Agree with Cat55. Unless children have an innate behavioural issue, their attitude goes back to the parents. Parents can teach children good values & attitudes from the start and command elders be treated with respect or else.
I couldn't agree with you more SusanneG. When our own politicians look on us as a drain on the government purse, it's not surprising that the respect for us, our achievements and our knowledge, is gone.
It's apparent that your parents taught you well Jen77au. I am 67 and when I was growing up we were expected to give our seats on the bus or train to the elderly, infirm or pregnant person so that they didn't have to stand throughout the journey. It was the polite thing to do. As was keeping our bags out of the aisles. We respected out teachers and knew what would happen if we disrupted the class. Unfortunately, with the changes in disciplinary rules, a lot of teachers spend more time trying to keep order in their classrooms, than teaching those who really want to learn. Respect, like common sense, seems to be rapidly going by the wayside.As a younger member of the group, I see the disrespect from younger people towards elderly people and it sickens me. It’s so bad that every time I read or see a younger person respecting them, it touches me to my core! I feel it’s wrong to have to feel like that because when I was growing up, if you didn’t respect your elders omg look out. It’s part of my nature now. Most kids these days don’t even respect their parents. At 45, I still worry what my folks would say about some decisions I make, before I make them
No you are not right. Nowadays it seems that a saying I heard from a Londoner working with me in West Africa some 60 years ago said, "there is no such thing as a bad child ... but the world is overpopulated with bad parents," is more true every day. A generalisation I agree but nevertheless unfortuately true. Respect has to be earned and passed on to others. If you are not taught it you can't pass it on, So what do parents do in many cases? Blame the teachers at school for not doing what they should have been doing since their child was born. It is not their job. Well meaning teachers are human like the rest of us. Giving and looking for respect.
Yes Annemarie, my parents have brought me up well. I remember being more afraid of them than the police
. Not that I had any reason to be. I am blessed with wonderful parents and even through our ups and downs, they’ve supported me and still do, through everything. I still even call my aunts and uncles, aunt and uncle! And yes, the kids that do want to learn are missing out because of the teachers having to manage the masses. It’s sad to think what the future holds for the younger generation who have respect and common sense.Just observe how they treat police.. that’s the litmus test of their lack of respect..
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