Is it a Valid Research Tool or a Way to Cheat the System? It seems like virtually everyone in education is talking about “ChatGPT.” It’s a potential game-changer for the way students research and write papers. It can also help with homework, writing skills, and to provide feedback. Some claim it’s just another learning tool […]
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The Divide Between Older and Younger Americans is Widening From time to time, I come across a survey that leads me to wonder why Americans have different views about morality. Isn’t it a matter of right versus wrong? Doesn’t The Golden Rule explain it best? According to a survey by YouGov, while morality can be described
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Who is Good? You or Me? Who is Right? You or Me? I published a blog about virtue signaling back on May 28, 2021. There has been so much discussion of it since then that I decided to refresh the blog and bring my thoughts up to date. Virtue Ethics One of the differences between
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Can Anything Be Done to Stem the Rising Tide of Gun Violence? It is alarming how so many senseless murders have occurred in the U.S. just in 2022. The country returned to its earlier days when the idea of the Wild West ruled the day. The Wild West was so named for the lawlessness of the
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Don’t Blame Covid for the Decline in Math and Reading Scores Perhaps you have heard that Math and Reading scores for 9-year-olds in the U.S. fell between 2020 and 2022 by a level not seen in decades, a troubling sign of the state of American education two years after the Covid-19 pandemic began. The Nation’s
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Acting on Values or Compromising Them: What is the Right Thing to Do? A recent poll from the Georgetown University Institute of Politics and Public Service (GU Politics) clearly indicates the polarization in America. According to the latest GU Politics Battleground Civility Poll, voters are expressing a higher level of concern over the level of polarization
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Noninterference in Other Cultures is a Message That Resonates Today I admit it. I am a Trekkie. Readers know I have committed my professional life to upholding traditional ethical values. This is one reason I love to watch various segments of Star Trek. We can’t talk about the ethics of Star Trek without addressing the
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Ralph Waldo Emerson said about gratitude: “Cultivate the habit of being grateful for every good thing that comes to you, and to give thanks continuously. And because all things have contributed to your advancement, you should include all things in your gratitude.” This is a broad definition, but it does show that gratitude is an
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A Framework for Judging Right from Wrong I am a big supporter of teaching virtues and values to both college students and professionals. The reason is that they lay a foundation for ethical behavior. In this blog, I will explain why. Moral Values Values are basic beliefs that govern our actions and represent the intention
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Disconnect Between Democrats and Republicans Moral Values are interlinked with ethical standards and establish a framework for right behavior in society. Morality in the U.S. is on the decline, which is the topic of today’s blog. Is there a disconnect between the Democrats and Republicans with respect to how they view the trend in the
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