tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4456617944315372118.post7078054603872431809..comments2024-01-03T21:18:04.198-08:00Comments on In Your Neighborhood: Teaching Respect & ResponsibilityHigh School Confidentialhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17350238752693393750noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4456617944315372118.post-13089666127797204712008-06-13T19:58:00.000-07:002008-06-13T19:58:00.000-07:00Succinct and so true, Joseph. Our lives teach peo...Succinct and so true, Joseph. Our lives teach people what we believe and how to treat us.Stephanie Friezehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04317117338063884811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4456617944315372118.post-86494944046729660822008-06-13T19:35:00.000-07:002008-06-13T19:35:00.000-07:00Do we teach by what we demand, say, or do...Do we teach by what we demand, say, or do...JosephMcGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13059894814761761857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4456617944315372118.post-4111405150947325422008-06-13T16:26:00.000-07:002008-06-13T16:26:00.000-07:00Oh, don't even get me started on that! I wrote ab...Oh, don't even get me started on that! I wrote about manners last fall and I could go off on that for hours. Actually, the lack of manners in our country is the problem with respect and at the root of many of America's problems. Manners were created to make our lives nicer. Their abandonment has not improved our lives. I know some schools are adding manners to their school day.Stephanie Friezehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04317117338063884811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4456617944315372118.post-29843776772371432792008-06-13T09:50:00.000-07:002008-06-13T09:50:00.000-07:00Another early lesson, too, Stephanie, is manners. ...Another early lesson, too, Stephanie, is manners. My kids learned "thank you" and "please" very, very quickly and early.Kim Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05256817929710524024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4456617944315372118.post-3829581893850428052008-06-13T09:05:00.000-07:002008-06-13T09:05:00.000-07:00I'd be happy if parents started by making children...I'd be happy if parents started by making children pick up after themselves. That should be the earliest training of responsibility. Then parents should also demand respect for themselves and the other adults in a child's life. It would make the job or teachers much easier.Stephanie Friezehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04317117338063884811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4456617944315372118.post-46528306606778293602008-06-13T08:52:00.000-07:002008-06-13T08:52:00.000-07:00If we make them actually work for rewards or grade...If we make them actually work for rewards or grades, that may help. In the 70s, colleges cracked down on fraternity hazing, forced frats to water down harsh rituals. One effect was that loyalty to the houses and retention of members both declined. Psychologists opined that if humans have to work to achieve something, they value it more. We shouldn't just give kids things that have any value if we want those things to retain their value or if we want them to learn how to work.Pat Kurzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14371710537042192910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4456617944315372118.post-13106579278051067092008-06-12T20:04:00.000-07:002008-06-12T20:04:00.000-07:00Patty: what steps can we take to help our children...Patty: what steps can we take to help our children focus on goals that, short and long term, will help them to lead healthy, happy lives...JosephMcGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13059894814761761857noreply@blogger.com