Lucianne Zammit
January 18, 2021
12:42 pm
This Lesson Was Contributed By:
Louise Chircop
This Lesson is For:
Lesson Duration:
45 mins.
What Should You Expect From This Lesson?
Lesson Objectives: • To further explore the limits of self-regarding actions and to introduce the notion of side-effects as a limitation; • To further explore the meaning of harm and particularly of self-harm, to introduce and discuss some practices of self-harm from the perspective of freedom and from a moral perspective; • To consider the practices of self exposure/disclosure on the social media as possible practices of self-harm, and to discuss cyber-bullying in general as a moral issue
How To Carry Out This Lesson At Home:
Step 1: Think!
What are some of the ways that you and your friends tease each other online for fun?
Step 2:
When does teasing “cross the line” and become harmful? What are some signs, and what does it feel like to be in that situation?
Step 3:
Imagine someone saying that they hate you and making fun of you everywhere you go at school. Now imagine someone doing that on the Internet. How are these two situations similar? How are they different?
What can you do if you feel like you’re being cyberbullied?
What does it feel like when a teasing situation “crosses the line” from harmless to harmful?
Concluding activity
Explain the difference between innocent teasing and crossing the line.
