Respect in Today’s Society In the American Heritage Dictionary. Respect is defined as to have regard for esteem 2a. To avoid interfering with or intruding upon 2b. To avoid violating. In today’s society respect seem to be absent when it comes to others. Respect is something that has been passed down from generation to generation; however, somewhere along the line society has lost sight of what respect really means. Kids these days do not even know the meaning of respect, nor do the jobs care for the way managers speak to their employees. Often times we hear you have to give respect in order to receive respect, how can respect be given if it is lacking in today’s world. Respect in today’s society has a different meaning, such as …show more content…
Students are allowed to cause a scene in the class room speak to the teacher very disrespectful; however, if a teacher spoke to a student in a no respectful way the teacher would be in trouble. What makes this so bad is that parents step in and claim that their child has done know wrong. What makes this bad is that the parent has just taught their child that they do not have to respect that teacher or any other school staff because of the way it was handled. If I would have spoken to a teacher the way some of the students do these days, I would have been in serious trouble with my parents. It just seems that students have no respect for the staff or classmates. If this would have been in the 1970s, students would have been spanked for stepping out of line and disrupting class. It just seems that the schools have gave up on trying to figure out how to handle kids who have not been taught any respect for …show more content…
Even though society has taught is that respect has no place in the world these days, I would like to think that there are people who feel the same way I do. If people would just realize what respect can do in today’s world, maybe there would not be so much violence. Even though many people feel that respect should start in with the parents, it also takes someone to pick up the slack of where the parent has failed. If we teach the next generation what respect means, than maybe world will have a fighting
For example, No Moccasins loved and respected her husband, so she went to find him and saved his life (Marshall 5). Three Horns respected her bravery and made sure that the tribe knew of her courageous actions (Marshall 3). Also, the mailman that became stranded in the middle of a blizzard when his car slipped into a gully. Despite him staring death in the face the mailman stayed put, and he stayed put because he respected his neighbors and knew they would come looking for him (Marshall 140). In the story of Brings the Deer, Sees the Bear recognizes and respects the struggle of the coyote, the wolf, the fox, and the hawk who asked for his help in their time of need (Marshall 184-188). Without that respect Sees the Bear would have never given up his meat. Furthermore in the Story of the Snake, the hunter’s respected the word of the giant snake and the task it had given them, so they tracked down the man with the scar under his eye (Marshall 59). And in the same story the man with the scar under his eye respected his village and took the shame and punishment of banishment on his own shoulders so his village did not devolve into insanity (Marshall 66). These stories all have respect interwoven into their respective lessons, and they cannot be properly taught without a good understanding of
These kids don’t misbehave in the classroom for no reason. They are probably releasing those emotions that are bottled up from them at home in school. Not coming from a stable background can have quite the effect on trying to learn in a classroom. The problems that need to be fixed are trying to make schools feel more like a “safe haven” rather than a prison. Afterschool programs need to be put into place, to allow kids to stay at school for long so they don’t get involved in street life, or so they can just not have to deal with the outside problems of the world for a little bit longer. Also, school need to change. They need to try and make learning more fun, and more integrated with the children they are teaching. An easy an example of this is teaching these kids about their history, so they have many people to look up to besides just Martin Luther King Jr. or Rosa Parks. Only teaching black and Latino kids about people that don’t even look like them or go through anything they have gone through, makes them bored and uneager to learn. Also, more rewards in to be into place to make kids feel more welcomed and wanting to do good in class. Even though it may seem out of the ordinary for some, suspension needs to stop. Allowing these kids to take a break from somewhere they already don’t want to be is ushering them towards a life of hating school. Suspension not only hurt the school district but also hurt the
Proper respect for others begins by a person respecting their self. Respect is developed by expressing honor, leadership, value, and trust in a person. If everyone respects everyone someday, the world will become a seventh heaven. It is important to be respectful for safety, to abide by the law, because children are influenced by their elders’ actions, and because God says so. Motivation from peers can help a person realize there is always room to improve the level of respect a person exhibits. Respect was, is, and always will be a positive attribute for everyone to strive for in their lives.
Respect to me is admiring someone for their abilities, qualities, or achievements. I think respect is always earned an can never be given. As soldiers soldiers we should always respect our peers because they have made the same sacrifice as us. But as soldiers we should have a higher level of respect for our NCOs because they have done their time an have earned it. Being respectful is not hard it is simple, just treat others the way we would like to be treated ourselves.
When I think of what respect means to me, my definition is: listening and being mindful of what someone is saying or doing. The dictionary on Google has respect listed as: “admire (someone or something) deeply, as a result of their abilities, qualities, or achievements” (Google). I have never associated with respect with admiring someone’s abilities, qualities, yet along their achievements. The two different mothers in the stories view respect differently as well.
