Teaching Morals in School

Should public schools teach morals? Morals I believe in are truthfulness, trustworthiness, modesty, and faithfulness because I was brought up in a Christian home. Other people may have had different religious upbringings, however. Because of this, one set of morals cannot be listed by one set of people to teach a diverse group of students. Patents should teach morals. Schools should teach facts. With the decline of the family unit and increased immorality on television, …

…work most efficiently. This is time that could be used to teach subjects such as music or art that are proven to decrease dropout rates. How often do you hear about character education decreasing dropout rates? I do realize that in some cases it would be a good idea to offer a class on morals and family values but that it should not be a required course. Morals should be taught by parents, not teachers.