My Mother tells the story of being in conversation with a fellow teacher and administrator at her junior high school, discussing what to do about a problem student. As the conversation was coming to a close, her colleagues turned into the men’s restroom. Mom followed. The men looked up in surprise and asked what she […]
My Mother tells the story of being in conversation with a fellow teacher and administrator at her junior high school, discussing what to do about a problem student. As the conversation was coming to a close, her colleagues turned into the men’s restroom. Mom followed. The men looked up in surprise and asked what she […]
My Mother tells the story of being in conversation with a fellow teacher and administrator at her junior high school, discussing what to do about a problem student. As the conversation was coming to a close, her colleagues turned into the men’s restroom. Mom followed. The men looked up in surprise and asked what she […]
My Mother tells the story of being in conversation with a fellow teacher and administrator at her junior high school, discussing what to do about a problem student. As the conversation was coming to a close, her colleagues turned into the men’s restroom. Mom followed. The men looked up in surprise and asked what she […]
My Mother tells the story of being in conversation with a fellow teacher and administrator at her junior high school, discussing what to do about a problem student. As the conversation was coming to a close, her colleagues turned into the men’s restroom. Mom followed. The men looked up in surprise and asked what she […]
My Mother tells the story of being in conversation with a fellow teacher and administrator at her junior high school, discussing what to do about a problem student. As the conversation was coming to a close, her colleagues turned into the men’s restroom. Mom followed. The men looked up in surprise and asked what she […]
Dr. Baird on how organizations can build ethics into the onboarding process.
By Dr. Catharyn Baird At EthicsGame, we often hear from faculty members who assert they don’t have to think about teaching ethics because their subject doesn’t include conversations about values. However, like it or not, every faculty member teaches ethics — either intentionally or unintentionally — as they discuss dilemmas. All educators talk about the […]
Many books and articles have been written on cognitive bias — an attitude that forms automatically and affects judgments, decisions, and behaviors. The greatest emphasis is on negative biases, which cause people to discriminate against others or act unethically. Jeffrey To, a researcher in experimental psychology, cautions that training alone will not eradicate undesired bias, […]
On June 13, 2015, Catharyn spoke at TEDx MileHigh. Her talk was entitled “Ethics for People on the Move.” Her message was that none of us have the answers to increasingly complex questions about how to both be effective in our work and live well with others. Thus, studying ethics and developing decision- making skills […]