Why don't we teach morals in school?

Question

I'm not talking about religon. I have my own religous beliefs, but I dont need some religon to tell me that killing is wrong or stealing is wrong. Parents didnt want morals taught in school but they are not teaching them at home, so kids are growing up thinking there IS no right and wrong. We could teach kids morals that everyone could agree on, regardless of their religion or politics.

Answer 1

Hey Space,

While I would welcome this as being a required curriculum, I only have a few problems.

1). For some reason, our schools are having a difficult time teaching; Math, Reading, English, History and Equality.

2). I come from San Diego -- You know, Enron by the Sea -- Our politicians have a difficult time sitting at work without figuring out how to spend our money AND line their pockets, AT THE SAME TIME!

3). We have Scandal after scandal in Washington D.C. involving our elected officials and bribes, kickbacks, favors -- You name it!

4). We have the richest people, in the richest country and most are trying to figure out how to get even richer.

5). Who sets the standard? Is it the Coach that will win at any cost - even if that cost is by benching a marginal player or will it be the School Board member that refuses to have a class properly instructed because his OWN religious beliefs run contrary to the accepted sciences. We could have the Gay teacher who is afraid to come out for fear that he will be unfairly scrutinized or maybe the teacher who is on his third marriage who doesn't fully understand the concept of "Til Death Us Do Part".

You and I and everyone else that is reading these answers all have high morals. The problem is, ON WHAT CAN WE AGREE? Sadly, this isn't the old argument that "I know what pornography is when I see it" days. They are still banning books in certain school districts, yet attempting to pass laws that dictate that a state system can only teach about Gay's in a positive light....? (What if Hitler was Gay? Wasn't Jefferey Dahmer Gay? I am Gay and I don't subscribe to that kind of legislative interference!

After all of this rambling, I can only propose one thing:

Please, parents, family and those that care. Teach our children well! Show them guidance and mostly teach them how to see the difference between right and wrong!

I think if our kids are raised right (whatever that means) they will be able to make just and honorable decisions in life!

And that is my 10 minutes on the soapbox!

James in San Diego

Answer 2

I don't think that should be the responsibility of a public school.

The problem is, whose morals do you teach? You can teach ethics--which is not the same thing. Some teacher might think it's moral to steal from the rich and give to the poor. Unfortunately for the students who learn this philosophy--Robin Hood is dead and the law--not the Sheriff of Nottingham--doesn't agree with stealing from anyone.

Morals should be learned at home. I know many homes don't uphold that responsibility, but would prefer to encourage stronger families and homes rather than passing this responsibility to schools that should essentially be preparing people for a productive life in a working world.

Answer 3

I agree with you that it could (and probably should) be done. I don't know how you would ever do it that (some) parents would not have a fit.

I think the best things the schools can do is have stringent rules and real consequences for breaking the rules. The rules would teach them to do the moral thing. It is better than nothing. Once you correct the behavior hopefully the morals will come later.

Answer 4

You can't take religion out of the discussion of morals. Yes there are lots of general ideas that most people would agree on but different people would want changes. For example, we can all agree that killing is wrong, but what about the death penalty, self defense, abortion, war...Very few people would agree on all these things.

Who's version would you teach? Morals are for parents to teach or religious institutions or lodges or whatever. They are not for school. And if you disagree, you can choose a school that does teach morals.

Answer 5

Morals should be taught at home. Who's morals are being taught, if you rely on the school system? There are so many different backgrounds and ethnicities that teaching morals would be almost impossible.

Teachers are doing the best they can with what they are given. It is not their responsibility to teach morals as well.

Answer 6

colleges do instruct those in an extremely limited way. considering kindergarten, your *** would be busted for stealing, cussing, attack and sexual abuse. for sure, faith is slightly a shortcut or undemanding thank you to coaching morals because of the fact very in many situations a set of morals is embroidered into the religion (5 pillars of Islam, ten commandments, etc) yet not everybody desires to deliver their toddlers to a non secular college, for one reason or yet another. notwithstanding the college room ecosystem is quite limited. A instructor lecturing to a team of twenty six-twelve months-olds might by no skill have the means to change the single-on-one journey of a discern to toddler lesson. a school might basically in my opinion tell somebody the regulations of society the on the spot they're caught breaking them. yet all of us be attentive to a school won't be in a position to capture each thing, and whilst toddlers see they are in a position to bend the regulations, they continually prefer to work out how a strategies. it is an magnificent question, and it extremely is a actual gray-section to me. i don't have confidence a single college might have the means to change what a stable discern could instruct, yet on an identical time i don't have confidence that one and all mom and dad are keen to furnish what's needed of them.

Answer 7

Because we live in a society that no longer has an agreed upon set of morals, it is called moral relativism. Each individual is allowed to create their own concept of what is right and what is wrong and even that is relative. Their concept of right and wrong may change to fit different situations. At one time the 10 Commandments were allowed to be posted in the classroom, no it is considered offensive.

Answer 8

I am greatfull that I live in a town where they teach morals in our schools. You are right, they should also be taught at home. Some parents just don't care if they raise an immoral child, because they don't have any.

Answer 9

morality is based on religious practice, and is , therefore, not allowed to be taught in publicly financed school systems. there are some colleges which teach types of morality, but they are not required courses and are taken as a matter of personal choiuce by those students who so wish to attend as are many comparative religion courses in many colleges throughout the country.

Answer 10

You don't teach moral in schools.
Teach and give them our creator's universal gifts of life with universal communication system in the new universal language vital for their own survival on planet earth.
Observe how the little children exposed the blunders and slip-ups with human errors with little children kicking the butts of their own parents and teachers being overlook on planet earth.