Daily Tips for Families

Today's Tip for Families

10-21-2022

Review School Manners With Your Child

Politeness and respect for others are critical in making the school a peaceful, productive place for all students to learn. When a child is rude to teachers and other students, it causes problems in school for the child. It also can take valuable time away from other children's learning.

What can you do from home to reinforce "school manners"? First, require good manners at home. The manners children use at home are the ones they'll take to school. Children who say please and thank you and show consideration at home will do the same at school.

Then, to instill other respectful behaviors that help children in school, encourage your child to:

Raise a hand. Imagine having 30 children in a class, each of whom wanted attention right now. When children raise their hands and wait for the teacher to call on them, they show that they have self-control. They also are showing respect for other students.
Pay attention to what the teacher says. A teacher who has to repeat an assignment because one child wasn't listening has less time to help students who really need it.
Express disagreement politely. Teachers are human—they make mistakes, too. Teach your child that raising a hand and asking, "Didn't you say the project outline was due on Friday?" is more polite (and more likely to work) than shouting, "You said Friday. You can't change now."
Follow cafeteria rules. One firm rule should be not to cut in line. Another should be that children must clean up after themselves.
Be considerate to other students—and never make fun of anyone. Children will not always be best friends with everyone in their class, but they need to learn not to tease others—not about their weight, not about their new glasses, nor about the fact that they aren't good in math or PE.

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Nye County Schools
Pahrump, NV

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