The moral and ethical environment determines how we respond in terms of justice, fairness, right, wrong, right, wrong, tolerance, care, of forgiveness and so on to the events that shape the world we live in. Yet the forces that influence our opinions on such issues go mostly unnoticed (Burgh et al., 2006). The purpose of this article is to develop a critical response to the Helping Molly scenario in which I believe the key ethical issue is discrimination. A theoretical understanding of four ethical frameworks, more specifically the frameworks of consequentialism, non-consequentialism, virtue and ethics of care, will be offered before they are each applied to analyze the scenario. From this analysis, possibilities will be developed and justified and finally, arguments will be used to recommend an appropriate and justifiable course of action. The consequentialism framework suggests that decision-making is an action-based process, that is, one that determines right or wrong. of an act based on the relevant results or consequences. Within consequentialism, there are a variety of perspectives, including egoism, altruism, and utilitarianism. Like consequentialism, non-consequentialism is also an action-based perspective. This framework, however, focuses on the rules and principles linked to an act rather than on the consequences that may result from it. Decisions are made taking into account written and unwritten rules that fall under the subcategories of natural rights, social contract, divine command and ethics. The frameworks of virtue ethics and care ethics differ from those previously mentioned. Unlike consequentialism and non-consequentialism, the frameworks of virtue and care ethics are agent-based and consider the person in the middle of the document......GoodTeacher.pdfBentham, J. (1789). An introduction to the principles of morality and legislation. Latest edition: Adamant Media Corporation, 2005 Burgh, G., Field, T. and M. Freakley. (2006) Ethics and the community of inquiry: education for deliberative democracy. Thomson: South Melbourne. Education Queensland. (2006). Code of Conduct. Retrieved July 14, 2010 from http://education.qld.gov.au/corporate/codeofconduct/index.htmlQueensland College of Teachers. (2007, January). Professional Standards for Queensland Teachers. Retrieved July 15, 2010 from Queensland College of Teachers http://www.qct.edu.au/standards/index.htmlDeclaration of the Rights of the Child (1959) The United Nations and Human Rights, Department of public information, United Nations Nations, New York 1995. Accessed July 14, 2010 at http://www.cirp.org/library/ethics/UN-declaration