"To Be Honest, We're Crap at This"

From The Telegraph:

Schools will no longer have to teach teenagers the difference between right and wrong under government plans.

The move, greeted yesterday with a mixture of disbelief and fury, is outlined in proposed changes to the national curriculum, requested by ministers in an attempt to simplify the system.

Instead of a requirement to teach right from wrong, schools will only have to ensure that children between 11 and 14 have "secure values and beliefs" and are "committed to human rights".

When I read this my first reaction was "Good God, this load of PC claptrap is another nail in the coffin." However, on reflection, I have concluded that since the schools have made such an absolute and unqualified pig's breakfast in teaching right from wrong until now, this might actually be a step in the right direction.