Stage 6's -- Adolescent Psychology Applied to Education

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Subject: Stage 6's

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A.J. Stich (Why are there so few stage 6's)

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Date Posted: 14:03:06 02/09/08 Sat

Driving home from class, Tim, Jacklyn and I had a great discussion about Kohlberg's moral development stage. The brunt of our conversation focused heavily on stage 6's and why there are so few. We came up with a list of reasons why:

1. Stage 6's may only truly exist in expression as well as theory. By that I mean, a stage 6er may be the kind of person who is able to rationalize like a stage 5 and then live out the theory in day to day life. Dr. Hagan pointed out that moral development often runs parallel with cognitive ability. And as we learned from Carolyn Brown's presentation today, the best way to develop cognitively is to "teach" an application. Teaching, from my vantage point, is simply another way of saying "living" it from day to day. Therefore, the people who express the level 5 moral rationale, in their day to day living, learn it faster thus developing faster into a level 6. Just an idea.

2. Level sixes are always ostracized. Between Fowler and Kohlber, It seems like every mention of a level 6 is an individual who was assassinated or marginalized. Ghandi, Christ, and King were all killed for their representation of universal beliefs. As a more recent model of a potential level 6, maybe Benazir Bhutto was likewise killed for her beliefs.

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Subject	Author	Date
Re: Stage 6's	Kendall Nash	20:37:44 02/10/08 Sun