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avatarMyrell
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Being a student how can you show courtesy?



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avatarLizInHolt
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Top 5 in: Career Training, Choosing College, Depression and Mental Health, Discipline, Families and Relationships, Health and Wellness, Home Learning and Field Trips, Learning Disabilities and Special Needs, Learning Styles, Manners and Values, Parenting Support, Parents and Schools, Safety, School Policy and Education Issues, Setting Goals and Getting Motivated, Study Skills and Academics, Transitions and Readiness, Students' Civil RightsTop 5 in 18 Topics		 Courtesy is the same, no matter who you are -- being a student doesn't make it any different than it is for anyone else. Saying please and thank-you, don't interrupt when someone else is talking, holding doors open for other people, giving up your seat on the bus to an older or disabled person, not talking with food in your mouth, keeping your mouth closed when you chew, not cutting in line, etc. etc. If you are struggling with what makes for good manners, borrow a book from the library on the subject.
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Top 5 in: Discipline, Families and Relationships, Growth and Development, Learning Styles, Manners and Values, Parenting Support, Parents and SchoolsTop 5 in 7 Topics		 I think the first step is often in caring about how to do it--a step you've already taken. Asking oneself how to be courteous in any given situation can lead one to the right answers.

Showing good manners and acting with dignity helps, but so does genuinely caring for the people around you and wanting them to be comfortable.

Smiling, using people's names, and looking after their welfare are also ways that you can show courtesy. While it may seem formal, it can also help to address people with courtesy titles (Mr., Ms. Dr.) upon first meeting them until they invite you to use something more familiar.

Personally, I find it encouraging that you care enough to ask the question. I'm sure you have quite the talent for it already.
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