At a Parent Teacher Association (PTA) Meeting at Your School

Multiple Choice

At a Parent Teacher Association (PTA) meeting at your school, several parents complain about the moral decline of today's youth and argue that the school should be giving regular lectures about the importance of honesty, loyalty, generosity, and so on. If the teachers and school administrators are up to date on research regarding moral development, they should respond by saying that such lectures:

A) Would do little if anything to promote moral development
B) Can be effective only if parents urge their children to take the lectures seriously
C) Are likely to be effective for elementary students but not for junior high and high school students
D) Are likely to be effective for junior high and high school students but not for elementary school students