Educational Leadership

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In this article the writer notes that human conduct is often driven by subjective criteria that address and determine the degree of the morality of actions. The writer maintains that this is indeed the involuntary result of the contribution that personal attributes and characteristics bring when one considers his own reactions to outside events. However, the writer points out that there are certain moral standards universally accepted that make possible a minimum acceptance of fairness and a reduced arbitrary attitude. The writer concludes that there is no definite theoretical determination of the concept of ethics or fairness, as there are no well established standards and criteria to compare different approaches. However, there is a universal framework which developed from religious and cultural teachings.

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"There are several issues arising from the analysis of the September 1999 situation in Decatur. The entire discussion revolves around the basic idea of the "golden rule" as the general framework for ethical considerations. This is due in large parts to the arbitrary of ethical criteria and in order to insure that a certain set of moral limits are kept, it is important to address the exact personal criteria which determines the morality of an act. However, aside from the golden rule, there are additional dimensions which modify and deepen the discussion over the efficiency of applying personal criteria to determine and judge morality. One of these dimensions deals with the notion of public good versus personal interests. The debate here is whether the society at large should sacrifice or undermine self interest for the sake of the public common good. This in turn points to a new set of questions related to the equity of any possible actions from society, in terms of objectivity and respect for social and cultural differences. All these ideas can arise when discussing cases such as that of Eisenhower High School."

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