Personal & social development // Responsible Decision-Making

Difficult Ethical Choices

Understand that ethical decisions are not always black and white — that sometimes there is no perfect answer and reasonable people can disagree — and practise weighing up competing values when making difficult choices

Ages
9 to 11
Type
Concept
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Quick check

If the learner's friend tells them a secret but the secret involves something dangerous, can the learner think through the tension between loyalty to their friend and the need to keep someone safe?

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Topic // Mastery

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What a learner can do once this topic is secure.
  • Describe a moral dilemma where both sides have valid points
  • Explain the values in tension (e.g., loyalty vs safety, honesty vs kindness)
  • Describe how they would make a decision in such a situation and justify their reasoning

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What to learn first and what this topic opens up, with the reason for each link. Required links come first.
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Before this

4 topics
  • Stop, Think, Then ChooseRequired

    Responsible Decision-Making // Ages 7 to 9

    Ethical grey areas builds on basic decision-making process

  • Using evidence to answer questionsHelpful

    Science // Scientific Inquiry // Ages 7 to 9

    The SEL skill of navigating ethical grey areas benefits from scientific thinking: using evidence to identify differences, similarities, and changes before drawing conclusions

  • Mixed and Conflicting EmotionsHelpful

    Emotional Literacy // Ages 9 to 11

    Ethical grey areas benefit from understanding mixed/conflicting emotions

  • Community Rights and ResponsibilitiesHelpful

    Responsible Decision-Making // Ages 9 to 11

    Ethical grey areas benefit from understanding rights/responsibilities

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Difficult Ethical Choices

Ages 9 to 11 // Concept

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