Everyday Courtesy

We are visiting room ten to see an exhibit on courtesy. May I present Mrs. Anderson and her son Bill, who is in the class. They too have come watch to see if the people actually display courtesy. Watch how Pete and Marion act as host and hostess. They know that courtesy means showing respect, thinking of the other person, real friendliness. When Pete mentions

the neat job, build it on the exhibit. Bill is pleased. That's courtesy at work. You can see too that everyone in the class must have done a great deal of thinking about courtesy and much work to prepare these posters and the rest of the exhibit. Bill is especially proud of his part in the exhibit. The artwork on this large poster ways to show that we are

thinking of other people. We hope to make our meetings with other people courteous by using such words as please. Whenever we ask for anything, it shows our friendliness and courtesy if we ask with please. On the other hand, thank you is a simple way to repay those who do things for you. Another expression we need all the time is, excuse me. It lets other

people know that you are thinking of them when you say, excuse me. Still, another way to smooth your meetings with other people is may I. If you must interrupt, two words will show that you meanwhile. Simply may I?

Notice how pleasant and thoughtful Mrs. Anderson is as she expresses interest in Bill's ideas on the poster. Bill graciously shares the credit with his classmates. It was a joint project he explains during their study of courtesy. While Pete and Marion posed, Bill sketched the action.