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Post by Otaku on Nov 28, 2007 12:20:40 GMT 8
Why is it moral education is taught in school? Isn't that the responsiblity of the parents? Who decides what is moral?
In my opinion, morals should be taught by the parents and when parents push the responsibility on the school, I believe this shows a lack of maturity. However, you can see the same thing done in a typical Japanese home. From what I've seen, parents play with their kids but it is the grandparents who seem to raise them.
I think the two people who bore the child should have the responsiblity to raise that child and teach them morality. I've said it before and I'll say it again....schools need to focus on teaching school subjects, not morality. When parents want to push their responsibilities onto someone else, this shows a lack of responsiblity and maturity for their prior actions. If you can't raise your child, don't have one! This is not only for Japan, but I sometimes think you should need a license to multiply.
A child doesn't take responsiblity for their actions. At the point that parents don't want to take responsibility to raise their own children, how are they any different from their kids?
Furthermore, if parents want schools to teach morality, then they need to shutup and stop complaining to the schools when they don't agree with what the school is doing.
What's wrong with this country?
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Post by junkdna on Nov 29, 2007 14:55:32 GMT 8
It's the parents' responsibility, unless parents give up their rights to educating their children to the schools (which is what Japan has done). While my child is nowhere near schooling age, I plan to speak with my son's teachers WELL in advance of his beginning classes. Moreover, I will teach him at home values that I consider of the utmost importance. They should probably pretty much override anything the school might try to instill. Free spirit, will and all that.
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