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50 Years of ERIC
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Bennett, William J. – American Educator: The Professional Journal of the American Federation of Teachers, 1980
The move away from traditional methods of teaching values and toward more "trendy" approaches is doing more harm than good to our nation's youth. Values education only has meaning when teachers help to guide their students through everyday life situations involving right and wrong. (Author/GC)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Ethics, Student Teacher Relationship, Teacher Role
Bennett, William J. – American Educator: The Professional Journal of the American Federation of Teachers, 1980
Opposes formal sex education courses in the schools on the basis that their content is often misleading, lacks moral guidance, and encourages in young people a premature or heightened preoccupation with sexual activity. (Author/GC)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Materials, Sex Education, Sexuality
Bennett, William J.; Delattre, Edwin J. – American Educator: The Professional Journal of the American Federation of Teachers, 1979
If teachers and administrators are to offer opportunities for students to become morally educated, they must understand the concept of a morally educated person and exemplify the values they hope to instill. Poetry, novels, biographies, and films provide excellent material for instruction and discussion of moral concepts. (Author/GC)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethical Instruction, Humanities