Moral Worlds of Education M. Kallay & M. Mooney ED 503 Dr. Barger McBride

 Moral Education  Educators believe in creating a process  Young people learn to:  Recognize values  Engage in actions  Appreciate ethical and compassionate conduct  These worlds do not exist in isolation Seven Worlds Of Moral Education

 Schooling can shape the behavior of young people  Students need opportunities to do good deeds  Character educators believe in strong incentives  The Book of Virtues by William Bennett  Character Counts, “six pillars of character”  Kent City Schools  Unanswered critical questions Character Education

 Spheres of school, home, and community  Parents, elders, and cultural leaders educate  Cultural traditions and values  Afrocentric schools  Native American schools  Continuity between home culture and school  Cannot be imposed on a community Cultural Heritage

 Emphasizes the ethic of care  Focuses on social and emotional health of members  School’s image is that of a home  Nurturing peer relationships  Service learning projects  Inclusiveness  Emotional well-being is the catalyst Caring Community

 An ethic of care beyond the classroom  Valuing and befriending the Earth  Components of peace education  Maria Montessori  A belief that all lives and actions matter  Nourishes desire for personal meaning  Stimulating curriculum covering all disciplines Peace Education

 Values of justice and compassion  Students are empathetic being and social agents  Idealism for bringing about a better world  Learning resources outside of school  Nova Alternative High School  Integrated curriculum  Students as moral agents Social Action

 Democratic settings  Community building through moral deliberations  Lawrence Kohlberg  Students influence their own moral development  Pablo Neruda Academy and Scarsdale Alternative School  Unequivocal naming of justice  Focus is on the school itself Just Community

 “Moral conversation”  Deliberation promotes moral development  Integrated into entire curriculum  Moral identity development (empathy)  Teachers are role models  Democratic citizenship Ethical Inquiry

 Mrs. Stewart, Principal at Twin Pines School  Character Education: shape behavior  Cultural heritage: values thru tradition, elders  Peace Education: All lives matter, beyond classroom  Social Action: Moral agents  Just Community: Standards by cause and effect  Ethical Inquiry: Effects of moral, immoral, or amoral actions  Alcohol effects on self, students, teachers, community, school  Clifford Case study 18: Amanda Jackson

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