Kelsey Picciano Analysis

Within the plain, white, confining walls that border our composition classroom in the depths of the Netherlands core, there sits a student who is so completely opposite to the barriers that surround us all. As an avid participant in classroom discussions, she is easy to notice amongst the blur of faces as one looks around the circle of occupied desks. Positivity and intelligence simply radiate from her aura, bringing the rest of the students, including myself, out of our own stupors and back into a mentality that is prepared to learn. I came to know her beyond the handmade name tag reading “Kelsey” that sits tall before her every Tuesday and Thursday morning. Kelsey Picciano is an indispensable contributor to our class. With her unmistakably sensible personality, passionate drive for leadership, and inextinguishable positivity, she is the person who makes our class more responsive to the infinite possibilities of new ideas and theories that we explore. What is a hardship truly? It cannot be
Her temperament is stubborn and she is acutely aware of this, explaining her bickering with her mother as the two headstrong forces hit a constant wall, never exactly finding agreement. She also knows that though she focuses on staying positive, it is not always as easy as she would like it to be. In relation to the “Story of the Chinese Farmer,” she does believe that there is no direct way of knowing how a situation can come to be, although some situations are too hard to ignore whether they are positive or negative. Her characteristics, capability of admitting her flaws, and view on the thought provoking story contribute to her score on Lawrence Kohlberg’s stages of moral development. While I am not certain of what her exact score could be, I am confident that Kelsey would rank within the post conventional stages. Kohlberg defines the post conventional