General Chat

that's the sad part of it Sheila - these days it's kids having kids and let's face it, so many without fathers - not that I'm saying mothers don't do a good job [don't want to get myself in a big hole here!] but family values have gone out of the window

so they gonna have a training day for that then first are they
cos and dont get me wrong some teachers are great
but some ive seen are so split personalitys, they treat the kids one way then be politer than pollite to parents,
ive seen it, and watched the kids get the blame

saying that ive always told mine to be polite, and if they are met with rudeness just smile politely and appologise if its felt they upset someone, then i go in and all hell breaks loose if they continue to be spoke down to

Ann - yes, you are right - I suppose the question is WHY aren't they bothered? If the parents can't be bothered, the child won't, the child's child will also have no manners!

Sounds a good idea until you start thinking about this a bit further. Where on earth are the schools supposed to find the time?
Take out breaks from a school day & you're only left with 5 hours. Minus an hour each for Maths & Literacy = 15 hours a week to cover History, Geography, Music, Art, ICT, Science, D & T, PE, Drama, PSE, Assembly & in our case Welsh.

course it should be up to the parents Sheila, but seems some parents aren't up to it, don't care or can't be bothered - I feel that discipline, respect and good manners is the basis of making a good citizen

Manners like so many other social skills should be initiated at home of course but they should be continues at school. In my opinion, so many teachers only are taught to worry about SAT results that kids are suffering in all sorts of ways when it comes to socialisation.

love T.x

It's down to the parents to teach the little darlings how to use a knife and fork!

Give me strength! What will schools be expected to do next - teach them how to wipe their little botties? (Or big botties as the case may be!)

Sheila couldn't agree with you more, unfortunatley not all parents can be bothered with teaching manners of any sort

Ann

My Dad was so strict when it came to using a knife and fork and also how you should place them once you had finished your meal..........I swore I wouldn't be the same with my kids...............BUT guess what??? I'm exactley the same and it drives me mad to see kids who don't use them right

In my humble opinion, schools have enough to do without teaching manners - surely this is up to the parents?

what a good idea - I see so many children - and adults - who have absolutely no idea how to use a knife and fork properly. Also so many adults who can't hold a pen properly - some seem to write upside down!! It asolutely amazes me.

heard it on the radio on the way home form work..........Didn't catch which school it was but one school is to start lessons on good manners with children

EG...........how to use a knife and fork

That was all I caught and wondered if anyone else had heard it and what your thoghts were???