Teaching Etiquette Should Be Mandatory

People in the world today depend on technology to help them succeed through life. However, the rate of its use among young kids and teen customers is increasing at a rapid pace. The reason being is that they would rather text a class friend and use social media rather than meeting up with them. In Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury, the scenario is similar to the world today, because nobody communicates or connects with people personally, leaving them isolated and alone. Also, in the article called “Tasking Multitasking To Task”, by Mark Harris, he explains that technology is affecting the human mind to lack interest in social skills and hobbies. Harris’ claim that technology is corrupting our lives is correct because many people have lost their attention span for anything beyond a simple phrase.

Walking down the halls of almost any junior high or high school, you’ll often hear students swearing as they carry on a normal conversation. Should schools have stricter rules on the use of cuss words while in school? There is a fine line between having the freedom to say what you want and having obscene or offensive language.

In the article, "Is Anything Wrong With This Picture", they show us a consequence that comes when we don't use our manners, and instead use our phones. The article states, "Such behavior can land people in the hospital or worse. In 2014, more than 2,500 pedestrians ended up in the emergency room as a result of using their phones"(Tarshis and Lewis 25). The article shows us a consequence that could come with no manners, by using our phones. Who would want a consequence, this article sort of gives the readers a little fright. In the article, "How The Telephone Made America Rude", it gives the reader choices on how to be better with our manners and phones. The article states, "Many etiquette guides have been written to instruct people on how to behave properly with their new phones"(How The Telephone Made America Rude 27). This shows us ways to better our manners. It gives us examples to make our manners better then they currently are. In the article, "Is Anything Wrong With This Picture" it shows us the privileges that having manners does for us. The article states "Studies show that teens with good manners are more likely to be successful: They get better grades, are more impressive in job interviews, and are more likely to get the job they want"(Tarshis and Lewis 26). This shows

It shows respect to other people and a lack of manners is often interpreted as a lack of respect. Manners will influence on children’s behaviour therefore practitioners will need to be good role models.

Having explored the three methods of setting ground rules during session 2 of PTTLS course, it is evident that for the ground rules to be effective, determining the appropriate method of ground rules setting is crucial to informing how the learners will be likely to respond to the ‘ground rules’ and how this will later affect the session or sessions to be delivered.

Americans seem to be slaves to their technology these days, obsessing over every new text, and sprinting to our phones the very moment we receive a text message. Instead, we should be taking the time to notice our breathtaking surroundings. But looking right and left, all we encounter is a head tilted down, eyes mesmerized by a square glass screen, and the continuous motion of shuffling fingers smudging the screen. Nowadays we allow our thumbs to do all of the talking without a single ounce of resistance, hooking on to every last word sent through a tiny electronic box that can neither communicate emotions nor tone. The people in this society, especially teenagers, look pathetic now that we have become so consumed with electronics.

In David Carr’s essay “Keep Your Thumbs Still When I’m Talking to You,” he explains what people nowadays normally do at social events and how it reflects on the people surrounding them. In the 21st century most people believe everything is about technology, every second there are new updates or more news feed to scroll down to and so many people are caught up on what other people are doing, rather than what is going on around them. Carr describes situations in which people are compulsively looking at their screen while they are out at a social event, which is something that is known to be fashionably rude. Carr’s argument is if society does not realize the respect they need to offer then, if in the 21st century people are going to social events to just stare at their phone screens all night, how will it be in the future?

