The moral of the story is….

MoralityExplain the difference between ‘should’ and ‘would’Describe the problems of choosing right from wrongDiscuss my own experiences of choosing right from wrong

Should and Would• You see a fifteen year old boy, who

lives across the road from you, snatch a woman’s handbag and disappear round a corner.

• What should you do?

What would you do?

What is the difference?• You should –

Probably tell someone that you know it was the boy who stole the bag so the woman gets her handbag back?

Approach the boy and ask him to return it or say you will tell the police?

What is the difference?• You would –

Say nothing as it is none of your business?

Say nothing as you don’t want to get bullied by the older boy?

Should and Would• What do you think are the

differences?

• Have a think about it and write down in your jotter what you think the difference is between should and would.

• What would you have done?

Copy into your jotters• People have two problems when

they are faced with choosing right from wrong –

1. Deciding what is the right thing to do

2. Having the will-power to do the right thing

Moral Dilemmas• I’m going to give you

some moral dilemmas, I want you to work in pairs to read and discuss what you should do.

• Try to be as honest and sensible as possible

• Are there any differences?

Your Experiences

• Have you ever found yourself in a situation where you knew what the right thing to do was, but found it difficult to do it?

• Should – what the right thing to do is

• Would – what I would actually do

RULESWHY DO WE HAVE THEM?

Rules?

• Where do we find rules in society?

• Why do we have them?

RULES• Speed Limit 30 mph• Pupils must be regular

and punctual• Customers must pay

for goods at checkouts• Handling ball not

allowed• Guests must be out of

their rooms by 10 am on day of departure

• Players must use only one side of the stick

• No-one under 18 allowed

• Do not put head out of window

• Passengers only allowed in departure lounge

• Do not feed the animals

Task Two• Write down in your jotters some

reasons for WHY we have rules in society

• “We have rules because…”

Think:• What would happen if we didn’t have

any rules?

• Sometimes in a situation, different people may choose to do very different things, each believing that his or her action is the right one.

Task One: Read Billy and Alison’s Story and answer questions 1+2

TASK TWO: Copy the note into your jotter

‘People have divided the reasons for making moral decisions into three main types –

Rules – What do the rules or the law say?Consequences – What will happen as a result of my decision?Feelings – What do I feel is the right thing to do?

Now do task 3