Moreover, Starrett also claims that there is argument that ethical teaching does not belong in schools at all, but
rather belong in homes and churches. These people believe that there is a great difference between objective,
scientific knowledge, and subjective ethical preferences and religious beliefs. In their minds, ethical principles are
based on values, not on facts; ethics reflect cultural traditions, religious socialization, and personal preferences, not
rigorous scientific proof. Unfortunately, when these arguments on how to handle the teaching of ethics are still
debating heatedly among people in the societies, statistics in the United States about increases in murder, rape, child
abuse, domestic violence, drug addiction have shown signs of serious moral deterioration during the last decades.
Further evidence of decline in moral standards was provided by Vallen and Casado (2000) who reported in their
study that 12 to 24 percent of students’ resumes contain false information and an increasing willingness on the part
of students to lie in their application for financial aids. They found that in April 1999, twenty four students in a
business ethics course at San Diego State University were dismissed from the class and put on academic probation
for the reason of cheating in class.