When Schools Emphasize Respect for Others, Obedience to Authority, Honesty

question 98

Multiple Choice

When schools emphasize respect for others, obedience to authority, honesty, neatness, being on time, and use a grading system, they are

• A) teaching children to be noncompetitive.
• B) impinging on fundamental freedoms and values.
• C) indirectly teaching cultural values and norms.
• D) indirectly creating a rigid caste system.
• E) unnecessarily deviating from formal education.

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