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Saturday, May 19, 2012

 

THIS BOARD IS FOR MY PAST AND PRESENT ETHICS IN ACTION STUDENTS.  I WILL POST A NEW ETHICAL DILEMMA EACH WEEK.  SIGNED AND REASONABLE POSTS WILL EARN PARTICIPATION POINTS; EACH WEEK YOU DO NOT POST WILL RESULT IN LOST CLASS PARTICIPATION POINTS.  THIS BOARD IS WORTH 1/2 OF THE CLASS PARTICIPATION GRADE.  ALL UNSIGNED OR INAPPROPRIATE RESPONSES WILL BE REMOVED.  YOUR TASK IS TO OFFER AND JUSTIFY A MORAL SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM

STUDENTS MUST POST TO THE BOARD BEFORE MIDNIGHT ON FRIDAY.

HERE IS THIS WEEK'S ETHICAL DILEMMA:

 

 

The Big Q

Kayla is going to be a freshman at a prestigious university, which was her first choice for college.  Unfortunately, it’s also one of the more expensive institutions of higher learning in the country.


When Kayla was making her applications, her family was in good shape financially, but just before she was accepted, she learned her father had been laid off from his job as a software engineer.  In order to send Kayla to her first-choice school, her parents intend to dip into their retirement accounts. 

Should Kayla allow them to do this, or should she go to the less expensive state university, where she was also accepted?

 

Here are some resources that might be useful:

 

A Framework for Ethical Decision Making

Pay for College (CollegeBoard) 
 

 

 

 

 

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