LAWS * ETHICS Since values demand so much from us, wouldn’t it just be easier to lay down some rules with kids and expect them to follow the rules. Plato once asked his students, “Don’t laws equal ethics?” Plato’s response was “Ethics equal laws only in a perfect society.” Since we do not live in… Read more »
A survey of American workers found that almost half admit to committing unethical or illegal acts at work in the past year. “Fifty-six percent felt pressure from their supervisors to actunethically,” says the Cutler Daily Scoop. “How often do you hear things like, ‘I don’t care, just get it done.’” Fourteen percent say they covered… Read more »
New Survey Looks at Why People Sometimes Bend the Rules at Work ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 /PRNewswire/ — Having overly aggressive financial and organizational business objectives without a formal ethics program could be a formula for pushing otherwise honest employees over the edge, according to a survey conducted by the Society for Human Resource Management… Read more »
In 1972, I returned to Miami Beach High School to speak to the drama class. Afterward I asked the drama teacher if any of my English teachers are still there. Irene Roberts, he tells me, is in the class just down the hall. I was no one special in Miss Roberts’ class – just another… Read more »
Category I: Information Literacy The student who is information literate: Standard 1: Accesses information efficiently and effectively, as described by the following indicators: 1.recognizes the need for information; 2.recognizes that accurate and comprehensive information is the basis for intelligent decision making; 3.formulates questions based on information needs; v 4.identifies a variety of potential sources of… Read more »
Last fall I was asked to speak to 3,000 employees of a large supermarket chain in the Midwest on building customer loyalty and regenerating the spirit in your workplace. One of the ideas I stressed was the importance of adding a personal “signature” to your work. With all the downsizing, re-engineering, overwhelming technological changes and… Read more »
Preamble The educator, believing in the worth and dignity of each human being, recognizes the supreme importance of the pursuit of truth, devotion to excellence, and the nurture of the democratic principles. Essential to these goals is the protection of freedom to learn and to teach and the guarantee of equal educational opportunity for all…. Read more »
David received a parrot for his birthday. This parrot was fully grown with a bad attitude and terrible vocabulary. Every other word was an expletive. Those that weren’t expletives were, to say the least, rude. David tried hard to change the bird’s attitude. He was constantly saying polite words and playing soft music; he did… Read more »
Violent youth crime peaks after school The time between 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. is the most trouble-prone, a report found. Activities are urged. INQUIRER WASHINGTON BUREAU WASHINGTON — Violent juvenile crime on school days occurs much more frequently between 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. than late at night, a report released yesterday said. With… Read more »
Dads and the “Boy Code” “Real Boys: Rescuing Our Sons From the Myths of Boyhood” is Pollack’s book on the issue of how we’re raising boys in the United States. The hardback was published by Random House last year; the soft-cover edition from Owl Books is in its ninth week on the New York Times’… Read more »
