Do you think public schools should teach students ethics and personal values? Which values should schools teach in order to produce “good citizens”? What kinds of values (or even subjects) should not be taught in schools? Classify these values using some guiding principle or standard, and explain the characteristics of each category.
I do not think schools should teach ethics and personal values. Not everyone has the same values, or beliefs. If schools taught values, it would be as if everyone went to church, and only one religion was practiced. Not everyone is the same, and people have different beliefs and practices. Schools should always reinforce things like honesty, individualism, and respect, but they shouldn't force any ethical beliefs upon any student. Values and ethics are meant to be passed down from parents and learned through personal experiences and mistakes. Schools should not be allowed to "teach" people how to be.
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