Making children say “ma’am” and “sir”?

AJ • Due Jan 2019 👶🏻~ Teacher 👩🏼‍🏫~ Mama to two fur babies 🐶🐱~ Foodie 🥘~ Bookworm 📚

So my parents are Yankees but I was born and raised in the south. My parents always found it odd that parents made their kids say “ma’am” and “sir”. I’m of two minds. As a teacher, I appreciate when students say “yes, ma’am” but I’m also fine with “yes” or “no”. “Yeah” drives me CRAZY as a response from a child. Thoughts??

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