“Schools and teachers don’t get to choose whether they teach values. Schools and teachers are always affecting values by, for example, what they decide to praise and punish, how fairly they balance ...

It has been argued that for the last 30 years, the role of character education and the teaching of values has been diminishing or has even disappeared in our nation’s schools. Some argue that it is ...

The university has always taught values, in one way or another, argues the novelist Toni Morrison, a professor of the humanities at Princeton University. Historically, it has been a place where faith ...

If you happen to visit classrooms in public and private elementary schools in this country, you would (I hope) be pleased to see that in addition to academic subjects, our impressionable young ...

When a restaurant staff truly embraces hospitality, you can feel it the moment you walk through the door. It’s evident in everything from sustained eye contact, to a kind smile, to a perfectly-placed ...

In the new book Beyond Coding: How Children Learn Human Values Through Programming, Tufts professor Marina Umaschi Bers argues that schools can teach computer coding in ways that develop character as ...

As more students look to pursue meaningful careers in the social sector, it is imperative that educational institutions offer experiential and purpose-based training to support their personal and ...

Values are a pretty darned touchy subject to bring up these days when it comes to raising children. Values have gotten a bad rap because of how they are discussed in politics and as they relate to ...

The scientific community is observing the rapid rise of artificial intelligence (AI) and the existential questions it has brought along with it. Fears about whether robots could act unethically and ...

You want your children to grow up with a solid, grounded sense of right and wrong. But how do you convey your family values to your children? Family values. It’s not just the name of a Limp Bizkit ...