Everyone knows that technology has come a long way then what it used to be. Today, almost every kid has an iPhone, iPod or some type of electronic device. Everyone has a cellphone and the number of house phones that people have are declining. When you go out in public now, almost everyone is paying attention to a screen rather than enjoying the outside. Many people would describe

Every individual is in constant exposure to all sorts of different types of technology. This continuous display then creates a major decline in all social interaction. People are content with their lives and remain unaware of what’s really going on in the world around them. In modern day society this can also be seen. With technology becoming more and more part of people’s daily lives, it has become more evident that we are drifting apart from each other. Communication is now being done through the use of social media instead of talking face to face. All through the day the average person is using such devices as phones, computers, and TVs during their free time and also when working. Activities such as writing letters along with the use of things like newspapers are slowly being replaced with the use of newer technology. Even books are starting to be a way of the past just like in the

Do you have dinner with your family or with your phone? Having dinner with your family creates more bonding but having dinner with your phone or technology cause you to get dumb and dumber exponentially. Meaning starting slowly but increasing rapidly over time. From the article by Ron Friedman “A New Year’s resolution for the workplace,” Friedman talks about how study shows that devices or technology has been (can) cut our thinking ability in the workplace. He also talks about how phones can be such a distraction and you can get most out of it by keeping it away. This article talks about how technology is getting in the way of you making friendships or interpersonal connections with humans. A survey from “Pew Research Survey” from feb. 14-23 of 2014. “When is it okay to use your phone?” from 4 different generations. In “The Giver” by Lois Lowry, everything in the community is controlled by technology and that really limits them from knowing that technology is only hurting them. Technology hinders society because it gets in the way of person to person interaction, community is too dependent on technology, and lowers cognitive performance.

I still maintain to this day that school is a place to learn languages, learn maths, learn history, and, most importantly, learn how to learn. It is not a place to learn conformity or regulations that have no bearing on society, or becoming a drone who automatically accepts everything an authority figure tells them.

In Cecilia Brown’s paper titled Are We Becoming More Socially Awkward?, the main point the author is trying to make is the use of electronic devices is affecting people’s social skills. This central idea is being advanced throughout the essay through the meticulous word choice of the writer. In essence, this paper is trying to bring forward to an average modern day citizen the dangers of electronic devices to the social aspects of today’s society.

I understand that technology doesn 't always impact our social norms negatively, but in general it leans towards being more negative overall. Technology can even positively affect our social norms, sometimes with social media like Skype, Facebook or Snapchat. I disagree with that side of that argument though, technology most definitely affects our social norms instead. Technology can have crippling effects on our first hand in person face to face confrontations. Technology pulls us away from not only our friends, but also from family, turning dinner into lets all stare at our phone time. Not only that, but technology breaks down both our speaking and writing skills. If we keep letting tech dominate our lives, it

One problem with cell phones in today’s society is that they have become major distractions. Cell phones are distracting employees in the workplace and are leaving them with their jobs halfway done. Everywhere in the business industries, the employees are hard at work re-tweeting and catching up on the latest newsfeed rather than managing their time more wisely. Not only are cell phones a distraction in the workplace, they are also a distraction and disruptive in school districts, causing students’ attention to be elsewhere. Many students would rather text in the middle of class instead of pay attention to what the teacher is reviewing. In this case, students do not gain the amount of education provided for them. In addition to cell phones being distracting, people often like to multi-task by walking or driving while texting. These things cause them to be unaware of their surroundings. Texting while driving has become a major issue because texting and driving can lead to car crashes which are often fatal. On the other hand, texting and walking isn’t too bad, but can cause a little bit of embarrassment. There are stories of people walking into walls and bumping into people or tripping over a table because their nose seems to be stuck in their phone. To some, being on their cell phone is more important than grades, clients, and others around them.

In school majority of the students use their cell phones in class and they don’t pay attention to the subject their working.Many fail classes because students are too busy texting or on facebook. It’s really sad how technology can change studying and how grades go down. Students in Middle School use cell phones very often that they don't even pay attention to their teachers lecturing. Students even make new friends by facebook that they forget their real friends. Students think texting is something important to do but really it seems just a waste of time.Students should spend more time in paying attention in school of being texting or on facebook.Parents should not be buying their kids cell phones because its bad for their studying.They should have phones till they are in high school not middle school because they don't know how to handle it and in high