Aims of Teaching Moral Concepts to Children Based on Views of Ayatollah Javadi Amoli

One of the duties of the formal and informal education system in the elementary school is to teach ethics to children because they have a pure heart and are ready to acquire virtues. In this regard, the present study was conducted to identify the aims of teaching moral concepts to children in the second grade of elementary school (aged 10 to 12 years) based on the views of Ayatollah Javadi Amoli. The research method was analytical-inferential. The results showed that closeness to God is the ultimate goal, and factors such as self-knowledge, cultivating God-seeking and godliness, thinking about moral issues, taking responsibility, increasing the patience level, success in honoring, respecting and loving human beings, and improving the sense of aesthetics are among the mediating aims of teaching moral concepts to children, which can be identified from the perspective of Ayatollah Javadi Amoli. Achieving these aims in the second grade of elementary school promises a creative and believing entry into adolescence, which, if accompanied with a coherent planning, can be effective in forming a lasting moral identity as desired by Islam.