Teachers can serve as caregivers, moral models, and ethical mentors
if they:
1.Avoid favoritism, sarcasm, embarrassing students, or any other
behavior which undermines a student’s dignity and
self-esteem.
2.Treat their students with respect and love by:
developing the kind of rapport that leads students to be
open to the teacher’s positive influence.
helping them succeed at the work of school.
being fair.
responding to wrong or incomplete answers in a way that
affirms whatever if good about a student’s response and reduces fear of
making mistakes.
valuing the views of students by providing a forum for
their thoughts and concerns.
3.Combine good example and direct moral teaching by:
giving moral issues importance by taking class time to
discuss them when they arise.
offering personal moral commentary that helps students
understand why behaviors such as cheating, stealing, bullying, and
dicrediting and discounting are hurtful and wrong.
teaching students to care deeply about moral values such
as honesty and respect by showing the depth of one’s own feelings.