Foundation of the Teaching-Learning Process and The Professional Teacher Intensive Review 22

A student complains to you about his failing grade in the first grading period. You
recompute and indeed you find a significant error in his grade computation. Your decision is
not to accept the erroneous computation for fear that you may lose credibility. Is this
morally right?

The Second World War has caused too much destruction to life and property and Allied
Forces consisting of the United States, Great Britain and France wanted to end it but Japan
adamantly refused. To force Japan’s surrender, the Allied Forces dropped the first atomic
bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki on August 9, 1945. At the end of the lesson, you ask
“Which basic principle of morality applies to this case?” What should be the answer?

There was a controversial report that in a certain country, toddlers were disciplined by
being beaten, scalded with boiling water and tied to the chairs for hours. According to the
same report, the orphanages limited the number of orphans according to the budget. They
did this by selecting children, especially, the ugly and the naughty ones, and placed them in
“dying room” where deliberately they were left to starve to death. Is this morally right?

Teacher Ton knows of the illegal activities of a neighbor but keeps quiet in order not to
be involved in any investigation. Which principle of morality does Teacher Ton fail to
apply?

Teacher Naty teaches in a remote barrio. In order not to incur salary deduction, she does
not file her leave of absences every time she gets absent. Anyway, she uses that amount
which supposed to be deducted from her salary on account of her absence to buy pencils and
paper for the poor pupils in her class. Is Teacher Naty right?

In time of war, soldiers must be ready to give up their lives in defense of the nation.
Which principle is applied?

To earn MA, units for promotion, you pay your tuition fee but don’t attend class at all.
Does this help you grow professionally?

A student often bullies his classmates and misbehaves but he passes his periodical tests
and participates in class activities. What is the responsibility of the teacher in this case?

The pupil has not paid the Boy Scout membership fee at the time of distribution of the
report card. Can the teacher refuse to give the report card to the parent?

The present values education program is based on the philosophy of “understanding the
human person”. This philosophy is best illustrated by a curriculum that is _____________.