emperors club

The Emperors club shows the complexity of teacher- student relationships through a moral lens; the DVD subtly reveals the complex connections among fairness, trustworthiness, personal integrity and self-respect. All of which are represented in the organizational culture of St. Benedict’s, and relate to organizational ethics in that the school and the teachers define the values, beliefs and norms which are shared by all the employees.
Teachers must make a series of judgments over time. Teachers, striving for fairness conceived of as strict impartiality, must aim to apply the appropriate standards over and over again in a consistent way to student’s performance. One can also note that teachers play many other roles besides that of being a judge of students ’work and conduct, as a result, they may have considerable difficulty achieving strict impartiality. Some might suggest of these roles involving caring for students that caring might trump fairness. In The Emperor’s Club, Mr. Hundert’s emotional involvement with Sedgwick Bell, the student he is trying to inspire, clearly clouds his judgment, because he changes Sedgwick Bell’s grade. The fact that teachers play multiple roles with students with whom they have developed strong emotional relationships adds a special level of complexity to judging their work impartially.
Teacher’s serve a diverse group of people, including students, employers and parents. Therefore teachers, are expected to be trustworthy to others and maintain a satisfied and loyal alumni association. In The Emperors Club, Mr. Hundert, the history teacher, thinks his job is to mold his student’s moral character appropriately. However, Mr. Hiram Bell, a US Senator does not think teaching has anything to do with molding character and wants Mr. Hundert not to try molding his son’s character. Mr. Hundert seem’s talent in Sedgwick Bell, he believes Sedgwick Bell is open