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TIE (Tanzania Institute of Education)
The Importance of Moral Education for
Pupils/Students
Moral
education is the teaching of right and wrong behaviour. It is an important
part of any school’s curriculum because it helps students learn to make good
choices and develop a strong sense of right and wrong.
Moral
values are important components of any individual’s character and they should
be taught right from childhood.
There
are many different ways to teach moral education in schools. Some schools focus
on character education, which teaches students about honesty, responsibility,
and other positive character traits. Other schools use a more traditional
approach, teaching students about the different theories of morality and giving
them opportunities to discuss ethical dilemmas.
How is
moral education important for School Children?
1. Boost Self Confidence
The
Inner peace and relaxation that one achieves from giving/helping others cannot
be compared to materialistic happiness.
Children
learn how good things can help others and in return, they also feel the joy of
helping someone in need.
This
happiness boosts children’s confidence and motivates them to do more such good
work. This self-confidence helps in all walks of life.
2. It Helps in Strong Character Building
Being
aware of values from an early age helps in developing the child’s character and
forming the very core of their being. A strong character development happens
because of the virtues and values that children learn during their childhood,
which remains as a sound foundation for their moral beliefs in the future.
These
moral values that children imbibe become their strengths, which they can rely
on to decide their path in life. Therefore, the learning years are the time
when special care needs to be taken to instil these core values, which further
get polished at school and later on in life.
3. Helps Children to Stand Up Against
Injustice
When
children know what is right or wrong, they can shape the perception of others.
The
importance of teaching moral values to students helps them to stand for
themselves and others when an injustice is happening.
4. Helps to Understand the Difference
Between Right and Wrong
The
virtues help kids in differentiating between right and wrong. They can conclude
scenarios and understand whether it is morally correct or not. It helps to make
the right decisions in life.
5. Helps Them in Their Relationships with
Others
While
children are taught responsibility from a young age, they figure out their role
and purpose in society. It is with the understanding that the world does not
revolve around them and that they have a duty to follow towards their fellow
human beings that will teach them to put the emotions and needs of others
before themselves and see others’ perspectives.
Teaching
values such as sharing, compassion, cooperation, acceptance, equality,
generosity, and justice are extremely important for children to make everyday
decisions in an unprejudiced and empathetic manner. From something as simple as
showing courage to complain about a bully at school to showing perseverance in
achieving goals at work will all help the entire society.
Apart
from these, they understand how to form and maintain relationships and live by
setting high standards of social living, which will, in turn, be a positive
influence on others.
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