Should politeness be taught in schools?

Question

I think it would be beneficial if young people were taught the value of politeness and good manners, in order to make the world a more pleasant place. Do you not agree, kind user?

Answer 1

IMHO, its not the schools job - its the parents. The schools need to (& generally do) reinforce the values but parents should be encouraged to take more responsibility for the kids they have brought into the world instead of complaining that the schools/government should do more. Flame me for it if you like but thats what I think.
Yes, I am a parent.

Answer 2

Manners should absolutely be taught. Forget right or wrong, think of it in these terms, the truly powerful use and practice good manners. They are on display, they deal with people in a particular way. Being social, being polite is one of the hallmarks of success , just as proper English is the language of money. I am not talking short lived celebrities or athletes here, I am talking about the truly successful and wealthy.

Answer 3

Yes politeness should be taught but not in schools. Parents should teach their children morals and politeness and right from wrong. It should be reinforced at school, church, social gatherings, family gatherings. The world would be a much better place if parents would do there jobs...

Answer 4

I do agree that politeness should be taught.. but not in schools. Parents should teach their children politeness and good manners. Mine did and I think I have great manners and am very polite.
I hope this helps.. Merry Christmas!!

Answer 5

Most Definitely Yes. The world today has and is going rotten in places. I was taught old fashioned values at school and am trying to pass them on to my children, they are fine but it tends to be the odd few who spoil it for the rest. - they should take a leaf out of the "Laddette to Lady" tv programme for tips.

Hope this helps

Answer 6

I most definately agree with you. There are so many young people who don't know anything at all about being polite and having manners.
Example: one of my friends saw a teen boy being rude and downright mean to people. My friend approached the boy and asked him "don't you have any morals or scruples?" The boy covered his private area with his hands and replied "You don't have any business talking about my privates like that!" My friend answered "go to a library, look the words up and then you'll know what I'm talking about". See......a prime example of people not knowing about this subject or even being taught, from their parents, about this. It's really sad.....

Answer 7

I agree with you that children could benefit from those but they must be taught by the parent firstly, not only schools mold children into what they will some day be. Parents are the first teacher any child will ever have and are also the biggest influence in a child's life.

Answer 8

Politeness and good manners should be taught in the home by the parents. If parents these days would get off their lazy butts and actually raise their children, you wouldn't have to ask such a ridiculous question.

Answer 9

Absolutely.

It might help if it were taught at home, too - it shouldn't really be the school's job to teach basic human skills ... unfortunately, too many young people have no skills in this area at all.

I was at our school's prizegiving the other day, and more than half the pupils didn't even know how to accept their prizes graciously. Shocking!

Answer 10

I suppose so, since parents are refusing to teach it. They could start with not accepting rude behavior. Back in the good old days, children had a higher level of behavior overall. They knew the boundaries and for the most part stayed within them. Now, no one says anything when a child uses foul language or disrespects anyone. We need to go back to the days when right and wrong were black and white.