Politeness - Politeness virtue and how to show it at home, school, and community

Oct 13, 2026

Politeness explains the virtue of treating others with kindness and respect, emphasizing care for others’ feelings and needs. It guides readers through practical ways to be polite in everyday settings including the home, school, public spaces, and within one’s community. Special attention is given to politeness toward friends and references to Emily Post’s approach, along with hands-on activities such as making introductions and a section of key vocabulary and resources for further reading.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryHealthcare

FormatPDF

Pages32

Reading Time1 h 21 min

AccessFree to download

Politeness

Being Polite

Being Polite at Home

Politeness and Your Friends

Being Polite at School

Being Polite in Public

Politeness in Your Community

Emily Post's Politeness

Politeness and You

Hands On: Making Introductions

Words to Know

Internet Sites

Index

Character Education Politeness BYLUCIARAATMA 3.0 P s Digitized by the Internet Archivein 2014 https://archive.org/details/politenesscharac0Oluci Politeness by Lucia Raatma Consultant: Madonna Murphy,Ph.D.Professor of Education University of St.Francis,Joliet,IllinoisAuthor,Character Education in America'sBlue Ribbon Schools Bridgestone Books an imprint of Capstone PressMankato,Minnesota Bridgestone Books are published by Capstone Press151 Good Counsel Drive,P.O.Box 669,Mankato,Minnesota 56002http://www.capstone-press.com Copyright ◎2002 Capstone Press.All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced without written permission from the publisher.The publisher takes no responsibility for the use of any of the materialsor methods described in this book,nor for the products thereof.Printed in the United States of America. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication DataRaatma,Lucia. Politeness/by Lucia Raatma. p.cm.—(Character education) Includes bibliographical references and index. Summary:Explains the virtue of politeness and describes ways to show politeness inthe home,school,and community. ISBN 0-7368-1134-6 1.Courtesy—Juvenile literature.[1.Etiquette.2.Conduct of life.]I.Title.II.Series.BJ1533.C9 R332002395.1'22—dc212001003434 Editorial Credits Sarah Lynn Schuette,editor;Karen Risch,product planning editor;Jennifer Schonborn,coverproduction designer and illustrator;Alta Schaffer,photo researcher Photo Credits Capstone Press/Gary Sundermeyer,cover,4,6,10,12,14,16,20CORBIS,18Diane Meyer,8 123456070605040302 Table of Contents Politeness……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………5 Being Polite……………………………………………………………………………………………7 Being Polite at Home ………………………………………………………………………………9 Politeness and Your Friends……………………………………………………………11 Being Polite at School………………………………………………………………………………13 Being Polite in Public…………………………………………………………………………15 Politeness in Your Community …………………………………………………17 Emily Post's Politeness…………………………………………………………………………19 Politeness and You………………………………………………………………………………………21 Hands On: Making Introductions……………………………………………22 Words to Know…………………………………………………………………………23 Read More…………………………………………………………………………………………24 Internet Sites……………………………………………………………………………………………………………24 …………………………………24 Index……………………………………………………………………… Politeness Politeness means showing concernfor others.Being polite means youtreat others with kindness and respect.Politeness is showing others youcare about them,their feelings,andtheir needs. respect to treat others how youwould like to be treated

FAQs

What does politeness mean in the book?

Politeness means showing concern for others. It means treating others with kindness and respect and caring about their feelings and needs.

Where does the book explain how to be polite?

The book covers politeness at home, with friends, at school, in public, and in the community.

What activity and learning supports are included?

A hands-on activity focuses on making introductions. The book also includes “Words to Know,” a “Read More” section, internet sites for further reading, and an index.

Oct 13, 2026

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