Ethics Class, Monday, 2-4pm

[brambless.livejournal.com]

"Over the course of this term, we've looked a lot at your personal moral stance on things. Today we're going to be looking more generally - on how morals are taught to children, often insidiously.

"A good medium for this is fairy tales. Every culture has them - stories that are told to children, bearing little moral gems to shape and guide. The first thing I want you to do is a select a fairy tale. Don't worry if it's not one I'll know, just pick one you're familiar with."

Comments

Re: First Hour

[miss-monochrome.livejournal.com]

Well, I dunno any from my people, but you guys have this "Jack and the Beanstalk" story. Where some...some frelling stupid kid trades his animal for some beans that are apparently magic or something, which says that stupidity is...is rewarded or somethin'. Then he makes friends with this really tall lady just so he can steal her stuff and kill her husband. And he's the good guy I think. So...so I think it's saying that as long as you can get away with it, stealing's good. And murder too, I guess.

Re: First Hour

[brambless.livejournal.com]

Tara blinks, taken aback a little at this frank description of the story - but really, it's perfectly accurate.

"Thank you, Chiana."

There's really nothing else to say.