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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I disagree. Teaching children to respect authority will serve them well in their adult life. [/quote]

Some of us want children who grow up to be a leader, not a follower. [/quote]

(Almost) all leaders have someone else in a position of authority over them. All leaders started out as something other than the top person on the totem pole, and therefore needed to know how to relate to others, including others in positions of authority, in a way that respects the individual's position of authority but still allows their own contributions and ideas to be heard.

Leaders should treat their subordinates respectfully as well, obviously, but I see no way for a society to function if there is no respect for persons in positions of legitimate authority.

If you disagree with something your boss at work has told you to do, there is a respectful way to address this and a disrespectful way to react. If you choose the disrespectful route, whatever the job is does not get done and you probably get written up for insubordination or fired. If you had been taught how to communicate with an authority figure in a respectful way, you might have been able to find out why the boss needed you to do whatever it was, and if you had a better idea about how to accomplish the task you could probably have shared that -- or maybe (most likely) you weren't privy to all of the pertinent information and your boss needs the thing done his/her way for a reason.

If someone in a position of authority has made a rule, policy, law, etc. it is probably a good idea to follow it, or if you disagree with it for some reason work through legitimate avenues to have your opinion heard. It is probably an unproductive idea (although one that might be your right under US law as long as it doesn't involve a threat) to completely lose your mind and scream "F%^& YOU" at the person or persons who made the policy you do not like. That is unlikely to get anyone anywhere. It is probably a bad idea to disregard the rule/law and just do whatever you darn well please anyway. Widely applied, this would lead to lawlessness and anarchy.

All people function in a world where there are outside authorities that have some say over their actions. The most successful individuals are those who have learned how to respect this structure without allowing it to constrain or stifle their own personalities, ideas, and opinions.[/quote]

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