Section C: Short Case Study A Rubber Boy www Kok Meng was raised by his mother, a rubber tapper, and both lived in a rubber plantation. Every morning, they both would wake up early and his mother would send him to school on a motorcycle. He would feel ashamed when he saw his friend, Donna, arriving school in a big car. One morning, it rained heavily and because he went to school on a motorcycle, his uniform was wet. He was uncomfortable and felt embarrassed. Kok Meng was teased by some of his schoolmates and eventually they were caught fighting in class. When he returned home, his mother scolded him for misbehaving in school and was angry because she now had to buy a new school uniform for Kok Meng. Kok Meng angrily replied that everything that happened in school was his mother's fault because they were poor. All his friends had new clothes and toys for Chinese New Year while he had nothing. He blamed his mother for not working hard enough to earn more money. His mother told him that it was not easy to earn money and asked him to follow her to work. The next day, Kok Meng and his mother went to the rubber plantation. Soon, he realised how hard his mother worked. She had to wake up early to tap rubber and the plantation was dirty and hot, with many mosquitoes and other insects. But his mother had never complained about her difficult life. At the end of the day, Kok Meng said, Mother.... I am sorry," and said he would help her tap rubber. His mother said, "You don't have to help me tap rubber, just study hard" She wanted her son to have 191 M Snell Check better life than her. The next day, Kok Meng saw his friend Donna in a luxury car, but her parents are arguing with each other and she looked sad. Kok Meng then realized that "the greatest blessing has always been by your side." With reference to the above mentioned case, answer all the following questions. (a) Relate the moral development stage when Kok Meng's mother scolds him for misbehaving in school using Kohlberg's theory. (10 marks) (b) Discuss FIVE (5) moral values that can be learned from the above case. (10 marks) (c) Evaluate Kok Meng's action of deciding to help his mother tapping rubber using the Deontological ethical approach. Wwwwwww (5 marks) (Total: 25 marks)