Carol Gilligan proposed a different sequence of moral development, an " ethics of care" Gilligan suggested that individuals move from a focus on self interest to moral reasoning based on commitment to specific indvuials and relationships, and then to highest level of morality based on the principles of responsibility and care for all people. Based on her theory you could argue that the first older girls response aligns with her theory rather well. She said he did not deserve the grade of the student he cheated on. She is shifting from a self interest to the interest of both Steve and the interest of the student that was cheated on. In contrast to the first two younger boys who seem self-focused regarding wheat her it would be wrong to cheat.
