Lifestyle

TOPICS:

6/1/05

Previous

PAGE: 

1 ... 

329 | 330 | 331

 ... 944

Next

Previous

PAGE: 

1 | 2

Next

SomeOneUK

SomeOneUK

United Kingdom
June 2004

MAY 31, 2005 01:23 PM

Tired of kids with no manners? Can't be bothered to teach them yourself? Why not hire somebody else to do it for you:

...for the first-graders of Heritage Elementary, today's lesson doesn't concern the vagaries of the baseball field or how to navigate the latest computer game, but how to eat soup correctly.

Old-fashioned charm schools may be the thing of a by-gone era but here in California, the latest trend for pre-teens is etiquette classes.


The courses are proving very popular, due to the limited time parents have to teach their children basic manners:

Ms O'Farrill, an etiquette consultant who specialises in teaching children aged six to 12, says the demand for the classes is on the increase.

Parents are rushing to sign their children up to learn such skills as basic table manners, how to make a good first impression, and the dos and don'ts of eating at a restaurant.

She believes the demand is a result of a fast-paced lifestyle with busy parents wanting well-behaved children, but not having the time to teach them the intricacies of good manners and etiquette at home.


Now if they'd only teach them that the 'Crazy Frog' ringtone is socially maladroit, I'd be happy...

Yuriel

Yuriel

I'm lost
January 2004

MAY 31, 2005 06:03 PM

The most amusing thing.

Schools in the south perform the worst.

BUT, you can get paddled, suspended, or expelled for so much as not saying ma'am/sir.

Yup. They drill it into you.
True story. I went to a doctor's office once, and he is from new york, kept wondering why I was calling him sir and looked oddly at me.

I'm like oh yeah. We have that beaten into us here.
Go figure. Looks like it is the new trend. Hah.

Also I really hate that crazy frog bs.
Carry on.
EL SUICIDO LOCO

MrStitches

MrStitches

Brooklyn, NY
November 2003

MAY 31, 2005 06:14 PM



due to the limited time parents have to teach their children basic manners



I am so sick of hearing about how parents are too busy to be parents.
My folks were plenty busy when I was growing up, but they could spare the seconds here and there to make sure I said please and thank you, and that the napkin goes on my lap.

dAHMER

dahmer

South Vienna, OH
OLD SKOOL

MAY 31, 2005 06:19 PM

MrStitches said:


due to the limited time parents have to teach their children basic manners



I am so sick of hearing about how parents are too busy to be parents.
My folks were plenty busy when I was growing up, but they could spare the seconds here and there to make sure I said please and thank you, and that the napkin goes on my lap.


For real. Maybe these 'too busy' parents shouldn't be having kids in the first place. whatever

[Edited on May 31, 2005 9:19PM]

penguinscheme

penguinscheme

I'm lost
February 2004

MAY 31, 2005 07:40 PM

dAHMER said:

MrStitches said:


due to the limited time parents have to teach their children basic manners



I am so sick of hearing about how parents are too busy to be parents.
My folks were plenty busy when I was growing up, but they could spare the seconds here and there to make sure I said please and thank you, and that the napkin goes on my lap.


For real. Maybe these 'too busy' parents shouldn't be having kids in the first place. whatever

[Edited on May 31, 2005 9:19PM]



Makes me wana cry bullshit.
Nowadays you have moms and dads who don’t know how to be moms and dads. Some parents have little time for their kids so they send them to babysitters or wherever will keep them out of the way. My mom and dad were very busy but they had time for me and my siblings. It all comes down to the parent and the reasonability they take on when they have a kid. It shouldn’t be the schools job to instill values onto the children ( I do believe kids do get values from school, don’t get me wrong) but when are parents going to step in and take over where they slacked off?

Ok, that was a ramble, sorry if it makes little sense, I haven’t slept for a while

MC_Dove

MC_Dove

Cincinnati, OH
November 2004

MAY 31, 2005 07:43 PM

my mom used to threaten to send me to one of those in our town if i didn't get my elbows off the table/clean my room/quit ripping holes the the knees of my pants/etc... blackeyed

rustyshacklford

rustyshacklford

I'm lost
December 2004

MAY 31, 2005 07:56 PM

Well now at least I know its not just sex that parents arent expected to teach their own kids about these days.

Helter

Helter

Chester, PA
OLD SKOOL

MAY 31, 2005 08:19 PM

Well, these days do parents even know what constitutes proper etiquette?

darksmith

darksmith

Norway
July 2002

MAY 31, 2005 08:22 PM

When I was a kid manners = common fucking sense. That was it. No strict upbringing just simple do as you would be done by. That's what I carry with me. Respect and be respected. If not, raise hell (okay bit drunk now) but that's my way of doing things.

I won't go into a 'kids today' ramble but i'm confused... but hey, i'm Irish biggrin

[Edited on Jun 01, 2005 5:23AM]

Wren

Wren

SUICIDEGIRL

Minnesota, USA

MAY 31, 2005 08:24 PM

Helter said:
Well, these days do parents even know what constitutes proper etiquette?



No shit.

Don't parents eat dinner with their children any more? I might've spent all day climbing trees while my mother was doing laundry, but you can be damn sure I knew how to behave myself at the dinner table. Why have children if you aren't going to spend any time with them? How depressing.

Helter

Helter

Chester, PA
OLD SKOOL

MAY 31, 2005 08:30 PM

Wren said:

Helter said:
Well, these days do parents even know what constitutes proper etiquette?



No shit.

Don't parents eat dinner with their children any more? I might've spent all day climbing trees while my mother was doing laundry, but you can be damn sure I knew how to behave myself at the dinner table. Why have children if you aren't going to spend any time with them? How depressing.



Well what I mean is, even if they do spend time with their kids, do the parents know proper manners? I know that many of my peers who are now parents just don't.

