Students Want Values Taught
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