This paper posits that freewill and morality will have to form the basic framework through which students must be educated. The paper shows that the future of education and the essence of education is to teach students that they have the right to freewill in life, but this comes with responsibilities. Thus, they need to be guided to take the most morally upright decisions. This should be done by teaching students to identify ethical dilemmas and moral ordeals and take the right decisions. There are options of absolute and relativist ethics and this must be mixed appropriately. The paper identifies that teachers must build relationship with students to understand this and take the right decisions that will satisfy all stakeholders.
Education is meant to shape the mind, body, soul and spirit of learners and prepare them to become responsible members of the society and productive people within the active working population of a country. There are many possible approaches through which the educational philosophy and worldview can be construed. This paper presents a declarative position that states that freewill and morality should be the central philosophy that will guide the approach, methods and procedures of delivering education for the attainment of optimal results. This position is borne out of the fact that education has to be infused with the core values that are most important and vital to society and will help the next generation of leaders to get the most critical mindsets and a strong moral worldview. Thus, this paper will discuss the ways through which freewill and morality can be integrated into education in order to make it more productive for the entire society and nation as a whole.
