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Monday, May 18, 2009

How far do you agree that courtesy begins at home?


In my opinion, courtesy should be practised wherever we go, regardless of whether it is in public or at home. I believe that courtesy not only begins at home, but also in school.

The people who have the most influence in our lives are our parents. They are the ones who have guided us since we were young. Have you ever wondered why our parents reprimand us when we behave badly in public? Courtesy is a very important value. If you are courteous, people will naturally have a good impression of you, especially when you go out to work. However, it is not as easy as it seems to be courteous. Sometimes, when we lose our temper, we tend to forget that our actions in public will affect us greatly. After a tiring day at school, we tend to forget what our parents have taught us since we were young.

Courtesy begins at home. I believe that your parents have taught you about being courteous. It is vital that we realise the importance of courtesy at a young age, then we will able to show it when we grow up. Home is the place where we spend the majority of our lives, and it should be where we start being courteous.

Courtesy also begins in school. Our teachers not only teach us about our subjects, but they also remind us about our values in life. I think that our moral values are the key to our success in life. That is why our teachers and principal has placed such great emphasis on character development. No matter how intelligent we are, our behaviour is the true reflection of who we are. In school, there is a conducive environment to study, and also to start being courteous. Besides showing courtesy to the school staff, we should also set a good example for our classmates by being courteous to them. I believe that the school will become a better place if everyone learns to be courteous.

Our behaviour in public has an impact on our school's reputation. If we are courteous in public, people will have a good opinion of the school, and will gladly send their children here to study for six years. However, if we do not uphold the reputation of the school, who will do it for us?

1 comment:

  1. Jonathan, I agree with your thinking. Courtesy is a virtue and we should form the habit of practising it wherever and whenever. Home is the most suitable place to be courteous as we always unveil our masks at home and relax our whole body. We tend not to be so uptight at home to relieve the stress accumulated after a whole day's work or school. At home, it is the best place to perform courtesy. This virtue also appeared in our conduct songs, right? Therefore if we are able to be courteous at ome, I think we then have no problems being courteous anywhere else.

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