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Incivility Essay

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Disrespect whether intentional or not is incivility. Talking in the middle of class or talking over another student is not only disrespectful but rude. Arguing, taunting, threatening are all forms of incivility. Incivility covers a broad spectrum of acts and attitudes from one person to others. Incivility can cause an array of issues such as physical injury, mental and emotional harm. Results can include a loss of confidence, depression, job loss, police involvement, and quite possibly a loss of licensure if incivility pops its head up during patient interaction. Throughout my classroom experience incivility has been seen on multiple occasions. One instance being when a student tried to argue with the instructor over extra credit in front of the class. This incident was far beyond uncalled for and could have been dealt with in a more private setting after class. Instead this student chose to embarrass themselves in front of a room full of people and they looked like they were rude and had no respect for the instructor or themselves. This could have been prevented had the student taken a minute to think instead of acting on impulse. The instructor handled the situation very professionally by not getting flustered and maintaining a calm demeanor, most in the situation would have gone off like an alarm. Respect toward others is a behavior learned the majority of the time in childhood. As well as respect, manners and accountability for ones actions is also learned. The

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