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Subject: Morality Author: Carolyn Brown [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: 20:53:54 02/17/08 Sun I stopped to re-read the article “Is God All in Your Head” before I sat down to write tonight. I was thinking about our discussion in class on personal beliefs that govern our behavior in relationship to our stages of development. Several of my students repeatedly say in class “God will punish you for saying that” in response to other students’ infractions of what is considered right behavior. The quick retort, “My bad,” often automatic but not necessarily apologetic, usually satisfies the judgmental students. Yet I notice that the “keepers of morality” in my class tend to be outsiders or fringe people who budge their way into a group whereas “mainstream students” are more flexible in accepting individual faults and failures. As a result of dialogue or argument, students reveal varying levels of moral development. Some come from authoritarian households and talk about their parents rules as explanations for their behavior. Some say I did it because I wanted to- no other reason given for their behavior. Developing adolescent students do have a strong code of ethics and a sense of moral awareness that allow peer groups to resolves issues of social interaction. For some students, “God” is the supreme authority, but for others a more relaxed acceptance of the here and now, situational ethics, seems to operate. [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]