Should character be taught in school? / 
Noel Merino, book editor. 
 - Detroit :  Greenhaven Press,   
 - 116 pages ;  24 cm. 
 - At issue .
 - At issue.  Education. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 104-108) and index. 
<br/><br/> Character education is needed in public schools /  Character education cannot work in public school /  Public school setting is ideal for teaching ethics /  Literature is an effective tool for character education /  Public schools that teach character help close the achievement gap /  Public schools indoctrinate students and don't reflect the majority's values /  Public schools must revive moral education /  Public schools are the source of the decline in morality among teens /  Public schools should be abolished to address society's vast moral divide /  Performance values: why they matter and what schools can do to foster their development /  High school ethics course affects knowledge but not values /  Ethics needs to be taught early and should be required in college /  Ethics courses for students may not help but will not hurt /  Charles C. Haynes ; Marvin W. Berkowitz --  Doug McManaman --  Hannah McCrea --  Thomas Hibbs --  David Whitman --  Phyllis Schlafly --  William Damon --  David N. Bass --  David Gelernter --  Character Education Partnership (CEP) --  M. Scott Niederjohn ; Kim Nygard ; William C. Wood --  Kevin Coupe --  Naomi Goldin --  a position paper of the  Organizations to contact -- Bibliography -- Index. 
<br/><br/> From the Publisher: Greenhaven Press's At Issue series provides a wide range of opinions on individual social issues. Each volume focuses on a specific issue and offers a variety of perspectives-eyewitness accounts, governmental views, scientific analysis, newspaper and magazine accounts, and many more-to illuminate the issue. Extensive bibliographies and annotated lists of relevant organizations point to sources for further research. Enhancing critical thinking skills, each At Issue volume in an excellent research tool to help readers understand current social issues and prepare reports. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780737748901 0737748907 9780737748918 0737748915 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2010007134 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Moral education--Juvenile literature.<br/>Character--Study and teaching--United States.<br/>Character--Study and teaching.<br/>Moral education.<br/>Moral education.<br/>Character--Study and teaching.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>United States.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Juvenile works.<br/>Nonfiction.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>LC268  / .S464 2010 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>370.11/4