People · Values and ethics
15 min · pencil
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Helped or harmed?
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Idea: a computer ranks every kid by math speed, and the list goes on the classroom wall.
- For each person, write how the idea could help or harm them.
- Add one more person in the last row.
- Would you change the idea? Tell a grown-up how.
| Who? | Helped how? | Harmed how? |
|---|
| Fast kids | | |
| Kids who take longer | | |
| The teacher | | |
| Parents | | |
| Someone else: | | |
Grown-up corner
Why it matters: Thinking about everyone a choice affects is the heart of ethics, and of building fair technology.
- Who is helped most? Who is harmed most?
- How could the idea be fairer?
Extend it: Do the same table for a real family decision, like a new screen rule.
My brain felt: ☐ easy ☐ just right ☐ stretchy
One thing I learned: ________________________
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