A code of ethics is very important;
otherwise teachers will not have to be held accountable for their job. There
are many ideals that I can identify directly with, but to only choose two; I would
say Ideal I-I.10 and I-I.5.
I-I.10- (To ensure that each child’s
culture, language, ethnicity, and family structure are recognized and valued in
the program.) I live in an area where
there are primarily two races in the communities; Caucasian and African
Americans. Although mostly two race groups, there are many different lives and
ways of living. For children, seeing familiarity and seeing consistency
throughout their lives will promote their development into adult hood. In a class where there are children who are
deaf, there should be pictures and words to meet their needs as well as the
other children’s needs. One year there were several deaf children in preschool.
I-I.5- (To create and maintain safe
and healthy settings that foster children’s social, emotional, cognitive, and
physical development and that respect their dignity and their contributions. )
This ideal is meaningful to me because I was a child in distressed. As a late
teen, I began working closely with children in distress and as an adult I can
easily recognize children in distress and personally knows a few of them. I
believe If teachers created an environment, where children spent most of their
day, to fit emotional, social, physical and mental needs of all children, they
could more easily have conquered the stress of being distressed.
I-I.4- (To appreciate the
vulnerability of children and their dependence on adults.) I love this ideal!
Children are like sponges; they soak up everything they see, hear, and
subconscious information. Too often, I notice teachers saying and doing things
while on the job, but when the child does the same the child has
consequences. If we as teacher do not
respond to our children as they call on us, need us, or just for attentive
reasons; it is possible our children will become in distress.
The three ideals I have chosen, has
played a significant importance in my life. Either I have experience, have
observed another child’s experience, or know children who has experienced a
time whereas a teacher didn't not adhere to the following ideals. I believe if
a child has a safe, developmental appropriate environment that includes their
norms; will have a more successful future and life leading to adulthood.
