25 Manners Every Kid Should Know By Age 9

[Rusty Shackleford]

How many of your students display 5 of these behaviors?

http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/parenting/25-manners-every-kid-should-know-by-age-9-2480238/

[jjmacaroni]

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[jjmacaroni]

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[ovid]

some of these are a bit outdated.. ie. introduce yourself when calling someone.  who uses a landline these days?

anyway, i don't think most americans back home display them, but it's pretty interesting to ask korean students here

[jpark84]

not many at all! so sad ..
i'm kind of motivated to do a lesson on this list with the 6th graders in connection to lesson 6...

[koalasaur]

Manner #19

As you walk through a door, look to see if you can hold it open for someone else. <--- people here look at me like I'm insane when I do this.

[Yu_Bumsuk]

I'd say most of my students do most of those most of the time. The coughing without covering one's mouth is pretty hopeless but they more than make up for that if you add their Korean nicities to the list.

[Brit_1]

"The world is not interested in what you dislike. Keep negative opinions to yourself, or between you and your friends, and out of earshot of adults."

I.E Children should be seen and not heard. Outrageous. Sounds like a right Nazi of a parent...

[siamagoo]

A word of advice to waygooks concerning number 5: "Do not interrupt grown-ups who are speaking with each other unless there is an emergency. They will notice you and respond when they are finished talking."

I still followed this advice when I first got to Korea, and my co-workers interpreted it as rudeness! As the younger teacher, I'm supposed to greet older teachers first, even if they are deep in conversation. Yikes!

As a don't-speak-unless-spoken-to child, I find this piece of Korean culture the most difficult to adapt to.

[elprofesor]

It's true that manners have to be taught everywhere civilized.  I think today's society whether you are in Korea or from another country is the fact that manners have been forgotten.  What strikes me, is that as the years go by our manners degrade and thus cease to exist.  It's almost like a language becoming eradicated.

Koreans have their own traditional etiquettes that they follow as well.  But most Korean students nor adults sometimes do not follow their own. 

Good post OP.

[adrimatthee]

I think it might be a bit unfair to apply all of these manners on a culture who do not feel they same way about manners that you do. I have been trying to get my learners to put up their hands when they want to say something in class only to find out this weekend that they are taught at home not to raise their hands... I have decided to just not judge.

[littlebopeep]

This list is relevant to Western culture.

[juskajo]

"The world is not interested in what you dislike. Keep negative opinions to yourself, or between you and your friends, and out of earshot of adults."

I.E Children should be seen and not heard. Outrageous. Sounds like a right Nazi of a parent...

i think that's regarding kids (or adults) who compulsively criticize about every person, place, thing they encounter.    i used to babysit this 7-year-old who would spend entire evenings pointing out all the inferior products my family owned, every poor decorating choice, every sub-par meal i cooked, how our "video library" selection was inadequate, and everything i wore was always out of style.   i don't know if her parents just up with it, or actively encouraged it, or what.  i don't advocate corporal punishment, but this kid sure begged for it sometimes.

[elprofesor]

yes this list is relevant to western culture, but sometimes the same manners can apply to many cultures. 

So it's not a bad thing this list is given, it just gives us the notion that most societies don't follow their own cultural manners as well. 

Our manners are becoming irrelevant.  And as the younger generation aren't taught of these things, civilized people become uncivilized.

[Janitor]

Again we have to remember this is a different culture. These kids are in school a lot more often and have a lot of pressure on them. They're raised and socialized differently. Of course, I'm not undermining the importance of etiquette, which is invaluable if these children ever plan on spending any length of time outside Korea.

I used to help teach martial art with my master because of my rank and he even stated that children here forgotten their manners. They are raise differently but most in absence of the etiquette structure of the past. however, with their classes and being cut slack for any effort put forth, these children are in need of lessons like these.

[elprofesor]

Teachers please teach your children cultural manners from your country.  It is vital that they understand Korea's cultural manners as well as your native cultural manners.  The students will see and compare for themselves.  Good post OP.

[cinamon]

I just threw up in my mouth a little.

[kps1]

Yea like the kids in our home countries are any better.

[hollifina]

I am seriously thinking of making a PPT on this and teaching it to my students.

[Cereal]

I am seriously thinking of making a PPT on this and teaching it to my students.

Tha's a good idea!

I agree with every one of the items mentioned. I would also add proper dining etiquette. There really is no need for other diners to see the food in your mouth or listen to you enjoying it, I don't care which culture you come from.

Oh yeah, don't fart or belch in public!