Week 10 Personal and Moral Development

I found these chapters very interesting to read. The chapter on moral development was very interesting to me. I truly agree with what it says in chapter 5 about perspective taking. Perspective taking is very important to moral development. I just think about my own moral development and how when I was younger, sometimes it was hard for me to understand why others were doing what they did and didn't agree with me. This was because I was having a hard time grasping their perspective. However, as I have gotten older, I have been able to think about how others would feel or react to situations. This allows you to have greater empathy. I also thought the section on aggression was very interesting. Personally, I agree that increased exposure to violence and aggressive behavior through media and family situations rubs off on the children and others in the household. I have seen this happen to children that I know who are exposed to very aggressive media. Overall, I think that there are many good ideas in these chapters to help me as a teacher help my students develop those personal and moral skills that are vital to success in society.