Necessary Rules for Children in Pennsylvania Dutch Country

Necessary Rules for Children in Pennsylvania Dutch Country

Christopher Dock immigrated to North America in the early 1700's. A man of Mennonite faith, he opened a school for children along Skippack Creek, north of Philadelphia. Later in life, encouraged by friends to share his wisdom, he crafted an article that detailed his standards of behavior. A Hundred Necessary Rules of Conduct for Children, published in 1764 in the German Geistilches magazine, is notable for being our first known original document on the subject of etiquette written in the colonies. Paul Breon is a fifth-grade teacher. He has worked as a waiter, cook, restaurant manager, computer and copier salesman, technological support staff and computer technology instructor. His writing has been published in Seventeen magazine, Chicken Soup for the Single's Soul, the local newspaper, and several other smaller publications.