Figure 1.--Parents who send their children to prep schools expect that manners and polite behavior will be part of the educational program.
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Figure 1.--Parents who send their children to prep schools expect that manners and polite behavior will be part of the educational program. |
The primary reason for sending boys to prparatory schools was to prepare the boys academically and athletically for the public sdchools. A very important factor was also that parents wanted their sons to speak and behave properly. Boys were taught to speak proper English and loose their regional accents--still quite pronounced n England. While the moden preparatory school is less concerned with eliminating accents, they are still very concerned with promoting proper behavior, Boys are taught to say sir and miss. They were required to tip their caps. While hat tipping is less common--primarily because of caps are less abnd less common, other elements of proper behavior such as stanfing when the teacher ebters the room and opening doors are still promoted.
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