Assignment 1: MORAL REASONING Short Essay: Moral reasoning is individual or collective practical reasoning about what‚ morally‚ one ought to do. For present purpose‚ we may understand issues about what is right or wrong‚ virtuous or vicious‚ as raising moral question. When we are faced with moral questions in daily life‚ just as when we are faced with child-rearing questions‚ sometimes we act impulsively or instinctively and sometimes we pause to reason about what we ought to do. Much of our reasoning
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our moral compass is pushed to the backburner while our ego leads the way. Another reason why our moral compass is hidden in our society‚ is because we care far too much about what others think. Before most girls leave the house in the mornings‚ they spend hours doing their hair‚ perfecting their makeup and finding the outfit that will impress all the boys‚ and make the girls jealous. When teens today are faced with a situtuation such as drinking at a party‚ instead of allowing their moral compass
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INTRODUCTION Teaching is the purposeful imparting of information or skills or both to another individual or to a group. Teaching is the process of stimulating‚ directing‚ guiding‚ encouraging and evaluating the learner in his growth and development. It is therefore expected that the teacher have a variety of roles to accomplish and execute. Teachers are executives‚ supervising students and planning programs within the workplace. Teachers manage time‚ material‚ knowledge and students. They are
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Development of Moral Reasoning‚ Attitudes & Beliefs ( Kohlberg‚ Turiel‚ Gilligan) Lawrence Kohlberg • He established the Moral Judgement Interview in his original 1958 dissertation‚ the interviewer uses moral dilemmas to determine which stage of moral reasoning a person uses. • The dilemmas are fictional short stories that describe situations in which a person has to make a moral decision. • Kohlberg experimented on this theory by interviewing boys aged 10 to 16. They were presented moral dilemmas
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Moral Relativism: An Evaluation The world is becoming an increasingly smaller place‚ culturally speaking. The modern world has more bridges to other cultures and ways of thinking than ever before. This phenomenon is due largely to the advent of the internet‚ global industry‚ and increased travel for business and pleasure to opposite corners of the world. This “global village” we live in introduces the average person to more cultural‚ and seemingly moral‚ differences than previous generations
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Teaching Philosophy I believe that education begins at home and that the responsibility of schools and educators is to enhance the values and skills taught by the child’s parents or guardians. The purpose of a formal education should be to provide a positive and supportive environment where students will learn the basics of reading‚ writing‚ and math as well as further their knowledge by putting into practice the skills they have learned. This is best done in a cooperative learning environment
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Teaching Readers of English “A book of this kind is long overdue. . . . It is a giant contribution to the field. With its emphasis on a socioliterate approach to reading and literacy‚ it nicely captures the prevailing view of academic literacy instruction. Its extremely skillful and well-developed balancing act between theory and practice allows it to appeal to a wide variety of readers. Pre- and in-service teachers‚ in particular‚ will benefit immensely.” Alan Hirvela‚ The Ohio State University
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The Latest Technological Teaching Aids Today’s generation of school children are part of a “connected” age where it is natural to not only use technology in everyday life‚ but in school as well. New technologies in the classroom offer a more engaging way to learn‚ one where the students no longer learn passively but instead by interacting‚ with computers and electronic devices the new school supplies. University level‚ high school and primary students alike are beginning to make good use of fast-moving
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Moral Judgements Jakob Bronowski’s book‚ "Science and Human Values" argues that the scientific method of inquiry into reality provides a generally applicable foundation for moral judgement. Bronowski says‚ "in order to keep the study in a manageable field. I will continue to choose a society in which the principle of truth rules. Therefore the society which I will examine is that formed by scientists themselves: it is the body of scientists" (Bronowski 58). Bronowski makes it clear in his book
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Guidance on the national occupational standards for supporting teaching and learning in schools National occupational standards for supporting teaching and learning in schools: unit titles and their elements The national occupational standards for supporting teaching and learning in schools (STL NOS) can be found on the national database of national occupational standards (www.ukstandards.org) or downloaded from the TDA website at www.tda.gov.uk/stlnosunits. Unit title Elements STL1
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