cover image Why Johnny Can't Tell Right from Wrong: And What We Can Do about It

Why Johnny Can't Tell Right from Wrong: And What We Can Do about It

William Kilpatrick. Simon & Schuster, $23.95 (368pp) ISBN 978-0-671-87073-7

This often unconvincing jeremiad calls for a return to a traditional model of teaching morality, one based on content rather than decision-making. (Sept.)