Jessewestend

Jessewestend

I'm lost
OLD SKOOL

MAY 31, 2005 08:34 PM

Yuriel said:
The most amusing thing.

Schools in the south perform the worst.

BUT, you can get paddled, suspended, or expelled for so much as not saying ma'am/sir.

Yup. They drill it into you.
True story. I went to a doctor's office once, and he is from new york, kept wondering why I was calling him sir and looked oddly at me.

I'm like oh yeah. We have that beaten into us here.
Go figure. Looks like it is the new trend. Hah.

Also I really hate that crazy frog bs.
Carry on.
EL SUICIDO LOCO



gee thats odd, I live in the buckle of the bible belt and I have never heard of anyone so much as getting their name written on the board for not saying, sir or ma'am (I don't remember elementary school or middle school much, perhaps traumatic vernacular training has led to repressed memories of beatings and torture like reprogramming.)

Now my dad on the other hand, was more than ready to lay down the whomping if I didn't show him respect, and honestly... I agree.

I wish there had been etiquette classes when i was in school. I am so sick of how terrible something like bad posture makes people look. Let us bring an end to the era of teenage humpbacks.

DebraJean

DebraJean

SUICIDEGIRL

Egypt

MAY 31, 2005 08:41 PM

"Principal Tim Suanico believes it is a sad reflection of our modern lives that it's now necessary to teach etiquette in school."

wow just wow

and i can't belive you "i walked a mile uphill both ways in the snow with a raw potato for lunch and dinner" people. jugdemental fucks. my parents blablabla...my parents think your parents are fucking dumb, how about that! shut the fuck up and stop to think about your class based judgements.

if this was an post about rich single mothers and the nannys they hire everyone would be ass kissing.

Helter

Helter

Chester, PA
OLD SKOOL

MAY 31, 2005 08:43 PM

DebraJean said:
"Principal Tim Suanico believes it is a sad reflection of our modern lives that it's now necessary to teach etiquette in school."

wow just wow

and i can't belive you "i walked a mile uphill both ways in the snow with a raw potato for lunch and dinner" people. jugdemental fucks. my parents blablabla...my parents think your parents are fucking dumb, how about that! shut the fuck up and stop to think about your class based judgements.

if this was an post about rich single mothers and the nannys they hire everyone would be ass kissing.



hey, just because you're an orphan doesn't mean you have to take it out on us.

DebraJean

DebraJean

SUICIDEGIRL

Egypt

MAY 31, 2005 08:46 PM

Helter said:
hey, just because you're an orphan doesn't mean you have to take it out on us.



MEAN!!! *sniff* I just want some table manners *wipes tear*

emperorreagan

emperorreagan

Baltimore, MD
January 2004

MAY 31, 2005 08:51 PM



Teacher Patricia Cano, who has seen first-hand the benefits of the etiquette classes in her first-graders, says: "One of the main things they learn is respect.

"They respect their personal space in the classroom and they just try to treat everyone nicely.

"I heard one of my students say 'Say it with a smile', and I just thought that was so beautiful."



There's nothing I love more than dealing with people who spit garbage out of their mouths while wearing a false smile!

And who doesn't respect their own personal space? I liked my personal space, and stabbing another kid with my pencil taught them to respect my personal space, too.

[Edited on May 31, 2005 by emperorreagan]

Helter

Helter

Chester, PA
OLD SKOOL

MAY 31, 2005 08:52 PM

DebraJean said:

Helter said:
hey, just because you're an orphan doesn't mean you have to take it out on us.



MEAN!!! *sniff* I just want some table manners *wipes tear*



damned second class citizens...

Attack_Macaque

Attack_Macaque

Mesquite, TX
September 2004

MAY 31, 2005 10:00 PM

"Our kids are underperforming in math and science compared to the rest of the world. What are we going to do?" "I know, let's teach them table manners!"

surreal mad mad mad mad mad

_DictionaryGirl_

_DictionaryGirl_

NEWSWIRE

San Diego, CA

MAY 31, 2005 10:02 PM

My mom wanted to send me to charm school. Hah! I'm charming enough on my own. I don't need no stinkin' charm school. Now if you'll excuse me, I have to pick my teeth and nose at the same time. *snort*

starguitar

starguitar

Canada
August 2004

JUN 01, 2005 12:45 AM

Personally I see nothing wrong with schools teaching etiquette. It's a subject that I'm noticing moreand more kids really need to learn, and school is the place to, you know, learn stuff. For a long time, schools taught etiquette to kids too (that "by-gone era" the article talks about), not parents. All this "parents are too busy" crap is just that: crap.

TheRevolutionary

TheRevolutionary

San Diego, CA
June 2004

JUN 01, 2005 12:48 AM

The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plains.

Lemonkid

Lemonkid

Canada
May 2003

JUN 01, 2005 12:51 AM



Somebody needs an etiquette lesson!

Mykel

Mykel

HOPEFUL

San Jose, CA

JUN 01, 2005 01:52 AM

Helter said:
Well, these days do parents even know what constitutes proper etiquette?



This is exactly what I was thinking.
Most of the people I observe are quite rude. So, even though I think the parents should be the ones teaching their kids, I'm kind of glad they're not. Because they apparently don't know anything themselves.

dem_z

dem_z

United Kingdom
June 2004

JUN 01, 2005 02:35 AM

DebraJean said:
shut the fuck up and stop to think about your class based judgements.


"class based judgements"? You're trying to say that poor people are rude or, well, I dunno, what are you trying to say? confused

Reptilia

Reptilia

Jonesboro, AR
October 2004

JUN 01, 2005 03:06 AM

I remember we had an "etiquette" class during my vocational tech class in high school once. confused

Previous

PAGE: 

1 | 2

Next