CURRICULUM GUIDE FOR S.C. TEACHER CADET COURSE | EXPERIENCING EDUCATION, TENTH EDITION
Theme I: Experiencing Learning
Unit 3: Growth and Development
Instructor’s Handout: What to Do? Moral Decisions on Prom Night
Individual or Group
Michael
Kohlberg’s Stage
1: Preconventional
Substage 2
Explanation
Reciprocity: His actions are motivated
by the desire to do as others do
Michael’s parents
3: Postconventional
Substage 5
They believe that laws are relative to
their personal beliefs.
Mr. Tibbs
2: Conventional
Substage 3
He is motivated by concern for what the
other students think of him.
Alyson
1: Preconventional
Substage 1
She is not concerned for what is right;
she just does not want to get caught.
Travis
2: Conventional
Substage 3
His only concern is Alyson’s approval.
Tommy
2: Conventional
Substage 3
Substage 4
Substage 3: He is motivated by a need
for peer approval.
Substage 4: He follows his parent’s rules
because they are rules.
Tommy’s parents
2: Conventional
Substage 4
David
2: Conventional
Substage 3
They are pleased that Tommy followed
the family rule; they do not evaluate the
worth of the rule or its long-term effect.
He is simply following the rules he
learned at church.
Candace
3: Postconventional
Substage 5
Steven and Kaleb
3: Postconventional
Substage 6
Jenna and Leslie
1: Preconventional
Substage 2
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She rejects the teen edict of “don’t get
others in trouble” of her society in order
to look out for everyone’s well being.
They believe that the safety and well
being of their friends is most important.
Therefore, they are willing to be different
in order to bring about a positive outcome.
They are angry that their night is not what
they expected. They demonstrate no
concern for others.