Category

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Individual and Community

Demonstrates awareness of interdependence of individual and community

Demonstrates understanding of ethical issues generated by interdependence of individual and community, and mutual dependence of groups within a community

Demonstrates commitment to balancing ethical demands of individuals and community and of groups within a community

Public and Private Life

Can distinguish between public and private realms

Recognizes appropriate speech and action for both public and private space; demonstrates understanding that actions in the public realm may have consequences for the private realm, and vice versa

Demonstrates commitment to balancing boundaries of public and private responsibility, so that appropriate action and interaction are possible in both

Diversity and the Common Good

Demonstrates tolerance of diversity and cultural difference; acknowledges possibility of seeking common ground

Shows willingness to suspend own beliefs for a time in order to learn about others; demonstrates sensitivity to diversity and cultural difference; shows willingness to seek common good

Demonstrates commitment to a climate of diversity and cultural difference; shows willingness to suspend, examine, and possibly modify own beliefs within such a climate; shows commitment to seeking common good

Civic Responsibility and Social Change

Shows understanding of process of social change in a democratic system

Demonstrates understanding of complexity of social change and of responsibility of citizens as agents of change in a democratic system

Demonstrates commitment to participating in community as a citizen; shows ability to recognize ethical problems within a system and address them by seeking to initiate change in a responsible manner