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Why don't kids say Goodmorning? Where are manners? : Teachers | "How dare literal children not want to say good morning to me!"

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I am a 22yr old black male teacher in kindergarten at a Title 1 African American school in Baltimore and for the most part, my class has learned to say Goodmorning. We are still working on saying please and thank you lol. This morning, students from second grade and first were coming down the hall. I said Goodmorning! They just kept walking. I asked, "Did you hear someone say Goodmorning to you? You can't say it back?" They said, no.

Whats up with these kids? How's your class with manners? Or is it just me? My mom taught me to use manners. Idk

btw, I'll respond later! Im teaching lol!!

!chuds

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My high school students are like this as well; not all of them, but a lot of them. There's been a few times I have asked them to acknowledge my humanity by at least grunting in reply to my "Good morning". I usually get bored stares in return. I am grateful for the students who do interact like well-raised humans.

Traditional manners don't occur spontaneously, they have to be taught at home first, or at school less ideally.

They are not being taught at home.

Or they are and they just don't respect you /u/Intelligent-Fee4369

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