This morning I worked on my lesson plan for the new week’s ethics classes. The new topic is “Dilemmas”. I start by giving the kids some interesting dilemmas to think about and try to decide what they would do, and then go into questions such as:
- What are some reasons why a decision might be difficult to make?
- How do you feel when you have to make a difficult choice?
- What are some ways you can make it easier to decide when you’re faced with a tough dilemma?
- Who can you ask when you’re having trouble making a decision? How can they help you?
- Is it okay to ask strangers on the Internet for advice on making a difficult decision that is really about your own life?
- If you have to make a difficult decision, should you feel guilty about it?
I took Scully for a walk to the post office again, to mail some more Magic cards to buyers. And then this afternoon I planned ahead for a future ethics class, scheduling in a week for a discussion on the topic of “Tradition versus Innovation”, which will be in the first week of July.
The weather is cold and grey and miserable this week, but at least it isn’t raining.
For dinner tonight we just made our own things, since I had classes from 5-8pm. I made myself some grilled cheese toasties, with cheddar and mozzarella, and sweet zucchini pickles which my wife got from the local farmer’s market. I topped one with some mango chutney, and the second with sriracha sauce for extra flavours. With home made sourdough bread they were pretty good.
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