Education and Ethics

Many advocate that ethics should be part of education. They see it as a valuable or necessary addition to the education process. They call it ethical education and its obvious implication is that moral education is a specialised and neglected stream of education.

This is a grossly mistaken perspective. Ethics is the sine qua non of education, not an addition. It is the core of education. Even imparting basic skills should not be without inculcating related values. Everything we do should be in service to others and one must do that honestly and with empathy. People are educated to be morally capable of doing things. At the same time, the claim of a fair reward for doing the service is equally moral.

A moral society is a progressive society. A decline in any society and civilization begins with moral degeneration. 

Educational institutions are meant to uphold and infuse morality in society. Their institutionalisation and working demand the utmost care. 

Niraj Kumar Jha