Codes of Ethics
This week I closely examined
the National Association for the Education of Young Children’s (NAEYC)codes of ethics.
I selected three particular ideals that stood out to me and are applicable to
my current role as a classroom teacher and my future role as an early childhood
advocate and instructor for families.
This ideal applies to my everyday instructional practice.
There are often times when I am asked to complete an activity or assessment with
my students that is not developmentally appropriate. It is my responsibility as
a professional to amend the activity so that it is used in an appropriate
manner for the age range of the children that I work with. This may require me
to be flexible an creative so that the task is performed within the guidelines
of the activity but in the most appropriate way.
I-1.7—To use assessment information to understand and support
children’s development and learning, to support instruction, and to identify
children who may need additional services.
Assessment is an ongoing practice in the education field.
It is a task that I admittedly struggle with. I am currently working with my
team of grade level colleagues and administration to put results of assessment to
better use. This includes collaborating more to better reach the needs of
individual children. We are also becoming more creative in how to gather and
use data for initial and secondary instruction. I am required to asses on a
regular basis but I am working towards better insuring that the data collected
is useful and helps guide my practice which includes sharing results with
families to encourage support of the child.
I-1.12—To work with families to provide a safe and smooth
transition as children and families move from one program to the next.
I-2.8—To help family members enhance their understanding of
their children and support the continuing development of their skills as
parents.
The two ideals above go hand in
hand for the work I hope to do in the future. My ultimate goal is to work with
families, instructing parents on the developmental stages, milestones, and
approaches managing and behavior and teaching new skills to their children. I
also hope to guide them through child care and school programs to help them
advocate and ensure the best care and education of their child.
Resources
NAEYC. (2005, April). Code of ethical conduct and statement of commitment.
Retrieved May 26, 2010, from
http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/PSETH05.pdf
All four of the ideals you discussed from the NAEYC code of ethics are important, especially as a teacher in a classroom.
ReplyDeleteTo your point on the current knowledge of child development, I think this is extremely important. When working in a public school, administration may not always consider the best practices for pre-k children. They may just scale the expectations down from the kindergarten expectations. While many of my children can perform and exceed those expectations, not all of them can. It is my responsibility to use assessments and my current knowledge of developmentally appropriate practices so those children can be just as successful in their own way.
I think you chose some really good ideals. It is challenging when assessing children. It is also challenging for the educator to try to meet the needs of all the children continue doing what you are doing and I wish you the best.
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