The Respectful Mind

In the world today, one faces different challenges as the nations continue to grow, assume independent and control of its borders. According to Gardner(2006), one nation can no longer draw curtain that isolates groups from one another indefinitely. The challenges in the 21st Century continue to grow in the system of education where public schools in the American Society are expected to represent democratic values and prepare students for the participation in a democratic society. This understanding is so ingrained in the American way of thinking about schooling that it is the “common sense’ but beyond this common sense understanding, the agreement ends. An important issue is whether young people attach moral significance to group membership. Young people in school district face the challenge of implementing common sense when confronted with conflicts. Gardner made it clear that young people respond more quickly when positive labels attached to groups that they respect, and negative labels attached to groups that disrespect. The task for educators becomes clear that student take keen note of how teachers treat one another, how they treat other adults, and how they treat students, particularly those who come from a non-majority group have impact on student behavior with regards to respecting authority.Something is wrong with this picture, leadership have the obligation to implement structures to resolve such conflicts.