Jessica White
ECO 252.03
Writing Assignment 2
Nelson Mandela used to say that: “Education is the most important weapon which
you can use to change the world”. For a long time, the role of education for the world is
undeniable. Yet, it is important to use it in an appropriate way so we can reap the
sweetest fruits from it. School curriculums are always the subject of many hot debates.
Recently, many people postulate that school should be responsible for teaching
academy skills only, not ethical and social values. While these people have some
rational and valuable analysis, personally, I do believe that those do not reflect the
whole picture.
Some of the advocates posit that it is not the school but the parents should be
responsible for teaching ethical and social values. It can be reasonable for some
families, but most of the parents are not professional teachers. Hence, even though
they might have good ethical base, they do now know how to impart those values to
