Gentlemen

The boys (aka incipient gentlemen) had a large group discussion today about what it means to be a gentleman. If you have a son, talk to him about this discussion and encourage him with the definitions and examples below.

What is a gentleman?
• a guy that's really polite and doesn't talk with their mouth
• someone who says please and thank you
• someone who's nice
• showing respect to other people
• being gentle/generous
• to be respectful & compassionate
• use your manners
• being gentle
• someone who's nice to others
• someone who is encouraging
• being gentle and being a man
• treat others as you'd like them to be treated
• think of others before yourself
• someone who helping others when they're down, hurt, upset
• a respectful person
• being kind & nice to others 

How can you be gentlemanly at school?
• opening doors for teachers & kids
• not hurting people
• don't swear
• listen to others when they're talking
• to behave during class
• being nice to girls
• wearing ties
• listening to the teacher
• wearing fancy clothes
• helping others (understanding)
• to do something without getting a reward
• build other people up
• don't make fun of people if they're different
• saying please & thank you
• being cool
• helping others, moving from class to class
• money to charity