Reading Material
These instructive books and essays should be read by everybody wishing to be a responsible member of society. Sadly these are not part of any official educational programme, at least not as far as I am aware of. Read them, you won't regret it.
What You Can't Say
This interesting essay discusses how to identify unwarranted taboos and derogatory labels and what to do with them.
http://www.paulgraham.com/say.html, by Paul Graham
Gentle Measures in the Management and Training of the Young
This book is the final word on education/upbringing of children, you need nothing besides the advice in this book.
http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/11667, by Jacob Abbott