Jacqueline Lee

Are teens in need of etiquette lessons in school?

Now a days, teenagers are more liberal and they do whatever they want. They have no fear of higher authority. However there are some teenagers that are still decent and have proper manners. It depends on the upbringing of these students. For example, students from co-ed schools usually get involved in boy-girl relationships. This isn't as common in single sex schools as students from these schools do not get as many opportunities to interact with the opposite sex.

Some students are teens in need of etiquette lessons in school but not all of them are. They need to know how to behave outside of school and also in school as they are in their school uniform and people would know which school they belong to, members of public tend to lodge complaints against students who behave in an unsavory manner. If this happens, it can question the values that the school is inculcating in the students. This will not reflect well on the school or the teachers.

However in other countries such as America and Australia, the students there are much more violent. They would pick a fight outside of school, vandalize private property and most of them would shout vulgarities at one another.

Schools should conduct some etiquette lessons for those trouble making students, teaching students that they should respect themselves as well as those around them. Whatever they do affects the people surrounding them.