Moral Education for J-Youths

[kurohinge1]

[SIZE="4"]Japanese youths to be given 'moral education'[/SIZE]

The Japanese government is to launch a new "moral education" programme in schools in a bid to tackle growing social problems among its young people.

Increased bullying, a rise in crime and growing social isolation are among a raft of issues facing Japanese youths that has prompted the government to act.

While many Japanese schools already include aspects of "moral education" within their curriculum, the government will this week unveil a new range of youth development measures providing extra focus on the subject . . . more

[Ketou]

The youths of today have no direction...

The previous generation was much luckier. They had strong flourishing right and left wing groups to join where they could happily whack away at each other with knives and wooden swords. They could enjoy hijacking planes and bombing airports and embassies. The deterioration in morals of today's youth is most problematic.

[Behan]

Junior high schools already have moral education classes, dotoku.

[Neo-Rio]

Kids generally tend to rebel when adults create an environment where the kids are stifles, unable to express themselves, reach their full potential, or cannot find happiness in.

That's the problem right there.

[ghostunit]

Headlines from the year 2030: Japanese youths to be forcibly interned in moral camp. Both of them.

[IkemenTommy]

So they'll allow teachers to slap and hit kids again like they used to. The kids these days need a few slappin' in the head.