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A seventh-grade teacher says students no longer use basic polite phrases and asks for advice on how to convey their importance to 12-year-olds.
Published Mar 30, 2026, 5:45 AM EDT | LehighValleyLive
DEAR MISS MANNERS: I teach seventh grade in a suburban school. I have noticed an increasingly unsettling trend as I walk around the room to check on students: Nobody says “yes, please” or “no, thank you” anymore.
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