Name: Santos, John Kenneth F.

Course: BSED 1- B

Deadline: May 1, 2021 (5:00 PM)

Activity 2 for Midterm in Ethics:

Answer the following. It’s a subjective question so you can share whatever you want.

Read the module to get some idea.

1. As a student, do you think it is important to know the culture of each tribe? Why?

The inclusion of cultural practice within the education curriculum can develop this sense of
belonging. For some students it will be the sense of familiarity that they respond to, for others it will be
the age-old human desire to know where they come from that will attract them. Providing the
opportunity for a student to know oneself and one’s heritage will ensure that student develops a strong
sense of identity, leading to greater self-confidence. References made during lessons to culture and
heritage will serve to continuously enhance a student’s sense of belonging and it will provide a deeper
meaning and understanding to the lessons. Many countries around the world have developed new
education institutes to overcome this. They range from total immersion pre-school and primary schools
through to charter schools which work within the educational framework of the countries education
body and teach cultural practice as part of their curriculum. The focus has been on early childhood
education through to secondary level. Results are already showing the many successes of these schools.
The tertiary education sector appears to be struggling to find common ground with both culture and
education in education. This approach seems to create more separatism rather than belonging. But
many tertiary education institutes, particularly those who offer technical training and/or apprenticeships
are doing very little in this area. It is vital that these institutes begin to include cultural practice where
appropriate as this age group were educated before the introduction of total immersion and charter
schools. The following paragraphs offer some solutions for these tertiary education institutes to ensure
their indigenous students are catered for with a holistic, culturally inclusive curriculum. Start by using
language as a basis. This can be as simple as learning traditional greetings, naming objects, counting, and
learning songs. Culture and language go hand in hand, so when teaching language, you must cover many
aspects of the culture. Things like regional dialect, proverbs, place names and traditional greetings can
all lead to robust discussions and learning about culture. Language also gives a common ground among
students. If everyone is learning it at the same time, no one student is disadvantaged or ahead than
another. Learning a language involves utilizing all the three main learning styles; visual, audio, and
kinesthetic further ensuring no one student is disadvantaged. Integrated learning or integrated studies is
another great way to include culture as part of tertiary education. Integrated studies involve bringing
together traditionally separate area of curriculum so that students may make the connections between
subject areas and apply all areas of knowledge to the topic or problem. Integrated learning is the ability
to draw on a range of skills, viewpoints, contexts, situations and apply them to the current topic or
problem. Accessing the skills and stories of the wider community can be a simple way to include culture
in the curriculum. A guest speaker from a local tribe can share valuable knowledge and students benefit
from the traditional learning methods of storytelling. Being able to listen to the voice of experience
bring meaning and context to learning. It also provides students with new and relevant role models. If a
guest speaker is a family member the student benefits further from knowing their own heritage. Family
and community involvement can help support students through the challenges of studying. Knowing
they have people around them encouraging them to succeed may positively influence their study habits
and behaviors. Teaching, management, and support roles filled by indigenous people will provide
further role models for students. Students see teachers who look like them and sound like them and so
they can relate to them. It also subconsciously tells them they can be like them. Teachers who live and
breathe the culture add a tangible depth to the material when they teach traditional and culture. Those
in management and support roles can ensure the support structure, strategic direction and
organizational goals align with a strong cultural practice curriculum.

2. What is the difference between eastern ethics and western ethics?

Ethics is a branch of philosophy, also known as moral philosophy. It helps humans deal with
human morality and concepts such as good and evil, right and wrong, virtue and vice, justice and crime.
The main difference between eastern and western ethics is the fact that Western Ethics is about finding
truth, whereas Eastern Ethics are very much about the protocol, and showing of respect. Ethics is a
branch of philosophy, also known as moral philosophy. It helps humans deal with human morality and
concepts such as good and evil, right and wrong, virtue and vice, justice and crime. However, culture,
social conventions and upbringing has a major impact on ethics and morality. Hence, people from
different cultures tend to have different sets of ethics. This is especially evident in ethics of groups of
people from the Eastern culture as compared to people from the Western culture.

Ethics and morality are not inbuilt, they are taught. We learn moral and aspects of right or wrong
from our parents, teachers, novels, films, and television. Watching them, we develop a set idea of what
is right and wrong, but mainly of what is acceptable and what is not.

The main difference between eastern and western ethics is the fact that Western Ethics is about
finding truth, whereas Eastern Ethics are very much about the protocol, and showing of respect. Eastern
ethics is much more about doing what is right in terms of what is expected of you by your family, society
and culture.

Western Ethics, on the other hand, has more of an emphasis on self and what is rationally or
logically true. Furthermore, Western Ethics places more emphasis on law and justice, whereas Eastern
Ethics states that one must do what is right and expected and the universe will take care of the rest.

Given the vastly different cultural and historical settings of ancient Greece and China, you may be
surprised to find similarities between the Aristotelian and Confucian systems of virtue ethics. Yet not
only are there similarities but the two systems share the theme of control. For Aristotle, control
manifested itself through the deliberative process of phrónēsis, resulting in virtuous living, harmony,
and happiness.
 The Difference Between Western and Eastern Ethics
Western Ethics Eastern Ethics
Focus Finding the Truth Protocol and Respect
Basis Rational Thought Religious Teachings
Emphasis Logic, Cause, and Effect Respect Towards Family
Roots in Athens, Rome and Judeo Hinduism, Buddhism,
Christianity Confucianism and Taoism
Approach Rational Holistic and Cultural
Conflict and Harmony Good must triumph over Evil Good and Bad,
Light and Dark all
exist in equilibrium