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Decision: My decision was to not report Joe Smith to the IRS. I lost many nights sleep over
this decision. I have alway felt duty bound by ethics and this flew in the face of my moral and
ethical integrity. There were many peoples jobs at stake and the risk that Mr. Smith would
blame me was very high. Mr. Smith did not have a good moral compass and would have thought
nothing of implicating me as the sole culprit. He could have destroyed me and my career if I had
reported him.
This decision was consequentialist. I weighed what was the greater good for me, the employees
of the company and their families, and Joe Smith. I determined that for me, it was more
important that I keep my job, for the employees and their families, it was more important that the
business remain open and they remain employed, and for Mr. Smith, unfortunately he continues
to get away with submitting fraudulent tax returns to the IRS. Principle of benefit maximization:
Keeping all of the employees employed outweighed Mr. Smiths fraud.
Journal Entry #2
Issue: Favoritism in grading students
Facts:
Students in the classroom are graded on multiple assignments throughout the semester.
Students are given rubrics to identify how grades are determined for each assignment.
The Junior High Principal decides at the beginning of each year what percentage
constitutes an A, B, C, etc.
Students are given multiple summative assessments that are graded throughout the
semester.
All grades from throughout the semester are weighted to give a final grade for the
semester.
Teachers have limited discretion on the final grade.
Ron Johnson teaches 8th grade social studies.
Mr. Johnson is a veteran teacher, having taught this class for over 15 years.
Several students have told stories of how Ron Johnson gave them grades they didn't
deserve.
Ethical Question:
Should Ron Johnson be reported to the Junior High Principal for arbitrarily giving students that
he favors high semester grades regardless of their performance throughout the semester?
List of Arguments:
Turn in to the principal
1. It is not fair to the students that have truly earned high grades based on hard work to have
other students be given the same grade for far less work or effort.
2. It is not ethical of Ron Johnson to give arbitrary grades.
3. The school district has policies regarding how teachers grade and these policies are not
being followed.
4. The students who are getting the arbitrarily high grades have not earned them and are
receiving an unfair advantage on their GPA.
Dont turn in to the principal
1. Ron Johnson could come back on his colleague for reporting him to the principal.
2. Teachers should support and protect fellow teachers.
3. Its not really hurting anyone if no one finds out.