Moral Questions in the Classroom: How to Get Kids to Think Deeply About Real Life and Their Schoolwork

How can schools take an active role in moral education without digressing from their academic mission? In this study, Katherine Simon analyses the ways teachers address or avoid moral issues that arise in middle and high school classrooms, then explains how morally charged issues may be taught responsibly in a diverse democracy. She offers many practical tips to help teachers explore deeply important questions with their students.