Philosophical Perspective on a Moral Upbringing

Philosophical Perspective on a Moral Upbringing

It could be said that parents are responsible for the moral values of their children. There are two possible outcomes for this statement. The statement could be true or it could be false.
True: Parents are responsible for their children. Parents bring their children into the world, which is a choice, and therefore they must raise and care for them. Since this is true they must also be responsible for the moral values of their children. Meaning in simple terms, they should make sure that their children know the difference between right and wrong. By doing this they are preparing them for when they are grown up and on their own. Without any moral values one would not know anything concerning what is acceptable and what is not. Imagine if someone came to college who did not have any moral values. Obviously if someone did not have any moral values they would most likely not go to college. However, if they did come to college, a meal in the cafeteria could go like this. The student walks in and goes immediately to what he or she wants. Doesn’t even mind the line. Most likely does not wait for servers to serve him or her, just gets what he or she wants. That experience alone would escalate pretty quickly. Other students would definitely be agitated. There would be some sort of scene, and because this student has no morals there would be no telling where he or she would stop.

False: On the other hand maybe it is not the responsibility of a parent to instill moral values in their child. Perhaps a child is actually meant to grow up with no values put upon him or her and this freeness makes the person become who they are meant to become. Maybe a parent instilling moral values into a child is a way of brainwashing this child. The child is really meant to grow up doing whatever he or she may want with out even being exposed to what is truly right and wrong. If the child is given this freeness he or she will be able to