> I've always thought that learning how to deal with people who are not as polite, and even kids that are downright scary, is an important aspect of socializati

> I've always thought that learning how to deal with people who are not as polite, and even kids that are downright scary, is an important aspect of socialization. It is, but do we have any studies showing how well school kids are at this? From what I've seen, most kids in school do not learn those skills.