Values and Standards
Which Path Do You Take?
Social
Personal
Barracks
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Personal
Social
Lesson #1: Look in the Mirror
Play the song: “Man in the Mirror” by Michael Jackson
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5vz6iwV38U
**These lessons will be taught by a leadership team that will have a training,
delivery, and debriefing components.
Learning Objectives: 1. Identify common social stereotypes
2. Explain how different types of loyalties co-exist
3. Articulate personal values and discuss strategies for
maintaining those values
Environment: Have the groups move the desks into small groups to encourage
collaboration. The last few minutes of the class will be devoted to putting the
room back in order.
Divide the class into groups of five to six and assign each group one of the
following questions:
1. Ask the cadets the following: Outside The Citadel, list examples of
stereotypes for these groups of people, for example:
Northerners/Southerners; Gay/Straight; Fat/Skinny; Handicapped; Middle
Easterners
2. After the lesson, show photos of highly respected individuals who fit into
these categories and discuss the dangers of stereotyping.
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3.
Ask each group to answer the
following questions:
A.
Define what Loyalty is
considered to be at The Citadel: Should loyalty be to a cadet’s
company, to their classmates, to the College, or to themselves? On
a scale of 1-4, with 4 being the best, rank order these four forms of
loyalty.
B.
How does a person maintain
his/her identity while at the same time living within a culture that
may differ in some aspects from their own? Discuss all possibilities. Is
it normal to feel conflicted?
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Social
Lesson #2:
Personal
Make the Right Call
Song: “Right Now” by Van Halen
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=He0p5I0b8j8
Objectives:
1. Define Ethics
2. Identify and articulate the definition of an Ethical Dilemma and Moral
Temptation
3. Provide an example of an Ethical Dilemma and a Moral Temptation
Environment: Have the groups move the desks into small groups to encourage
collaboration. The last few minutes of the class will be devoted to putting the
room back in order.
Divide the class into groups of five to six and assign each group one of the
following questions:
1.
Definitions: Appoint a scribe,
and ask the group to come up with a basic definition of Ethics in 60
seconds. Next, have a representative from each group put their group’s
definition on the board. Then put Kidder’s definition and make
comparisons on the board: “Ethics is the study of standards of right and
wrong behavior.” (Kidder)
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2.
Do the same thing for the
difference between an Ethical Dilemma and a Moral Temptation. Give
them two minutes.
3.
We want the cadets to know
the difference between the two definitions: A temptation is when you
know something is wrong, but you do it anyway. “A decision about right
versus wrong which is based clearly on the core values that each person
possesses.” (Kidder) An Ethical Dilemma is “a choice between two
rights—a tough decision that occurs when two core values come into
conflict.” (Kidder)
4.
In the same groups, each
group must come up with an Ethical Dilemma and a Moral Temptation
and present it to the class.
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Barracks
Personal
Lesson #3: It’s a Wonderful Life in the Barracks
Song: “Welcome to the Jungle” by Guns and Roses
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_45YMjnIIk
Objectives:
1. Identify situations in the barracks that may influence individual behavior
and explain why?
2. Identify possible coping skills that will help cadets maintain personal
values.
3. Define Honor, Duty, and Respect
Divide the class into groups of five to six and ask them to answering the following
questions:
1.
How does life in the barracks
influence cadet values?
2.
How do Honor, Duty, and
Respect function in the barracks? Give an example of how they function
and how they malfunction for each core value.
3. How does the culture of a cadet company and knob year change a
cadet’s personal image? List the positives and negatives.
4. Does a cadet become more empowered after joining a company? How
does a cadet maintain her/his personal core values?
Each group briefs the class on their responses and the class discusses.
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Lesson #4: Knob Year Reflection
Song: Time of Your Life by Green Day
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bTdLi0YUVM
Learning Objectives:
1. Analyze the connection between individual and community values
2. Articulate your role in making ethical decisions
3. Recognize your influential ability to shape your company culture
Rewrite the questions from lesson #1and collect the papers. After the papers
have been collected, as a class, debrief the changes that occur during Knob
year in loyalty, culture, image, and stereotypes.
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