journal
Monday, September 13 was the first day of my Principles of Ethical Reasoning class. From the minute I stepped into the classroom, and by the way the classroom was set, it struck me immediately that this class would have a different type of atmosphere and learning experience than the other classes at Sir Sandford. The classroom was set so that all the students were sitting in a circle as if we would be involved in a tribal meeting of sorts. Born and raised in Montreal, by strict Muslim morals and values, this type of atmosphere and setting was something I was used to in a religious ceremony at the Mosque (our place of worship). Immediately I felt a sense of home and comfort, knowing that the whole class would be involved in the learning experience, not by one ideology or thinking, but by sharing and discussing, and learning from each other on an individual basis. John, what I felt from you on a first impression basis, was that you were probably arrogant, and all knowing. I guess this is just a feeling that all students feel about their teachers prior to getting to know them. You came off strong talking about certain rules and goals you wanted the class to attain before it's 15 week durat
But your question also is if you have the right or responsibility to enforce your beliefs or experiences upon individuals, so that they 'can' see the right from the wrong. Not only because the situation led to my embarrassment and disrespect, but also because I would not hope that a student of that caliber should be allowed to weed his way through Police recruitment. It is imperative to look at this situation critically and individually. But the question was of freethinking and speech. It is possible that if I were in that situation I would rat the student out to his recruitment officer. " The fact that I was raised in Montreal, a very multi-cultural city, did not impede my lack of surprise. I can go as far as saying that for some people it is a lot harder to lie than for others, but it still does not compare to shyness. This is a depending situation upon the circumstances, so it was hard to judge what I would do sitting in class, as well as it is hard to judge now. My feelings toward this question were "unlike shyness honesty can be controlled. Because of it's illegality I would not know whether I would inform the recruitment officer anonymously, or if that would even alter the officer's opinion of the student. Normally, a person can not bear his/her embarrassment, specially a teacher, and it is rare that many people now a day forgive and forget. I did not realize until the end of the class the severity and importance of this class, and also, at the end of the day when I pondered my thoughts and read a few excerpts from your book. In accordance to the situation, one student apologized and the other was very aggravated that he got caught, not to mention his disrespect towards the teacher. He also tried to justify his cheating. None the less, I was ready to give you and the class a chance, even though after reading the course outline I felt the class was bull*censored*.
Common topics in this essay:
Sir Sandford,
Police Foundations,
Law Enforcement,
Ethical Reasoning,
,
recruitment officer,
lie freely,
inform recruitment officer,
type atmosphere,
personal quality,
inform recruitment,
classroom set,
raised montreal,
learning experience,
hard judge,
|
Acceptance Essays
