Moral Development: Moral Development In School-Age Children

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Moral Development in School-age Children

Miona is an eight years old student that has recently moved to this school. She is smart, quiet and well-behaved in her class. She is often shy because of past experience but is well dependent on mom for guidance and support. In Miona 's class today, she is approached by two of her peers, Jenny and Roxy. The two girls are somewhat mischievous. One mid-day during recess, Jenny and Roxy came over to Miona. They wanted to check her out to see what type of person she was. But in actuality, they were looking to see if they could find another person in which they could cheat and deceive. Majority of their friends are afraid of them and tries to stay from around them. These two are often bullies. …show more content…

This time, the teacher caught all of them cheating. The girls threathened Miona not to saying anything or she would be in trouble. Miona was in a dilimna and the pressure was gettng to her. Then she recalled what her mom said. Finally, Miona shouted out, "I was not the one cheating". Since Miona started talking, the other two girls tried to convince the teacher that it was Miona that was cheating and they were trying to stop her. But Miona insist talking by telling the teacher about her up bringing and what her mom told her to do if it ever happened. One thing remained with the teacher. Miona was an A student and the other girls were not. The teacher did the math and knew what the right decision was. On top of that, Miona finally shared that she was bullied into sharing her answers. The teacher checked the work and found the same answers as Miona. One of the girls made a mistake and copied Miona 's name as …show more content…

Piaget 's (1954) Moral Development Theory tested that there is more than age determining moral development (1954). In this scenerio, the child feels fear and the threats that the girls placed on her. Yet, in the end, it was the strong relationship between her mom and her past teaching experiences that were taught that rules are rules and should not be broken that gave her the strength to speak up. Piaget believes that this stage is in early childhood development and it gradually changes as the child grows each time (Newman & Newman, 2015). Therefore, this is not an age appropriate develpment for this student but it is a result that the child has developed in the

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