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Welcome to SEE's Reasoning with Ethics page. The following case and linked pages (right margin) are provided to help support class discussions or essay assignments with a focus on ethical reasoning, which is a supporting factor for student character formation. A free subscription with a weekly email that includes a current events case and guided questions to support ethical discussions is available. SEE encourages the strategy described here to be applied beyond current events cases and to included analysis of relevant cases in history, literature and life. Current Case |
Cases can be used as • Class discussion starters • Reading lessons • Essay prompts • Social studies, health or ethics class analysis |
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Respect for Veterans & History
May 28, 2019 John Corona, a history teacher at Martin Luther King High School in Riverside, CA has been bringing in veterans to tell their stories to his students for the past 20 years. The project they call King High Remembers is highlighted in a CBS News video that shows a gym full of veterans at tables being interviewed by Mr. Corona’s students. This year 300 veterans attended to honor John Corona as he is retiring after 40 years. The veterans wanted to show their respect for a teacher who had helped them keep their history alive. CBS noted the shared benefit to the students and the veterans from the annual interview day. The students Follow this link to the CBS story- https://www.cbsnews.com/news/history-teacher-a-hero-to-veterans-honored-for-decades-2019-04-02/ |
were able to interview, learn and then report from first-person observers and participants in history. The veterans experienced validation for their service and encouragement about the respect and focus from the younger generation.
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Mr. Corona was clearly demonstrating a commitment to and respect for the veterans and his profession as a history teacher in organizing the annual event. Students are asked to consider; what core values might have been cultivated in the high school students who participated in the event? Would they recommend one of their history teachers replicate the project? And finally, what social skills might be practiced to make student interviews proceed successfully?
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Ethics in action creates character