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Originally posted by Palynka
Human Rights, for example.

You mean the Universal Human Rights or something else?
http://www.un.org/Overview/rights.html

Originally posted by XanthosNZ
You mean the Universal Human Rights or something else?
http://www.un.org/Overview/rights.html

Yes. And the civil values contained in the country's constitution (or equivalent), as well.

Originally posted by Palynka
Yes. And the civil values contained in the country's constitution (or equivalent), as well.

Well then that's not values that's the law. And rightly should be taught.

Originally posted by XanthosNZ
Well then that's not values that's the law. And rightly should be taught.

No, no. One thing is the law, another are the values imbedded in law.

Originally posted by XanthosNZ
Well then that's not values that's the law. And rightly should be taught.

The law is based on values. You can't teach one without the other.

Originally posted by Nordlys
The law is based on values. You can't teach one without the other.

I don't know about that. I believe one may teach Law as a subject without teaching its values.

Originally posted by Palynka
No, no. One thing is the law, another are the values imbedded in law.

The law is the law. Values may indeed be turned into laws but not all laws are based on values and not all values have (or need) a law.

Originally posted by XanthosNZ
The law is the law. Values may indeed be turned into laws but not all laws are based on values and not all values have (or need) a law.

That was my point.

Teaching Human Rights should go beyond teaching its judicial form and also actively teach the values that they contain.

Edit - I disagree that there are laws that can be completely neutral morally.

Originally posted by Palynka
That was my point.

Teaching Human Rights should go beyond teaching its judicial form and also actively teach the values that they contain.

I argue that teaching basic human behaviour should have happened long before school.

Originally posted by XanthosNZ
I argue that teaching basic human behaviour should have happened long before school.

It should, but why shouldn't schools also teach them complementarily?

That is the issue here.

Originally posted by Palynka
It should, but why shouldn't schools also teach them complementarily?

That is the issue here.

I could not be happier I chose to remain silent my views could not have been expressed any better.

Originally posted by Palynka
It should, but why shouldn't schools also teach them complementarily?

That is the issue here.

When the schools stop turning out illiterate mouth-breathers call me and we'll take some time away from basic skills.