Describe four guidelines for promoting moral development in our students, and provide an example of each

Question

What will be an ideal response?

Answer 1

Guidelines for promoting moral development in classrooms include: 1) Model Ethical Thinking, Behavior, and Emotions in Interactions with Students, such as Rod Leist's simple brief apology for interrupting the discussion, which modeled obeying classroom rules; 2) Use Moral Dilemmas as Concrete Reference Points for Examining Moral Issues, such as Rod using the lost wallet as a concrete reference point for discussion; 3) Use Discussions to Help Students Understand and Respect the Perspectives of Others, such as Rod leading the discussion of what to do with the lost wallet; 4) Use Classroom Management as a Vehicle for Promoting Moral Development. As we've seen throughout the chapter, classroom management can be used to promote much more than an orderly classroom, and Rod's management system is an illustration. For example, he stopped Helena's interruption and reminded the class that they agreed to let people finish a point before speaking.