RESPECT
Growing up, my parents taught me that being respectful and having respect for others was very important. Respecting adults, teachers, family and most of all having respect for ourselves seem to have diminished. I think the lack of respect is quite evident in schools today. Parents must be more accountable in teaching their children this simple concept. How do we help restore the respect factor in our schools?
Labels: Accountability, Parental involvement, Respect
posted by Nikki Wells at
11:56 AM
2 Comments:
I wish I had an answer for this one. I do agree with you that it starts in the home. A friend of mine told me that people always comment on how well-behaved her children are. She said to me "Do they think that just happens? It doesn't. We make sure it happens."
I agree that parents need to step up and teach our children how to respect others and themselves. It is important to teach our children manners and how to speak to adults.
One thing I remember when I was in school is that even if a child wasn't taught it at home that teachers and administrators still demanded it in the school.
Little things like saying please and thank you. We were not allowed to wear hats in the school building. And honestly I am not that old. It wasn't that long ago. Actually, I recall that we weren't permitted to wear hats in restuarants, church, stores. If a student wore a baseball cap into the school they were immediately reprimanded.
I think we as parents, schools and a society as a whole demand less and expect less of this generation. We need to take control again.
I don't think students are necessarily disciplined for being disrespectful. Discipline seems to be reserved for what school systems deem more serious offenses.
If students were made more accountable and faced discipline for disrespectful behavior it would be a great start in teaching our kids respect.
Michelle Hertig-Sperl
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