Adolescents' moral education: What can teachers do?
By Eric Morris
EDI 17 Psychology & Development of Adolescent Students
School of Education
Long Island University, C. W. Post
March 5, 2009
I enjoyed today’s discussion on morals. Our morals are shaped from the home we are raised in, the environment we are surrounded by and by the religion that we practice. There are two different types of morals that we discussed in class. There are morals that are universal morals or morals that the culture or communities as a whole think are good.
There are also individual or personal morals. These morals can clash with one another and in this case the community morals are considered superior due to the greater consequences you may face for not following these morals. An example was if you murder someone in your town to get revenge for something they may have done. You may have thought the act was morally correct and that the person got the justice they deserved but according to community morals murder isn’t a moral act no matter what the circumstance is.
Teachers can help teach kids morals by setting high expectations for their students and encourage them to teach each fellow classmate with respect. Teachers should try to be respectful, honest, caring and trustworthy people so that students can be reinforced with behavior that is morally correct. Teachers should also discipline students that act out and commit behavior that isn’t morally correct. Teachers can work with parents and their students to help shape the future generations so that when they raise their children they aren’t disrespectful and rude to their fellow citizens.
Long Island University, C. W. Post
March 5, 2009
I enjoyed today’s discussion on morals. Our morals are shaped from the home we are raised in, the environment we are surrounded by and by the religion that we practice. There are two different types of morals that we discussed in class. There are morals that are universal morals or morals that the culture or communities as a whole think are good.
There are also individual or personal morals. These morals can clash with one another and in this case the community morals are considered superior due to the greater consequences you may face for not following these morals. An example was if you murder someone in your town to get revenge for something they may have done. You may have thought the act was morally correct and that the person got the justice they deserved but according to community morals murder isn’t a moral act no matter what the circumstance is.
Teachers can help teach kids morals by setting high expectations for their students and encourage them to teach each fellow classmate with respect. Teachers should try to be respectful, honest, caring and trustworthy people so that students can be reinforced with behavior that is morally correct. Teachers should also discipline students that act out and commit behavior that isn’t morally correct. Teachers can work with parents and their students to help shape the future generations so that when they raise their children they aren’t disrespectful and rude to their fellow citizens.
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