Should the advice to not lie be tought in schools?

Question

That is to teach in school it is wrong to lie, self deceive or omit information that propagates false understanding in others?

Answer 1

No. Moral guidance is the parent's job.

Answer 2

There is no doubt that that is something that should be taught by the parents but it can be reinforced by the school. They are suppose to be teaching about responsiblities and accountability right? Whoever thinks that that is not a valid lesson for school to teach is the reason why the kids are the way they are today. We are cutting too much slack as it is with the people responsible for molding the future.

Answer 3

Children learn to lie at 6 months, some studies suggest. It's human nature.

A proper upbringing, respect, manners, those are things that parents should take enough time to teach. The rest falls into place. I'm afraid it's like photocopying a photocopy over and over again, and some parents are either deficient themselves in proper etiquette, or simply don't have the time after working their whole life away.

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If the government can't stop lying, what makes you think they would be good teachers? If they stopped taking so much taxes out, and stopped worrying about other countries so much, maybe we could focus on ourselves, and our kids?

Answer 4

We have it here in our schools. Posters around the lunch room. "Character education" it is called. Very good stuff. Non-religious.

Let their parents tell them why. We can teach them to not lie and we can teach them there are consequences if they do.

This used to be taught in our public classrooms as the "10 Commandments." But the ACLU thought that offended some people, so they took them out.

40 years later, non-religious "character education" is back in our schools. I could not be more pleased.

Answer 5

The schools should not have to deal with this issue - your parents should have already taught you right from wrong before you got there and should continue to do so as long as you are under their roof.

Make parents do their job and don't put everything off on a teacher. Teachers should reinforce it but it should already be instilled in you by your parents.

Answer 6

Not in the public school system. That would be teaching them morals. Public schools are more concerned with making them feel good about themselves, which is why I send my son to a private school.

Additionally, it is my job as a parent to teach my son right from wrong and self esteem. But, it is hard when public schools go against everything that you believe.

I love that my son can have Christmas and other holidays in his school.

Answer 7

Unless it is in reference to plagiarism in writing, then NO. Public schools are not here to teach kids about morals, values, sex, or tolerance. They are there to teach English, Math, Science , and History (and Arts, Humanities, and Civics if you're real lucky); of which they aren't doing such a great job. Let's leave morals and values up to the parents.

Answer 8

If what you mean is saying these things are bad, and having students memorize it, then, no.

If what you're talking about is genuine education, where students look at what happens when people lie, learn to detect propaganda, and analyze the ethics and mechanisms of deceit, then, yes.

Simply telling people somehing is a no-no is completely innefective.

We should, instead, arm them against deceit.

Then they wouldn't be so easy to deceive.

That would be nice.

Answer 9

All morality should be left up to the parents, we should be worried about getting government out of our lives. You're suggesting we basically give the schools the raising of our children.

Answer 10

I think that should be taught at home first. I would think its the parents job to create good citizens.