Aristotle was an ethicist who established a fundamental moral theory knows as “virtue ethics” still widely, applicable today. His ethics had to do with matters of character and virtues, which produce good character traits. According to Aristotle’s book Nicomachean Ethics, some things are good because they lead us to other goods that we desire, some things are good, and at the same time, the means to a good end. On the other hand Aristotle said that evil is a deprivation of some good, thus when someone does evil it is a deprivation or lack of god within that person.
In order to develop good character traits the virtues should be introduced to an individual at an early age. There are four cardinal moral virtues are practical wisdom, a sense of justice or fairness, self restraint r self control and having courage under duress. There are also many secondary moral virtues like honesty, sympathy, understanding, forgiveness etc. Having these
Fortunately, a new trend is emerging where “teaching of character and values is making an unprecedented comeback in schools” (http://teacher.scholastic.com/professional./todayschild/comeback.htm). These programs “provide students with a grounding in such values as courage and caring, and teach them how to solve disputes peacefully.” ((http://teacher.scholastic.com/professional./todayschild/comeback.htm).
Since then 300 schools throughout the country have introduced to this program. “Students are taught how not to be bullied, on the theory that the way to stop the behavior is to deprive offenders of targets. Kids learn an acronym that lays out a variety of effective ways to respond, HA HA SO: help (see help from a teacher or other students); assert (stand up for yourself but do no fight back), humor (make a joke of the situation); avoid (walk away); self-talk (tell yourself things that make you feel better) and “own it” (agree
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