Topic > Caroline Watson as a public intellectual child - 926

For example, she teaches pupils how to care for older people, people with disabilities or special educational needs and young children as she believes these people are vulnerable and in need physical care and emotional support. Because of this practice, it could be argued that she promotes young people's understanding of their responsibilities towards others, which then encourages them to learn to respect others, especially elders, to tolerate individual differences, to " learn to respect the laws, codes and conventions” that are in place to protect these vulnerable people (Blunkett, 2001, p. 17; Giroux, 2012). Furthermore, according to Blunkett (2001), teaching young people the responsibilities of others is not simply because it is useful to do so, but it is a process that promotes sharing