david cameron ''children should stand up''
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Some innocent people don't deserve respect your analogy is poor, justice is different to respect.
I believe a child should stand up for their teacher if they respect them, if they don't they don't have to, it's up to the individual if they respect someone. Telling children to respect teachers straight away without getting to know them is a bad idea. Every school has bad teachers and good teachers, why should you respect someone if they are a poor teacher? Because it's school policy? That's ridiculous. I don't like the idea, it should not be mandatory.
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And why not force everyone to love each other and make daisy chains? It would probably have a better effect than forcing everyone to respect unconditionally.
No but they're advocating having to stand up every time the teacher enters the room.
Their authority? They're there to teach.
The minimum? I think you have this backwards. It would be the entirety of going to school, if you do not listen and do the work then you fail at school and then at life. If I excel at my academics while lacking in social skills I would still be a success, like your boss who you hate due to his social skills but he excels in academics and is in a higher position.
I am not a robot and I have free will and should not be forced to confirm to made up standards which would be no different if everyone believed raising your hand instead meant showing respect.
Respect and manners are two different things.
What's the difference between standing up or just raising your hand while seated? What if my version of showing respect is look at them and sit straight. Why should my beliefs be infringed?
What, so you should be a **** in school if you don't respect your teachers?
Lets bring back Labour! They did really well!
You are applying politeness and manners with respect when it should not be the case. I am discussing respect, not politeness or manners.
You need to accept this is how the 21st century is and deal with it.
Basic human respect sure. I have no problem with that, but you don't stand up for everyone.
There are a lot of bad teachers and some are criminals. Children should be allowed to judge their teachers before they give them respect because respect is a judgement of a person. You are taught to not judge a book by it's cover, so why is respect an exception of the rule. I understand that the majority of teachers are good people, and the majority deserve respect.
When I was at school there were a lot of teachers that I respected greatly, however when I first arrived at the school I didn't respect them, and neither did you respect yours. You respected them after learning from them and finding that they are good people and good at their jobs. Being forced into doing something like standing up to your teachers every time is not right and is not right in the United Kingdom.
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I think that's counter productive to the whole 'teaching' thing that schools are supposed to be doing. If your teacher has some 'extra' respect just for getting the job then you don't treat them as people, and often that can lead to them not treating you as people. But if you stop forging boundaries and just treat them normally - get to know them, if they're good enough start to like them and see them as a sort of friend then you'll be much more comfortable in the classroom, more likely to ask questions, more likely to pay attention and to respect them not because of the position they hold but because of the opinion they earned.
I definitely know that in my experience the amount i learn from a teacher is directly proportional to how good my relationship with them is. We even threw our maths teacher a surprise birthday party
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I still fail to see why giving children a smack is wrong.
Not to be callous, but you need to accept that we pay the taxes, so we make the rules.
Don't worry, you'll have your turn soon enough.
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Ridiculous assumption, teachers earn your respect, and you as a person also have to earn respect, respect is a two way thing, if you want to be respected you have to earn it the same goes for teachers.
If you want mutual respect from your teachers you would not act like a, whatever your expletive is, but try to earn their respect.
I do that anyway but it was actually "if there is a teacher within viewing distance who is going to use the door in the next 2 minutes you have to open the door". It wasn't just opening the door, it was letting them go ahead as well.
I was bought up with the belief you should respect your elders and especially those who taught you important lessons for your life ahead. Whether that be your parents or your teachers.
Unfortunately we have too many people who seem to demand respect for themselves but refuse to give any. 21st Century like some here have pointed out.
I agree with Castiel on this.
I respect everyone I meet the moment I meet them, as I would like to be respected back.
If they give me reason to not respect them, then that respect is gone.
You should respect your teachers, they are there to teach you; they are teaching you the skills that you need in order to be a fully functioning member of society so respect them for that reason.
I respect everyone I meet the moment I meet them, as I would like to be respected back.
If they give me reason to not respect them, then that respect is gone.
You should respect your teachers, they are there to teach you; they are teaching you the skills that you need in order to be a fully functioning member of society so respect them for that reason.
This is what i'm talking about!
Then if that were the case the teachers would stand up for you when you leave the room too.
I already pay taxes.
Don't worry, you'll have your turn soon enough.
Actually I am older than you, so show some respect...