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Lickona, Thomas – Educational Leadership, 1994
When criticizing the author's character-education article in the November 1993 "Educational Leadership," William Bennetta fails to acknowledge that nondirective sex education has failed. Abstinence is not the Religious Right's invention, but is the only medically safe, morally responsible choice for unmarried teenagers. The Teen-Aid and…
Descriptors: Abortions, Contraception, Elementary Secondary Education, Moral Values

Bennetta, William J. – Educational Leadership, 1994
In articles on sex and character education in the November 1993 "Educational Leadership," Thomas Lickona parrots slogans and fake history and statistics contrived by the Religious Right. Lickona blames Darwin's evolution theory for variable morality and repeats fabricated success claims for Teen-Aid and Sex Respect, right-wing programs…
Descriptors: Conservatism, Ideology, Misconceptions, Moral Values