Do you think there should be an etiquette class for kids in schools?

Question

To teach things like:
-manners
-how to treat members of the opposite sex
-how to dress (not like taking away trends but basics, like what is appropriate for a job interview etc)
-how to wear make-up (again, not excessive, but show how too much make-up could look cheap)
-Some basic etiquette things like thank-you cards and stuff

Or do you think this would be a waste of a child's learning time?

Answer 1

Absolutely, I think these things should be taught at school. Yes, I think that parents should be teaching etiquette at home, but so many parents don't. So, if the parents don't teach it, I would rather have the schools teach it than kids not learn it at all.

Answer 2

I believe yes. Indeed many would agree that this is the job of a parent, but many children have either both parents working full time, or one parent working full time and thus parents do not have sufficient time to inculcate manners etc into their children. Besides, there are more children now being so pampered that they cannot even put on their own shoes, or treat their domestic helpers rudely. Not that any party is really at fault, but there is a need to teach children basic manners. In my opinion, these children should be educated young, before they bring such attitude into the working world. Etiquette can bring hope to this getting-colder-world. This is just my opinion, please don't get offended. Thanks

Answer 3

No, absolutely not. Manners, dress, basic etiquette, etc. is the parents responsibility to teach their children. They should be practicing and using these things at school in order to show respect and get along with others. Unfortunately, it seem many parents these days don't teach their children at home or spend enough time educating them on these things.

Answer 4

I dont think that it is something that a teacher should be teaching a child. The child's parents should be teaching them that stuff. It is not a teachers responsibility to teach that stuff.. Those are the things that are to be learned at home. Teachers do at times integrate that into the classroom... Most of that are learned through interactions... Business courses sometimes teach what is appropriate for a job interview inregards to clothes and makeup.

Answer 5

This would be very nice but you would have parents at odds with the curriculum from the get go - whose etiquette would be correct and at what age should make up be introduced (if at all according to many religions). Basic thank you cards are taught in 2nd grade and simple please and thank you in Kindergarten - but the rest is very difficult to teach in a public forum and not step on many toes.

Answer 6

Layla, thats one thing. Half the people on here from their pc's still cannot spell or use proper grammar. What's their excuse? I know what you mean though, I have no idea what they are saying and I end up not replying. Trying to figure it out or sending a text for every word I don't understand is such a bloody waste of time.

Answer 7

Let's agree to compromise. But let's first agree that parents are not doing their jobs in this and many other areas. What, then, is the school's responsibility when the parents have failed?

So, let's compromise: let's make intense classes available - free - to kids that want to attend them. Classes would be conducted outside regular school hours/days, and taught by volunteer teachers. There's no cost to the school (save utilities), there's no conflict with mores and values (as it is voluntary), and we get to at least one child.

One child reached makes the program worthwhile. What say you?

Answer 8

yes and no.
yes because many people grow up without learning any manners. no because it is the parents job, not the school. also, it would be diffiucult to decide on one set of rules on what is approproiate

Answer 9

That is what MOM and DAD are for not our teachers