Should children be taught to respect adults no matter what?

Children should be taught to render the respect due to age which matures into respect due to established offices. Without such respect, civil society is not possible. The second concept embedded here is that honor is something of a meets minimum requirements threshold. read more

#1 Respect is not a hierarchy. There is no human being that deserves more respect and deference than another. We are all deserving of basic politeness and compassion by virtue of our inherent worth as human beings. Therefore, I do not believe children must show respect to their elders. read more