teaching morals

[dimpy.handa]

It is my firm belief that the schools shouldn't teach morals to children because they differ from the parents, the role of the school is to teach knowledge why teach morals as well?


If you are involved in education you can't help teaching morals of some kind. If you don't include moral teaching in your curriculum and teach it intentionally you will still be teaching morals by the kind of behavior you encourage or punish. In my previous post I mentioned cheating in the classroom. If you punish students who cheat you will in fact be teaching them that cheating is wrong, whether that is your intention or not. The real question educators must decide is not whether they will teach morals but what morals they will teach. It is impossible for a school or any other institution to function without some kind of agreement about what kind of conduct is right or wrong

 

[satyamsaxena0786]

The nature of an understanding depends upon its founding values, which makes morality (the actual values adopted) the vital concern for parents, with the early experiences of infancy the most critical for the formation of understanding in a child. This means that the lessons taught to the infant during the first weeks or months of its existence are the most important, as every subsequent value must reflect those values already adopted by the maturing mind of the person. For once the foundation of values is set, it is for life, with the values taught during child rearing becoming a permanent part of the adult's understanding.

 

[swatiraohnlu]

In order to be successful in both school and in life, every child needs to feel a sense of belonging, a connection to others, an understanding of a realistic big picture view of the real world. If kids are not getting this at home, from their friends, from society as a whole, or from some intrinsic moral compass inside of themselves, it only makes sense for public schools to shoulder this load as well.

 

[dimpy.handa]

The type and amount of religious discussion that takes place in a public school setting is a very touchy subject in most places. Prayer and religious activities have been taken out of the public school day. However, this does not prevent teachers from teaching a hidden curriculum. While teachers can no longer openly discuss morals and religion, they can display and model them through their actions. In most cases, actions are much more powerful to students than words spoken.