Learning values through literature

Education isn’t just about reading, writing and arithmetic. It’s also about life, citizenship and the value of being a good person. And when a school teaches these things, a child’s world – and perhaps the world around us – will begin to change. – Charles Haynes (US educator and researcher).

THE New Year has just rolled in, but local news reports with headlines such as “Crying kitten turns out to be baby” and “16-year-old gives birth in school” in quick succession, are an indication that something is amiss.