In my opinion, raising/teaching children the ethic of hard work and effort is important. Teach them to expect nothing unless you earn it. The basics (if it exists anymore) of being kind, considerate, and friendly toward others. It would be highly beneficial to teach them love of country and respect to those that made our nation great. Teaching decent, time honored values (from my viewpoint, conservative/traditional ones). Respecting and assisting the elderly. I would teach them proper manners as well. I don't just mean saying please and thank you either. Raise them to learn a varied and well established vocabulary would be another important asset. For females, specifically, I would stress virtues such as modesty, chasity, and to take pride in what it means to be a woman. For males...it would be important to teach them honor, courage, sacrifice, respect and the role they should fulfill as a man. Both boys and girls should be raised to understand and cultivate the differences between the sexes and take pride in being great examples.
Just my "old man" opinion.