Ethical reflection is the quick and
small topic I wanted to talk about for my last post of this week. I
feel that since ethical reflection in a group is what governs the
morals of the group it is a very important aspect that should not be
ignored. I will give you questions that you will probably disagree
to.
Is it right to harm a child that is
not your own? Is it okay to borrow your group members items without
asking them? Would your group members be happy if you flirted with
their spouses?
Without ethical reflection groups
become untrustworthy amongst each other and your common goal will no
longer be the focus. You should get to know your group a bit before
getting into the heavy workloads, give them snacks, get some drinks,
or maybe play a game with them. Any small opening into a person's
heart can really get the creative juices flowing and you can avoid
nasty unethical pitfalls as long as you are aware of what your group
feels is right or wrong.
I like that you chose ethical reflection as another important concept from the text. As you stated, ethical reflection is what governs the morals of a group and without morals, the group will be lacking in their trust and overall cohesiveness. As well, I agree that getting to know each other on a personal level prior to working together is a key factor in creating a stronger bond amongst group members. It is likely that a group will consist of people who come from different walks of life so it is important to try and find similarities amongst our differences so we develop a degree of respect and trust for one another.
ReplyDeleteHello! I love the concept you chose for your last blog! (I was going to do this one) Ethic is involved in everything we do. Like the questions you provided as example about a child or group member's things, we always have to keep in mind if it's the right thing to do. Not only that, but keeping other people in mind when doing something that may involve them whether it's directly or indirectly. Due to ethic relationships are built and broken. Trust is honored or betrayed and groups can succeed or fail. I think that the concept of ethics in small groups is very important and could have had a bigger section. But then again it is broad and vast, the section on it in chapter 14 was perfect. Great job Timothy, your detailed explanations and examples helped support your claim immensely.
ReplyDeleteI think this was a very interesting topic to discuss this week. I didn’t really see how ethical reflection was a key component in a group until, really, I read this post. I feel that most times going into groups, what everybody feels is right or wrong, goes overlooked. In turn, because of that many problems, that probably could’ve been avoided, arises and hinder the group’s progress. I’ve been in groups myself many times where we were consisted of individuals that didn’t know each other. It seemed that when it came to completing our task in these groups, lines were crossed that didn’t quite go with what the groups certain consensus was for that problem or task at hand and thus caused friction in the group. This, to me seemed to always happen, because we all never really developed some type of relationship with each other. Great and thoughtful post!
ReplyDeleteHi there, I'm glad you brought up ethical relection, it is something we do all the time and may not be getting enough attention because we do it so often. I have noticed that when ever I am considering whether or not something is ok, it is because I don't know the people who it may concern well enough to evaluate properly, or im wondering about it and that should be reason enought to forget the idea. You bring up a good point about knoing people. The more you know about the people around you, the less question marks we have about what might be acceptable or not. LIke wise, when we knoe people well enough, we find our mulligans...
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