OneOfMany – Thanks.
One more thing. While I think it is important that schools focus on teaching these things, it is way more important that they be taught at home. However the best way to teach these things is by example, and unfortunately all too many times the examples aren’t there.
A child may not see parents fighting and it may seem to the child that the parents go out of their way to do for each other, but that is not enough. If the child sees the parent lying for personal gain, making fun of someone behind their back, ignoring someones plea for help, even if there is a legitimate reason for doing so but it is not explained on the spot, the child will learn that other people don’t matter. This may be the most overused cliche in the book, but it all starts at home.