Teaching your students about ethical dilemmas helps prepare them to make better decisions when faced with situations in which:
The development of one’s own standards (ethics) has both positive and negative consequences for the group (dilemma).
Different motivations for right action (ethics) seem to be in conflict (dilemma).
Competing choices (dilemma) have both positive and negative consequences (ethics).
Different standards for right action (ethics) seem to be in conflict (dilemma).