“When we confirm someone, we identify a better self and encourage its development. To do this we must know the other reasonably well. Otherwise we cannot see what the other is really striving for, what ideal he or she may long to make real.” — …
Nel Noddings: How can teachers help restore natural caring?
For Noddings, there is a distinction between ethical and natural caring. The act may come from “I want,” which is natural, and “I must,” which is ethical. Ethical caring comes from a belief that caring is a “right” way of responding to another human …