Parents demand
much from schools other than academic teaching, parents view schools not only to
teach science, math and other subjects but as institutions that serve in addressing
morals, ethics and good behaviors to children. This role of schools will be
efficient supported by parents at home. Parents’ perceptions might change with
different schools and might be less demanding in public schools.
Parents’ perceptions on how schools
affect children’s morals and behaviors differ between schools, private and
religious schools are more described to teach morals and good habits even not
through religion but through the very disciplined atmosphere they create. Teachers
in the school who are a part of it affect how students acquire behaviors and
morals ‘the behavior of the teacher probably influences the character of the
learning climate more than any other single factor’ (Knowles, 2000) .
This moral role that schools play should
be backed up and combined by the role of parents at home in order to assure a
proper moral education of children “Teachers have to work in partnership on
moral education with parents” (berkowitz,
Marvin, & Grych, 2000, pp. 55-72) , none of them should
play a negative role.
