November 17, 2022
Integrate Ethics into Your Classroom
Welcome to The Gray Zone—that hazy, murky space between black and white, right and wrong. Despite its mysterious name, you’ve likely spent a great deal of time in the gray zone, navigating challenging ethical dilemmas that don’t have an easy answer.

In fact, most people have spent time in this space. Ethical dilemmas are all around us. Whether we’re business professionals or high school students, we must learn how to unpack and walk through these dilemmas confidently and competently.

The good news? We’ve got just the resources to help!
Resources for Your Classroom

Whether in the form of a classic case study or a new interactive episode, our Gray Zone ethical dilemmas offer educators an opportunity to help students see that business decisions are not always black and white. After all, thinking on your feet is critical in business (and in DECA competitions!). Gray Zones help students get comfortable quickly analyzing a situation and voicing an educated conclusion.

Three interactive Gray Zone episodes have been released, with more on the way. Each episode is available on our website for free. Enhance your instruction using our classic case studies, interactive video series, or both!
PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
This classroom connection will provide instructional resources to introduce the following National Curriculum Standards:

  • Demonstrate responsible behavior
  • Take responsibility for decisions and actions
The Ethical Principle of Accountability

MBA Research’s ethical principles video on accountability takes a deep dive into accountability, giving students an understanding of what the principle means, its supporting traits, how it plays out in the real world, and how students can use it in their own lives.
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