What kind of human being do we want to emerge from our efforts at moral

education? What are the characteristics of the morally mature person?

A moment’s reflection tells us that moral maturity is more than just knowing

what is right. The world is full of people who know what is right but set

moral consideratlons aside when they find it expedient to do so. To be moral

means to value morality, to take moral obligations seriously. It means to be

able to judge what

is right but also to care deeply about doing it