Do you wish that schools taught ethics?

[Anonymous]

This is a question for parents whose children do not attend religious schools:


Do you wish that your school taught morality, character education--or at the very least--ethics (even within a secular, philosophical context)?

[Anonymous]

Every good school (religious or not) teaches ethics and character education. Even if there is not a specific class called "Ethics", good schools address ethical issues in the context of other courses and as a daily part of the fabric and mission of the school.

[Anonymous]

Interesting question. If this means anything, ethics is usually required in law school but not business school. The Bar polices lawyers and supposedly the SEC and other financial regulatory agencies indirectly police people in finance. And our economy crashed to the ground several years ago because of unethical financial practices.

[Anonymous]

Yes. Critical thinking, how to make good decisions, how to prioritize, money-management, ethics - I would roll those all into one class.

[Anonymous]

They do.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They do.

Very little character education was taught at my school(s) growing up.

I taught myself a lot about what I knew.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Interesting question. If this means anything, ethics is usually required in law school but not business school. The Bar polices lawyers and supposedly the SEC and other financial regulatory agencies indirectly police people in finance. And our economy crashed to the ground several years ago because of unethical financial practices.

My MBA program required ethics.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is a question for parents whose children do not attend religious schools:


Do you wish that your school taught morality, character education--or at the very least--ethics (even within a secular, philosophical context)?

It's one of the primary reasons my child attends private religious instead of public. That and the ability to teach morales and values that are aligned with our families beliefs.

[Anonymous]

Whose ethics are you going to teach...?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Interesting question. If this means anything, ethics is usually required in law school but not business school. The Bar polices lawyers and supposedly the SEC and other financial regulatory agencies indirectly police people in finance. And our economy crashed to the ground several years ago because of unethical financial practices.

My MBA program required ethics.

Was this more recently?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Interesting question. If this means anything, ethics is usually required in law school but not business school. The Bar polices lawyers and supposedly the SEC and other financial regulatory agencies indirectly police people in finance. And our economy crashed to the ground several years ago because of unethical financial practices.

My MBA program required ethics.

Was this more recently?

I graduated in 1997.

[Anonymous]

My son's secular private school teachers character education.

[Anonymous]

We absolutely have character education lessons at the middle school where I teach. Each month we have a trait that we emphasize, and every week there are lessons taught in homeroom to go with it. Previous topics have included honesty, taking responsibility for actions, bullying, how to politely address adults and peers, time management, commitment, prioritization, etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We absolutely have character education lessons at the middle school where I teach. Each month we have a trait that we emphasize, and every week there are lessons taught in homeroom to go with it. Previous topics have included honesty, taking responsibility for actions, bullying, how to politely address adults and peers, time management, commitment, prioritization, etc.

Edited to add: This is a public school. It is *supposed* to be happening at all public schools within the county (in some way/shape/form), but I cannot comment on whether it does.

[Anonymous]

No. That should be left up to the parents.