TY  - BOOK
AU  - 
TI  - Should character be taught in school?
T2  - At issue
SN  - 9780737748901
AV  - LC268 .S464 2010
U1  - 370.11/4 22
PY  - 0000///
CY  - Detroit
PB  - Greenhaven Press
KW  - Moral education
KW  - Juvenile literature
KW  - Character
KW  - Study and teaching
KW  - United States
KW  - fast
KW  - sears
KW  - Juvenile works
KW  - Nonfiction
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 104-108) and index; Character education is needed in public schools; Charles C. Haynes ; Marvin W. Berkowitz --; Character education cannot work in public school; Doug McManaman --; Public school setting is ideal for teaching ethics; Hannah McCrea --; Literature is an effective tool for character education; Thomas Hibbs --; Public schools that teach character help close the achievement gap; David Whitman --; Public schools indoctrinate students and don't reflect the majority's values; Phyllis Schlafly --; Public schools must revive moral education; William Damon --; Public schools are the source of the decline in morality among teens; David N. Bass --; Public schools should be abolished to address society's vast moral divide; David Gelernter --; Performance values: why they matter and what schools can do to foster their development; a position paper of the; Character Education Partnership (CEP) --; High school ethics course affects knowledge but not values; M. Scott Niederjohn ; Kim Nygard ; William C. Wood --; Ethics needs to be taught early and should be required in college; Kevin Coupe --; Ethics courses for students may not help but will not hurt; Naomi Goldin --; Organizations to contact -- Bibliography -- Index
N2  - 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
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