[blparent] wow kindergarten has changed!

[Jo Elizabeth Pinto]

Hi.  There are also some Native American languages that don't have a 
specific word for "please" but, like Tammy said, there are ways to convey 
politeness and respect.  When I said that I didn't think it was wrong for my 
sister to insist on manners in her kindergarten classroom, I wasn't implying 
that one culture was better than another.  I believe that respect transcends 
all cultures, and also it makes places like schools, businesses, public 
transportation, etc, run better.  The world is a more pleasant place when 
people are polite to each other, and my opinion on that won't change.  If we 
want our children to learn to resolve conflicts with their words instead of 
with their fists, or later on with guns and bombs--and I would guess most 
people in most cultures would see that as a worthy goal--then they need to 
learn from a young age that how they speak to each other and interact with 
each other is important and powerful, either in a positive or a negative 
way.

Jo Elizabeth

It is easy--terribly easy--to shake a man's faith in himself. To take 
advantage of that to break a man's spirit is devil's work. Take care of what 
you are doing. Take care.--George Bernard Shaw in "Candide"
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tammy, Paul and Colyn" <tcl189 at rogers.com>
To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, November 02, 2008 5:20 PM
Subject: Re: [blparent] wow kindergarten has changed!


> Hi,
> Yes, most languages have words or ways to show respect if they don't have 
> words for please and thank you.  The only languages that don't have words 
> for please and thank you are Asian, Thai, some vietmanese languages, and 
> one of the main chinese languages.  But every language has some ideeal to 
> convey politeness and respect.
>
> Tammy