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The
lack of basic social skills will be among the greatest limiting
factors in our children’s ability to gain and keep employment.
The PoliteChild is strategically positioned to become the de
facto solution for regaining lost dollars and efficiency, and
increasing academic achievement in the classroom because children
are not optimally prepared for learning in a classroom environment
today.
The PoliteChild fulfills an urgent need in today’s
society. It is clear, from studies, anecdotal evidence, and
frankly, from casual observation, that the social skills of
today’s youth have deteriorated significantly in the last
several decades. No longer do many of our youth say “please”
and “thank you”, “you’re welcome”
or other basic yet essential socially expected greetings. A
generation raised on too much TV, video games, and parents working
overtime in two income (or single parent) homes has meant that
our youth have not been exposed to even the simplest of socially
acceptable behaviors. What these kids know is what they learn
at school, or in the school yard, or not at all. In any case,
what they have been learning is not going to get them very far,
socially, as they grow older. What they have learned on the
playground will not be sufficient in the Board Rooms of tomorrow.
The growth of the “professional development” and
“business etiquette” services are validating this
fact already.
In fact, the lack of basic social skills will
be among the greatest limiting factors in our children’s
ability to gain and keep employment. It is obvious and universally
accepted that not being able to read or write is a limiting
factor. Equally limiting in today’s society is the ability
to carry on a conversation in a socially accepted way, to exhibit
even the most basic of manners and behavior, and to understand
how to get along well with others. That is the cost to our future.
There
is, however, a direct cost to us at present. School administrators
will agree that the most pressing concern among teachers and
administrators is how to manage increasing class sizes, including
the disciplinary problems that go with it, and still be able
to teach the basic courses. Studies have shown that as
much as 40% of class time is spent dealing with issues of behavior
not directly related to the curriculum. The cost to all of us
from the efficiency loss of our teachers and other educators
is staggering. Teachers already do not have enough time to teach
the things our children need to learn, and this problem is made
even worse with the mandates placed on schools through the “No
Child Left Behind” legislation.
The
PoliteChild model has been shown to directly
return a significant portion of the class time back to teachers
by reducing their need to focus on discipline or to deal with
an unruly student or students. There is a validated direct link
between The PoliteChild programs and classroom efficiency, demonstrating
an important value proposition in direct dollars saved or redirected
to other needs.
Fortunately,
this direct link between behavior as a limiting factor in classes
is being recognized, and the new “hot market” in
education is in anti-bullying programs and social skills. Billions
of dollars are presently spent annually on bullying-remediation
programs, but these programs rarely offer much in the way of
prevention. The PoliteChild
is clearly in a position to capture a significant market share
in this new and potentially explosive market as schools struggle
to solve socialization and discipline issues.
The PoliteChild is presently seeking individual investors interested
in being part of a lasting change in our communities by helping
put “‘civil’ back into ‘civilization’.”™
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