Growing up I wasn’t really taught what respect was. I didn’t understand boundaries or when it is appropriate to tell someone to be quiet or whether asking someone to be quiet was disrespectful.

It’s subjective really. Everyone may have a different definition of what is respectful and disrespectful. Is it really subjective though?

Certain things are outright disrespectful, any kind of touching without permission or interrupting someone while they are talking, but could a group even agree on those points. 

In a class of 16, how do you properly approach respect. It isn’t universal. Something I find disrespectful could be justified by that person in terms of them respecting their personal needs. 

I guess when talking about respect you need to identify the different kinds that come to mind. 

Physical respect- respect of your body and others bodies.

Personal respect- respecting someone in your personal life/personal views/personal values.

Professional respect- respecting that someone can do their job/follows procedure/leads by example/doesn’t do the bare minimum.

Verbal respect- not inturupting someone while talking/admiring the way someone speaks/not correcting vernacular unless prompted.

Emotional respect- validating a persons feelings and not making them feel bad for having the emotions they are experiencing.

Respect for others thought process- not everyone thinks the same/ patience with others questions. 

Being in a classroom is hard but this company puts emphasis on respecting each other. I appreciate that emphasis. However, when should my self respect over ride the respect that I’m suppose to be showing my fellow classmates/trainees? When does silence become disrespectful to yourself?