The Good Project team has been sharing a lot of articles and tools with each other over the last few weeks. Below are our “Top 5” links for the last month–from bad actors to big laughs, well-being to future-thinking. We hope that you find something new here and that you enjoy them as much as we did!
We talk a lot about promoting “good work,” but we don’t always dedicate quite as much time to the flip-side. Examples of bad work can show us exactly what we don’t want to do in our own lives. Dr. Gardner has written about “bad work” here and “compromised work” here. For some additional examples of unethical behavior, check out this round-up by NPR featuring series and specials on professional bad behavior–from Theranos to Uber (here).
Have you ever seen Michael Shurer’s The Good Place (available on NBC here and Netflix here)? A show about ethics and moral philosophy is admittedly not often a huge draw, but The Good Place, with its talented cast and hilarious writing, is the exception to the rule. Needless to say, we are fans! The show wrapped up a couple of years ago, but Shurer wasn’t yet done wrestling with these ideas. He’s just come out with a new book on moral philosophy here.
When considering our "rings of responsibility", most don't typically think about future generations. This piece by Sigal Samuel at Vox calls on readers to be "good ancestors" in the face of climate change, AI, and pandemics (here).
Our colleagues at HGSE’s Making Caring Common recently released a survey developed through the Caring Schools Network to assess student well-being (here). This tool helps teachers to confidentially “take the temperature” of their class. Designed to be used either in-person or virtually, the current format in Google Forms is adaptable to your preferences–you can change or edit the questions and frequency to further customize the survey.
Over the last few years, we began a concerted effort to broaden the stories and perspectives represented in our dilemma database (here). As always, the stories are based on real-life experiences and difficult decisions. We are still actively seeking new stories. If you have faced an ethical dilemma in school or work please consider sharing your story anonymously (here).
What have you been reading and watching? Have you recently come across any new and inventive resources or tools? If so, please share in the comments!