"How important is it that kids learn to tell right from wrong?
Businessman and former university chancellor David Gonski recently called for ethics classes to be rolled out in all Australian schools to boost social cohesion.
At the moment, ethics does not get dedicated time in the school curriculum.
Some might argue children don’t need school ethics classes if they already learn ethics from their parents and other adults in their lives.
But our research shows formal ethics education can make a difference. In the largest ever review on the subject, we found teaching ethics can improve students’ ability to reason through ethical issues and prioritise doing the right thing."
