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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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Resisting Racial Harassment
March 30, 2020 CBS News reports anecdotal claims of an increase in anti-Asian verbal and physical assaults as an outcome of the coronavirus pandemic. For reasons unclear to SEE, individuals believe harassing people with Asian appearance is acceptable due to the pandemic’s origins in China. The existence of hazing or harassment is never ethically acceptable. The universally recognized ethical principle of reciprocity (Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.) is a sufficient injunction against such behavior. SEE invites teachers to encourage distance-learning Click the following link for more background: |
dialogue regarding the social skills that would be required to resist hazing or bullying in any form. Whether bullying is related to the pandemic and racial hazing or any other circumstance, how might those who witness hazing respond to defuse the situation?
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What social skills would help someone to resist a bully’s behavior without escalating a conflict? Should those skills be taught and practiced in schools? Why or why not?
Finally, what core ethical values would motivate one to demonstrate bully resistance?
Finally, what core ethical values would motivate one to demonstrate bully resistance?
Thoughts on the case? We want to hear them!
Ethics in action creates character