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Denys Lamontagne
Request for Loyalty
It’s easy to judge others’ behavior and justify our own. Through all sorts of reasoning, we can end up tolerating our own missteps. We readily accept the idea of our powerlessness and insignificance in world affairs, and this argument is repeated over and over. Yet our power to make a difference is not zero, and it always has consequences if we choose to take action.
Standing one’s ground is a sign of strength. Upholding an ethical stance demonstrates integrity, whether individual or collective. The choice generally boils down to remaining loyal to one’s principles and those of one’s group, or remaining loyal to one’s group even if it has lost its principles.
Abandoning one’s principles undermines one’s self-worth—that which has served as a guiding principle until now—with destabilizing consequences for both individuals and institutions. The values of the education system oscillate between universality and elitism, between inclusion and segregation, between conformity and creativity, between autonomy and obedience. To what extent can a teacher maintain their consistency without wavering? To what extent can a school administration carry out its mission despite the self-serving interventions of the government? The pride of teaching depends on it.
This summer issue invites you to take the time to reflect on these questions.
File elements
- Why Good People Do Things They Disapprove Of
- Staying in a Toxic Relationship: When Suffering Becomes Part of Who You Are
- Loyalty in the Workplace Since World War II
- Obey, resist, or oppose? How can we act without betraying who we are?
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