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Category Archives: Ethical Choices
How free, is free speech?
In our last Saturday class for EDLP 705, we analyzed a case study in which we discussed personal and professional codes of ethics. The case study focused on the outrage of a parent who discovered on a social website, a picture of her child’s teacher holding what appears to be an alcoholic drink. Without going [...]
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The Ethics of Gas Politics
I have often wondered how much control the President of the United States has over the price of a gallon of gasoline. If you ask any of the Republican presidential candidates today, they would unequivocally place the high price of gas at the feet of President Obama. Specifically, they cite “his policies,” and more recently, [...]
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Do What’s Best for the Student (EDLP 704 Blog Topic #3)
At the end of a Standards of Learning (SOL) workshop I conducted recently, I was asked a question by a 5th grade exceptional education teacher. The question was concerning to me because it appeared that the perspective the teacher was asking the question, was to seek a solution that would benefit the school instead of [...]
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A Rain Forest for Ransom – A Utilitarian Approach
In our Ethics class session on Saturday (2/11) we moved in to our socratic seminar configuration to discuss the “Rain Forest for Ranson” article (TIME, Feb 6, 2012). The article was very interesting in that the Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa presented the global community with a proposition: help us preserve the Yasuni National Park−a uniquely rich [...]
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An Ethical Dilemma: The Right Decision Made, Perhaps?
On a daily basis we are faced with ethical dilemmas: tough decisions that may have a negative or positive impact on a situation, but often at the cost of inconvenience or a challenge to our values and beliefs. We often hear about professional athletes, who are faced with the ethical dilemma of choosing to use [...]
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