Moral indifference in teaching

“Indifference is not the beginning; it is the end. Therefore, indifference is always the friend of the enemy, for it benefits the oppressor – never his victim, whose pain is magnified when he or she feels forgotten.” -Elie Wiesel

Moral Indifference is a total lack of motivation to one’s authentic moral judgement. Marumo and Pansiri aver that moral indifference is when someone simply could not care less about something that they should care about. They add it is when someone who knows their habits are terrible for the environment but they just don’t care and continue with their unacceptable habits or practices.

Without a learner there would be no school and consequently no teacher. The learner thus becomes the most important resource in a school. By extension, what defines a good teacher is what they do to, for and how they treat their learners. Impacting a child’s life positively is the moral compass of any good teacher. Viewed broadly, teaching exists to facilitate learning. It is a launching pad for students to meet curriculum outcomes and consequently achieve their life dreams. Additionally, teaching develops in a child societal values, reveals to the child their identity and gives them tools needed to navigate the complexities of social relationships.

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