Journal: Should ethics be taught in school?

I think that even though this may seem like a strange idea to teach ethics in school, I think it is important and it will help people. I liked how this article brought up how many respected and powerful people such as pro athletes and politicians are making unethical decisions. This is interesting because it shows that some people who are admired can actually be really fake. It also shows how as a society we respect people for being honest and not being greedy and selfish. There have been many scandals like these that happen each year, and even though it may make these people look “human” because they give into pressure or make mistakes; it also causes people to lose respect for them. Even though teaching ethics in school would not help all people, at least it would put the idea in their mind, and I also think this class would be worth it if it could help a few people in life.
I also like the idea of teaching people how there are “hard rights and easy wrongs” and how in the long run making ethical decisions will help you, and others. I think an example of a hard right would be decided not to cheat and even though it would cause you to put in more effort in the end you would feel better about yourself for making the right decision. This could be used vise versa because if you take the easy wrong in the end you will feel guilty and not as good about yourself.
I thought this was a very interesting article. Even thought teaching ethics may be a strange and controversial issue, I think that it would help our society. This would help today especially with all of the negative ethics shown by the media of people we are suppose to trust such as presidents, and other powerful leaders, giving into bribes, lying, etc. Overall I liked the ideas in this article and I agree with them.