Sharing and fairness Lesson 43 of the religion ethics course of Mova's primary school: 18 sentences, each with its syntax tree and pragmatics. The lessons are written for Mova, and their agreed trees are part of Mova corpus 0.4 (CC BY-SA 4.0). How Mova does on its tests: the lesson at school .
0 Sharing means letting others use or have part of what you have, and it builds friendship; but fairness asks a harder question: who should get what, and why? 1 Picture two children and one last slice of cake: one fair way is "one cuts, the other chooses", because the one who cuts will try hard to make both halves the same. 2 People have different ideas of fairness: equal shares for everyone, more for those who need more, or more for those who worked harder; a good answer asks which idea fits the situation. 3 Christians believe God gives gifts to share; the first Christians shared what they had so that no one was in need (Acts 4:32-35), and Jesus praised a poor widow who gave two small coins. 4 For a child today this means taking turns, not leaving anyone out, picking teams kindly, and thinking about people far away who have much less than we do. 5 Sharing means letting others use or have part of what you have. 6 You do not have to share everything; some things are personal or special, but kindness and fairness should guide you. 8 It is kind to share toys with a visiting friend, and it is also fair to put one very special toy away safely before they come. 9 There are three main ideas of fairness: equal shares, shares by need, and shares by effort; people disagree about which fits best (disputed). 10 When a team wins a prize and one member did most of the work, some say share equally as a team and some say share by effort. 11 A fair turn-taking system gives everyone a go, the same length of time, and is known to everyone before it starts. 12 Leaving someone out of a game on purpose hurts; ask who is left out and why. 13 A group can sometimes have a good reason to limit a game, such as a full team, but not a reason that is unkind to one person. 14 When captains always pick the same children last, fairer ways include numbering off, drawing names, or a teacher making the teams. 15 The first Christians shared their belongings so that no one among them was in need (Acts 4:32-35). 16 Jesus praised a poor widow who gave two tiny coins, because she gave all she had; he said she had given more than all the rich people who gave out of their spare money (Mark 12:41-44). 17 Many faiths and humanists teach that the rich should share with the poor; Christians give to charity, Muslims give zakat and Sikhs share food in the langar. 18 People disagree whether giving to charity is a kindness you choose or a duty you owe (disputed); many Christians say it is both. ← previous Finders keepers and what belongs to whomnext → Cheating, rules and games↑ back to Religion ethics This page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/43-sharing-and-fairness/