Any interactionwith children can be a good opportunity to lay the foundations for healthy and useful thinking for the future. And especially ethical.
In the context of organising the end of year meeting and the fourth grade, the princes came up with some proposals andthe children voted on which possibility they wanted.Thetwo options were written on the board, the children came and wrote their names on the board next to each option, under the strict supervision of a coordinator.
Vlad tells me:
-The children tried to bribe Matthew to put Marius on the right side, because they wanted to win so much to go to the swimming pool.
I reply:
-And what did you do?
-I told them that what they were doing wasn’t right.
-Very interesting, that’s how it happens in reality. Some parties try to attract people to their side with various material advantages. It’s not really fair. People who accept it don’t care what happens to them and their environment, they are only after immediate gain.
Vlad:
-And then others tried to pass the names of the missing people to the other side to fight the girls.
-Andyou?
-I stopped them and said how do they know what they want? And I said maybe we could call them and ask them.
Me, happy for the opportunity:
-Look, you’ve really found a way to integrate those who are missing. That’s how it happens in reality.
-It’s another thing, if you don’t take advantage of any opportunity to vote, you miss the opportunity to influence things in the direction you want.
-Voting is the only way to make a difference in society. You know we were just talking about the law that was passed that affects Uber. That’s why I’m going to vote. Maybe the next people will consider everyone when they make a bill.
-Yes and maybe they’ll change the schools and we’ll have school three months and vacation 8.
-Hmmmm. Yes maybe…
Any life experience of children can be a context for questions, discussions, explorations. That way they learn to question what is happening and discover what is right for them.
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