Moral Issues

Today in class we were discussing the issue of moral development, which include six different stages. We kinda conclude that moral development is influenced by religion, environment, genes and also education. Where do you think moral development is the most visible (school, home, work, public locations) and we where you can easily discover which stage of moral development certain person presents. Connecting to Kohlberg's reading and case involving different points of view, how would you relate to this situation : is it morally "good" to kill one person in order to save hundreds of other people? On which stage of moral development person have to be to resolve in proper way that problem?

Nature v. Nurture

Going back to last Tuesday, I just wanted to finally get a post up. We talked about the "tiger moms" and their effect on the children. One thing I wanted to ask (and it might've been mentioned), but couldn't really figure out how to phrase correctly in time was, "is making a child want a certain thing (i.e. to play piano, violin) still letting the child do what they want?" Do the children lose anything by not being able to come up with their "own" ambitions, or does guiding them have a better effect?

Brains vs Enviornment

I was somewhat suprised to see that the class consensus was that teen turmoil is largely linked to environment, moreso than the chemicals and development of the brain. Coming from a family of scientists and being a science major myself, I rely much of my thoughts on research and biological processes. I'm interested to see what ratio you would determine for enviornment / brain input. 50/50? More or less?

Secondly, when talking about the increase of restrictions on teens and comparing to other countires, it seems like we determined American teens to be more rebillious, ultimately creating more turmoil. Why do you think teens crave to be so rebellious? If parents were to stop "babying" their teens, would the rebellion end?

Starting today: teens and TV

So, do you agree that teen TV is all mindless and sets the barre really low? Are teens being talked down to instead of elevated? Is TV further isolating them from adults and encouraging them to live in the moment and not concerns themselves with the future? If it is, is that a good thing or might it have a negative influence on their development and the adults they become?