chapter 4 good manners
the students at wesfield high school are learning something new day.
they are learning the correct way to shake hands. their teacher,keltie domina says, "always shake firmly with your right hand." this class is past of a new program at westfield. students are learning life skills, and Ms.domina is teaching proper etquette.
in addition to learning to shake hands, student learn the correct etiquette for dining. they practice the right way to eat with knives and forks. they also discuss rude behavior, such as talking with food in your mouth, or placing your elbows on the table. Ms.domina gives other advice, too. for example, she tells them to always send a thank-you note when they receive a gift. she advises them to introduce people people who don't khow each other, and to speak auietly on cell phones in public places. "shoppers in the grocery store don't want to hear your conversation," Ms.domina says. in addition to the lessons at school, the class visits businesses such as banks and docters' offices, to learn the correct manners there as well. keltie domina not only teaches this etiquette class, she is also the owner of a company called keltie's etiquette training she travels to businesses,too, to teach employees proper etiquette. she and her husband have two children. "t wanted my own children to khow what's right and wrong,"she says. so, she took an etiquette class herself, and eventually she became an instructor. Ms.domina thinks it's very inportant that children learn these lessons, which will become very useful in the future. charles baptiste, a student in Ms.domina's class, agrees. he used these skills when he went on a job interview, and he got the job. "it's very important to use good manners when you're meeting new people.