Do you ever speak with your mouth full of food? Do you forget to cover your mouth with your hand when you sneeze? If you are guilty of these 'crimes' ,then perhaps you should enrol on an Etiquette and social skills course. this is not just an ordinary course. it's a course manners. You will have lessons in good manners and how to behave in social situations.
The person who teaches these lessons is maggei O'Farrill at the petite Protocal school, and her stadents are aged between six and twelve years old. She thing this is the best time the teach kids. " At this age they are easy ," O'Farrill says. "when they get older, it's harder for them to break bad habits. Children at this age want to be polite. You can see that they're trying."
maggie instructs the children to speak properly on the phone and walk correctly , as well as telling them about basic table manners. these classes have become popular because parents well-behaved children but they are to busy to teach manners at home.
So,what do the children actually think of this course? the classes have proven to be popular wiht most of the children , and theirs teachers at school have noticed that the youngsters are treating each other with more respect . they also feel the skills they have learnt will be useful to them in the future. Danny ,aged nine, commented , "If I get invited to the white House ,I know I won't spill anything on the President."
Maggie O'Farrill herself believes that such skills can be life-changing. "We'll have children growing up who value manners. Maybe we'll see a change in direction for the better in society." that,however,remains to be seen. Only time will tell.