Nel Noddings has a very unique position on influencing students. Based on feminist backgrounds and ideals, she talks about an alternative path to teaching ethics to students in the classroom. She calls this position “care-ethics” which involves the teacher entering into a very specific relationship with his or her students by focusing on the relational ethics between the teacher and the student (Thomsen- Noddings).
We as teachers and educators are responsible for being “caregivers” for our students. We are to influence our students in a way such that they will be future “caregivers” themselves. While the students are currently classified as being “cared-for” in the classroom, eventually these students will become “caregivers” at some point …show more content…
The reason why free-riding will be diminished is because of the idea that being selfish and moral are polar opposite behaviors that cannot coexist with each other according to Curren. If you are selfish, then you will not wish to be selfless by helping other people. The reason why indoctrination will be diminished follows from the previous conclusion that morality can still be a consideration while critical thinking occurs. Since we can have the ability to call upon morality while thinking critically, we become open-minded and will not accept pre-conceived beliefs that may not be true. This is how Curren suggests that we can avoid the paradox of progressive morality.
Finally, I feel that we should teach ethics in school for several reasons. As teachers, we want to create a society of critical thinkers or we want to create “reasonable citizens”. According to Curren, it is clear that there is a way to promote both critical thinking processes and morality in the thinking of our students in the classroom. If I ask students to provide reasoning for their actions, they will be able to critically evaluate why they decided to act a certain way or why they decided to treat someone in the way that they treated that
We as teachers and educators are responsible for being “caregivers” for our students. We are to influence our students in a way such that they will be future “caregivers” themselves. While the students are currently classified as being “cared-for” in the classroom, eventually these students will become “caregivers” at some point …show more content…
The reason why free-riding will be diminished is because of the idea that being selfish and moral are polar opposite behaviors that cannot coexist with each other according to Curren. If you are selfish, then you will not wish to be selfless by helping other people. The reason why indoctrination will be diminished follows from the previous conclusion that morality can still be a consideration while critical thinking occurs. Since we can have the ability to call upon morality while thinking critically, we become open-minded and will not accept pre-conceived beliefs that may not be true. This is how Curren suggests that we can avoid the paradox of progressive morality.
Finally, I feel that we should teach ethics in school for several reasons. As teachers, we want to create a society of critical thinkers or we want to create “reasonable citizens”. According to Curren, it is clear that there is a way to promote both critical thinking processes and morality in the thinking of our students in the classroom. If I ask students to provide reasoning for their actions, they will be able to critically evaluate why they decided to act a certain way or why they decided to treat someone in the way that they treated that