They Really Do Go Together One of the questions I hear frequently goes something like this: “Don’t those teenagers and their bad manners ever get you down?” The answer is NO on two counts. First, teenagers never get me down. I’ve made my living teaching them for thirty-three years, and it seems to get more… Read more »
Yesterday and Today “Manners are of more importance than laws.” -Edmund Burke, British statesman, 1700’s “Without good manners, human society becomes intolerable and impossible.” -George Bernard Shaw, Irish playwright, 1800’s “If manners were an animal, it would be an endangered species.” -Henry C. Rogers, American public relations expert, 1984 How things were different not too… Read more »
Social Skills We Teach Students Using the Boys Tow How to Follow Instructions 1. Look at the person. 2. Say “Yes.” 3. Do the task immediately. How to Get the Teacher’s Attention 1. Look at the person. 2. Raise your hand. 3. Wait to be called on. 4. When the teacher is ready, speak in… Read more »
A new study from the Educational Testing Service finds that minor misbehavior is on the rise in public schools nationally. Moreover, the report, titled “Order in the Classroom,” documents for the first time what experience tells us is obvious: Even minor disruptions damage learning. According to the report, one in five principals is battling with… Read more »
