National Academy For Moral Development

Snippets : - The problems facing our world demand a wholistic education that has peace as a core value.  - For children, peace education then, is about fostering creativity to use new ideas to solve the old problems and conflicts their elders face. - How peace building could be practised at school level. For Example, for situations of bullying in schools, the curriculum could be introduced for development of empathy, practicing dialogue skills, and examining their misunderstandings that lead to hurtful discrimination and exclusion. - Shifting language from aggressive and domineering to harmonizing and peaceful promotes empathy early on. Click to read full article from source :

All about your sharing in social media: Here is something that absolutely no one wants to hear, but it's true, (In fact, that is probably why they don't want to hear it). Here it is: Stop posting your entire life on social media. Like anything else, social media can be great as long as you use it in moderation. Here is why it is so bad; 95% of posts are simply people humblebragging. That picture of you having a great meal in the restaurant is really you saying “I'm here and you are not” That picture of you all dressed up at that formal event is really you saying “I'm so pretty right now and you are not.” Is it good to have self esteem? Absolutely! Is it ok to share picture of yourself having fun? You bet! But, the constant barrage of these posts just make other people feel worse about themselves. In turn, those people feel the need to post more pictures of themselves to get that validation that they too are special, …And around and around it g...

_The Abundance Principle_ :  Once a man got lost in a desert. The water in his flask had run out two days ago, and he was on his last legs. He knew that if he didn't get some water soon, he would surely die. The man saw a small hut ahead of him. He thought it would be a mirage or maybe a hallucination, but having no other option, he moved toward it. As he got closer, he realized it was quite real. So he dragged his tired body to the door with the last of his strength. The hut was not occupied and seemed like it had been abandoned for quite some time. The man entered into it, hoping against hope that he might find water inside. His heart skipped a beat when he saw what was in the hut - a water hand pump...... It had a pipe going down through the floor, perhaps tapping a source of water deep under-ground. He began working the hand pump, but no water came out. He kept at it and still nothing happened. Finally he gave up from exhaustion and frustration. He threw up his hands in des...

One of the University lecturers wrote an expressive message to his students at the doctorate, masters and bachelors level and placed it at the college entrance in the university in south Africa. And this is the message; *"Collapsing any Nation does not require use of Atomic bombs or the use of Long range missiles. But it requires lowering the quality of Education and allowing cheating in the exams by the students".* The patient dies in the hands of the doctor who passed his exams through cheating. And the buildings collapse in the hands of an engineer who passed his exams through cheating. And the money is lost in the hands of an accountant who passed his exams through cheating. And humanity dies in the hands of a religious scholar who passed his exams through cheating. And justice is lost in the hands of a judge who passed his exams through cheating. And ignorance is rampant in the minds of children who are under the care of a teacher who passed exams throug...

Snippets : - Negative biases can be conveyed through gestures, body language, and facial expressions—and that children pick up on these nonverbal cues to form their own biases. - Even small gestures of preferential treatment—when multiplied over many interactions—are likely to make an impact on kids over time. - By knowing how prejudice spreads, we may be able to figure out how to avoid perpetuating it in future generations. - This awareness may alert parents and teachers as to how their behaviors—and not just their words—affect children, so that they might try to be more aware of their own body language and aim for kinder treatment towards all kids. Click to read from source : If unable to open, paste the below link to browser: http://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/how_adults_communicate_bias_to_children/updated

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     The year was 1863, on a spring day in Northern Pennsylvania. A poor boy was selling goods door-to-door to pay his way through school. He realized he had only a dime left, and that he was hungry. So he decided he would ask for a meal at the next house. However, he lost his nerve when a woman opened the door. Instead of a meal, he asked for a drink of water. She thought he looked hungry and so she brought him a large glass of milk. He drank it slowly, and then asked, "How much do I owe you?" "You don't owe me anything," she replied. "Mother has taught us never to accept pay for a kindness." He said, "Then I thank you from my heart." As Howard Kelly left that house, he not only felt stronger physically, but his faith in God and man was strengthened also. He had been ready to give up and quit. Years later, that young woman became critically ill. The local doctors were baffled. They finally sent her to the big city, where they called in spe...

“Show me a culture where honesty is considered ridiculous, where nobody's ever accountable for anything, where anger gets admired as a sign of strength, and I'll show you a place where misery is permanent” ―  Anthony Steyning      I am writing this article in the turmoil when there are disturbances among two neighboring states; Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. This struggle and violence is about sharing of very vital water resource. One strong reason for me to write this article is; there is deteriorating scope for political consciousness with the decline of ‘Arts Education’ stream in our country, which is a back bone for key educational streams such as, History, civics and sociology. These are the streams which have shaped the world. Eleanor Roosevelt, wife of 32nd President of the United States Franklin D. Roosevelt says, “Our children should learn the general framework of their government and then they should know where they come in contact with the government,...

UBUNTU - A very nice story from Africa ... The motivation behind the Ubuntu culture in Africa ... An Anthropologist proposed a game to the African tribal children ... He placed a basket of sweets near a tree, And made the children stand 100 metres away. Then announced that whoever reaches first would get all the sweets in the basket. When he said 'ready steady go!' ... Do you know what these children did? They all held each other's hands, ran together towards the tree, divided the sweets equally among themselves, ate the sweets and enjoyed it. When the Anthropologist asked them why they did so,   They answered 'Ubuntu'. Which meant - 'How can one be happy when the others are sad?' Ubuntu in their language means - 'I am because we are!' A strong message for all generations. Let all of us always have this attitude and spread happiness wherever we go. Let's have a Ubuntu Life ... I AM BECAUSE WE ARE! Source: Whatsaap message

      T he highest form of morality is said to consist of judgments that are based on internalized principles of justice, and the central question of moral development theory is how individuals develop internalized controls over behavior  (Wilson, 1983) . In the world of psychology, the tests of the stage concept have shown that morally mature people generally show greater consistency and greater ability to disregard situational factors than do amoral individuals. And on the other hand the inhibitions with regard to cheating are greater for the morally mature, less for those who are highly allegiant, and far less for the amoral, whose behavior is clearly contingent upon punishment, rewards, group status, and obligations  (Wilson, 1983) . There is a study which is undertaken by Professor Adrian Beck and Matt Hopkins from the University of Leicester in England  (Deccan Herald, 2016) . The study says that the use of self-service lanes and smartphone apps to ...