Letters

July|Aug 2001: Classroom discussion, rejected invitation, cutting remark, letters on letters.

The Moral Classroom

Getting students to conform to a rigid list of virtues won’t transform them into thoughtful moral agents, say Dr. Joan Goodman and Dr Howard Lesnick, Penn professors who have co-written a new book i response to the growing “character-education” movement. They endorse a messier, but more meaningful approach to moral education.