Throughout my life, I have met countless role models (supervisors, co-workers, teachers, coaches, my parents) who push me harder and harder every single day so that I will succeed beyond belief in the changing world of today. Respect is also holding you up to an expectation that gets tougher and tougher because I am pushing myself harder. I will always have respect for all today, tomorrow, and the future
In three seperate dictionaries, respect is defined as a regard for or appreciation of the worth or value of someone or something. In my opinion, respect goes far beyond this definition. Respect is the cornerstone of the society in which we live. Although many look at respect as simply treating another person or thing with kindness, this word has many different aspects. For instance, I would not give an elder the same type of respect that I would give my peers or myself. Respect is not considered a neccessity in this world but, I can’t imagine a person getting very far in life without this virtue.
In conclusion respect is wrapped around our day to day lives. A famous philosopher once said “Respect is showing acknowledgement for some ones superiority in a certain field.” You can’t buy, demand, or force people to respect you but you can respect others in order for them to respect you. What people do not understand is that if we use common sense we would be respecting ourselves, respecting others, and respecting property all the time. Respecting yourself, others, and property might not be easy to do but it does have great rewards if you just do it.
This is also mentioned a lot by students who are known to be rude, disruptive, or violent during class time and towards teachers. Teachers deserve the power they have, because they need that power to keep order in the classroom. While it is true that some teachers are too controlling or harsh, most are not and are able to control themselves and keep the peace in the classroom. It is important to keep in mind that most teachers do not abuse their power, and the majority are kind-hearted, passionate people that care about the wellbeing of students. So, while some may believe that teachers are given too
My culture respects the people and the things that deserve it, but with that said, we also don’t give respect to the people who don’t deserve it. We don’t just respect anyone or anything neither, they have to earn that valuable thing that most people don’t have nor give anymore. This is probably one of the biggest differences between my culture and my society because in my society people don’t know the first thing about respect. The way i see it is that it really is a shame of how my society and these people that live in it can’t show even a little bit of respect for someone or something, big or small. Respect is one of the dying characteristics in this world and my culture has the last of it.
In addition outside of school, students are not able to express themselves freely and have to restrain themselves when speaking to another person. Although it's not morally just to humiliate or degrade someone, individuals should be allowed to use the words they desire, and those words should be tolerated because a person has the right to express his or her feelings. With the widespread political correctness of today, the progress and reforms made in education are dwindling and preventing the expression of individuality: “Political correctness [...] [enforces] ideological conformity and [turns] classes into forums for indoctrination rather than venues for intellectual debate and exploration” (Davidson n. pag.). When people accept conformity, they are agreeing to limit the expression of their own ideas and views. With lack of new ideas and views, it would not be a surprise if America transformed into a tyrannical society.
Maybe their new outfit they got for their birthday or for Christmas is not in dress code, but they think it is and then they get in trouble because of it. Not only does the kid get in trouble for being out of dress code but it also makes them really embarrassed. Sometimes after a student gets humiliated for something it hurts them really bad. It gets to the point where the students do not even talk to other peers, because they think that just because they got in trouble one time. This is not okay on so many levels.
I have seen in which both sides have been wrong. The worst cases are when you simply do not know which one was in the wrong. For instance, a teacher inequitably singled out a student in an extremely rude way, and the student lashed out; they ended up in a very heated argument. That only landed the student in ISS, in school suspension, for disrespect. Besides making half of the class entertained and the other half uncomfortable, it wasted a large amount of time in class resulting in an incomplete lesson for that day. On a much rather frequent occasion, there are students that enjoy arguing with their teachers. One particular young boy picked a fight with our homeroom teacher every day for two entire semesters. He would make inappropriate jokes that led to immature giggles, and that only made him attack harder. He would never listen to what our teacher said and would deliberately try to ruin her mood before her next class. However, he never did get sent to the office, which really made me admire her patience and sometimes eccentric sense humor. Coincidently, or maybe not, she moved schools the following year. The amount of disrespect is rising; I hear people down the hall bragging of how they “told a teacher off”, and their confidants only laugh at the distasteful joke. I am tired of seeing some of the best teachers leaving. Whether it is because of the rude comments or constantly being ignored, it is still extremely unconventional and a terrible loss for well-deserving
There have been a number of times where rules are broken by a well-known student in the school and the incident seems to be simply overlooked. I have tried in the past to bring this favoritism in the classrooms to the attention of principals and staff, but that seems to only be a temporary fix and only in one place. While this seems to be a very real problem in many schools and many places, there seems little can be done on a large scale to end the problem. Individuals can learn to just do their best to peacefully resolve any conflicts there may be between themselves and others, to just comply with the rules and try not to stand out too much. Any type of difference is acknowledged in terrible ways, it forces children to comply with other’s standards of normality, standards of ideal. Who can you be if you are punished for being yourself? This is what we allow in our school systems, despite having meeting constantly and telling the students that they are safe here, and if anyone hurts you then you can come to us, we’ll solve it. But a soft slap on the wrist, a forced meaningless apology, and to be on your way means
Maybe it is because that parents often say “spare the rod spoil the child”, and Instructors often time get to use to how they are treating their child so they’ll likely to do the same to their students. Or some instructor may just simply lost their work ethic. I think all of the teachers should respect every student, and every single student should be treated equally.