Most students (63 percent) think values and principles of right

and wrong should be taught in the classroom. Those least likely to

support this notion are students who earn C averages or worse, according

to a survey conducted for Metropolitan Life Insurance Company by Louis

Harris and Associates, Inc. The report, Students Voice Their Opinions

on: Learning About Values and Principles in School, also revealed that

56 percent of teens learn their values primarily from parents, but 29

percent say their friends are their primary source. When seeking advice,

most (74 percent) teenagers approach their friends rather than their

parents (13 percent) or teachers (3 percent). A majority of students

(61 percent) said they think it is best to make their own decisions and

learn from their mistakes than to seek the advice of others whom they

respect (39 percent). Copies of the survey are available while in print

by writing to: MetLife, The American Teacher Survey, P. O. Box 807,

Madison Square Station, N. Y., N. Y. 10159.

– MetLife, The American Teacher Survey