Teaching Ethical And Moral Values Ethical and moral values are terms that many use interchangeably: They are a set of socially shared conceptions of what is good and bad, right and wrong, desirable and undesirable. Our values influence our orientations, actions, reactions, and interpretations. According to most American High School Institutions, educating students on these values is one of their essential goals, but yet the teaching of these values is not evident. The school system seems to focus on fundamental aspects and fails to notice the impact that morals and ethics have on individual students. In order for students to become complete individuals in our soci