Ethics Class, Monday, 2-4pm

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"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."

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Re: First Hour

[stykera]

"There was one about a frog. The Frog Prince. The princess in the story is horrible to the frog, even though he helped her. Foul woman. And then he turned out to be a prince, but she didn't know that until she tried to kill him. She's rewarded for being wicked. He marries her. I think it is supposed to show that you cannot judge by appearances, but really it's showing that someone is not worthy of consideration unless they are beautiful."

Re: First Hour

[brambless.livejournal.com]

"That's a wonderful analysis," Tara replies softly. "If you could rewrite the story, how would you fix it? To send a better message?"