get rude. I try my best to ignore it. It has to get pretty dam bad before I open my mouth, but once I do....all these words just start coming out ! Once I get PO'd, it's on !!!

Answer 7

I have been teaching my kids manners since the day they could understand. If my kids walk in front of someone I make them say excuse me. If my kids burp or fart they say excuse me. If something is given to them they say thank you. If they ask for something they say please. I teach my kids manners because I find it very annoying that most people don't. It is like they expect their kids to just know these things after they grow up. Not mine. Mine are growing up right.

Answer 8

its also a shared responsibitlity of family and society so that if u don't get it at home, there's another place wwer u can learn it

Answer 9

Etiquette is not on standardized testing, so there's no time for it in schools.