Should Public Schools be concerned with moral education?

Question

or is it an area that should be left to the family and church?

(don't get mad, its just a question i had in class and thought it would be interesting to see what others thought)

Answer 1

Ultimately, this responsibility rests with the parents. But the reality is most cats are better parents than some of the human persuasion. As a teacher, I believe that all educators should conduct themselves with dignity and self respect in the classroom. Honesty,reponsibility, and knowledge for the teaching task at hand is also crucial. While this is not teaching morals, it certainly serves as a fine blueprint for our young people to emulate,

Answer 2

No, I think the schools shouldn't have to be responsible for teaching about morals, ethics, sex ed, drugs, or to stay away from strangers and strange dogs. It's not that I think any of those things are inappropriate for kids, it's just that it's not the school's job - it's the parents. Around here, everytime I get gets on drugs or gets pregnant or gets attacked by a dog, the parents start complaining - 'why didn't the schools teach them about that'? And then the school gets sued for not teaching kids to stay away from dogs - what happened to reading and math?

I think the parents should cover all of that. Personally, I don't think you really should trust the churches either - really read the bible sometime and THEN tell me it's a 'good moral guide'. Pay special attention to the parts of Exodus where it tells you how to treat your slaves, how to stone your children to death for mouthing off, and when and how to sell your daughter as a slave.

Answer 3

we are all born with moral emotions... that is when we are no longer corrected or taught if it incorrect or right that shall we suppress our moral perspectives. that is why we, as a civilization, might want to prepare morality at an truly youthful age. If it sense undesirable than do not do it. Public colleges should be in touch with moral education, that way we wouldn't have a lot cruelty interior the colleges today.

Answer 4

what are morals? each society has its own ideas of what is acceptable and what is not...where I teach the moral spectrum is upside down, children are rewarded for minimal accomplishments or doing what they are supposed to while major, MAJOR wrongdoings are ignored or rationalized...I have stopped trying to explain to my students why hitting women is wrong, why stealing from one another is wrong, why cursing and foul language is not acceptable in the "real world", why getting to school on time is important...why try to convince people that what they are faced with everyday as right and acceptable is in many ways wrong...how can I explain to 2 6th graders that fist fighting is not a way to solve problems when they watch their moms knock the crap out of each other after school because they were unhappy with the results of the mediation with the counselor?

Answer 5

Every adult in America should be concerned with the moral education of our children and should govern their businesses and careers and lives accordingly.

Answer 6

That's the family's obligation. It's up to the parents to what morals they want to pass onto the child.

Answer 7

I think it ought to be. The problem is,however,who's standards of morale will it go by? Thats where problems come in. As far as basic ethics,like cruelty to animals,thats one thing(its always wrong) but whether or not gay marriage is okay is another thing,its opinionbut not standard.

Answer 8

The main responsibility should be with parents.

Answer 9

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