can morality be taught?

[Sarah83]

Hello all!

What do we all think?

Should virtue/morality be taught in school? And more essentially CAN virtue/morality be taught in schools?



Thanks for your time, Sarah x

 

[kedaman]

Morality is taught in school. Whether it should be taught or not I have no say in.

 

[Rae]

Morality can be taught and should be taught. If parents do not teach it at home, I see no problem with general morality being taught in schools.

 

[ChristianCenturion]

Hello all!

What do we all think?

Should virtue/morality be taught in school? And more essentially CAN virtue/morality be taught in schools?



Thanks for your time, Sarah x

Currently, attempts are being made to teach moralities/values in schools, but there is debate over whether those moralities/values contradict with each other and whether they are moral or not.

I pay taxes to educate my children of facts not someone's version of ideology, the government has not proven itself to be trustworthy of teaching morality or values... that is my domain and responsibility as a parent.

 

[Blackmarch]

Hello all!

What do we all think?

Should virtue/morality be taught in school? And more essentially CAN virtue/morality be taught in schools?



Thanks for your time, Sarah x

Yeah it can, but it shoould be done without a religious spin on it (if in school)..

 

[Chrysalis Kat]

Morality is taught is schools, with or without a textbook.

 

[Dennis Moore]

I pay taxes to educate my children of facts not someone's version of ideology, the government has not proven itself to be trustworthy of teaching morality or values... that is my domain and responsibility as a parent.

What he said. The kids will pick up behaviors and attitudes at school regardless--it's impossible not to in a social setting--but the minute you start trying to "enforce" or "teach" morality as part of the ciricculum, the question becomes: whose morality? Can parents opt their child out of morality training, if their family values conflict with what is being taught? Who decides on the reigning moral code, anyway?

 

[snowydc2003]

basic morality and values should be taught in schools and is as far as i am aware, i do think however that this teacjng should be free from religious overtones as many are taught their own religious morals seperately through their places of worship

 

[The-Doctor]

If we are talking about the difference between bad and good then yes no problem with that. However if we are talking about such things as whether Masturbation is a sin, whether you should have pre marital sex that sort of thing then I think no as everyone has their own view on this and that will cloud what you teach.

 

[HouseApe]

Whose morality? If it is mine, feel free to teach it. If it is opposed to mine, no way.

I don't think schools should try and teach morality. They should, however, teach children to recognize and understand their own innate empathy. Children should learn to understand how their actions affect others. It is difficult to understand why being a bully is bad if no one ever points it out to you.

 

[ChristianCenturion]

Whose morality? If it is mine, feel free to teach it. If it is opposed to mine, no way.

I don't think schools should try and teach morality. They should, however, teach children to recognize and understand their own innate empathy. Children should learn to understand how their actions affect others. It is difficult to understand why being a bully is bad if no one ever points it out to you.

That's a different school... that's the school of hard knocks.