Because the approach is comprehensive, in addition to teaching the precepts, schools are encouraged to enforce, advocate and model them. Law of Consequences Taught Students are taught that the law of consequences sometimes referred to as cause and effect or reaping and sowing. It is seen as essential that students come to understand that the law of consequences is as valid in their decisions, actions and attitudes as it is in the physical realm. Just as a small child learns that if she bangs a pot lid it makes a noise, or cuts her finger it bleeds, so young people must learn that their decisions and choices have consequences. That what happens at the beginning determines what happens at the end.
Nothing happens by accident.
The profound and far reaching effects of the law of consequences necessitates the effective teaching of a decision-making process. The three-step method ensures that all aspects of the law of consequences are taken into consideration. Practise of this three-step process is the basis of personal responsibility and recognition of the individual freedom to make choices. Conclusion This paper provides but a glimpse of Cornerstone Values A Values Education. A New Zealand values education initiative, which offers hope of what its schools and communities could be.