Call for policy to teach attitude

The country needs a national policy on attitude development.This is so because there are widespread signs that many of PNG’s children have not been taught basics such as cleanliness, manners and respect for other people and property.

And the signs are “juvenile delinquency, petty crimes, vandalism, graffiti, discharge of betelnut sputum, theft and destruction of public property, unhygienic practices, indiscriminate disposal of household and industrial waste, and general disregard of civic regulations”, all of which “stem from indiscipline and the bad behaviour of the people”, according to Member for Dei Puri Ruing.

Graffiti can be portraying an ugly image in front of places, buildings, etc...which people like and admire but in order to minimize this in PNG and else where there needs to be a totally attitude change and respect for public property

In calling for a policy for schools to teach and enforce attitude development, Mr Ruing said such a curriculum would teach children, from an early age, how to be right-thinking citizens.“Children should also be encouraged to participate in church activities to promote spiritual development at the early stages of their learning processes,” he said.“The nation is only as good as its citizens.

“The impression and general outlook of our cities, towns and communities reflect what kind of people we are.”He said a good example was betelnut chewing.Those who grew it knew how to get rid of the rubbish from it, whereas those who merely chewed it were frequently in the media spotlight because of the filth they created in the city, Mr Ruing said.

He raised the matter when commending NCD Governor Powes Parkop on the initiatives Mr Parkop had taken to ban the sale of betelnut in undesignated places in an effort to clean up and beautify Port Moresby.

The article is from The National

*** I think that's the main cause of some of the problems we have in major cities and towns in PNG. If politicians do exactly as what they say, some of these problems should be minimized but alot of times they say stuff and the next day they forget what they said yesterday. Bottom line, the people are always the good listeners and will point fingers at you if you don't implement what you preached the other day.