Teaching Code of Ethics

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Teaching

Code of EthicsCI 2800

Shawn, Lauren, Hanna,Taylor, Cari, Ryan


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Code of Ethics

Collection of moral standards by whicheach person should be guided in theirprivate and professional life.


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Code of Ethics


Tells us right from wrong


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Code of Ethics


Tells us right from wrong

How to live moral lives


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Teachers

Code of Ethics

Describes the process of grading students

Teachers behavior in the classroom aswell as outside the premises of theinstitution


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Teachers EthicsTwo Separate Plateaus


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Legal


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Legal

Personal


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Legal Ethics(Administrative)

All aspects of teachers behavior, teachingprocedures and assessment of studentsare framed into a set of regulations drawn

up by the Board of Education and byindividual schools


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Personal Ethics

Teachers own attitude and conduct thatis not otherwise prescribed by law orwhose breach might never be detected or

pursued in a grievance process


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Teachers Code of Ethicsbasically comprises of

His/her duties

Responsibilities

Attitude

Honesty

FAIRNESS


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Potential Breaches

Inappropriate relationships with students


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Potential Breaches


Improper grading, lack of fairness


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Potential Breaches



Failing to performs duties


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Potential Breaches



Failing to performs duties Improper grading


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Potential Breaches




Social Networking


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Potential Breaches




Social Networking

Alcohol


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Potential Breaches




Social Networking

Alcohol Invading students privacy


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Social Networking

Facebook/Myspace

What is appropriate?

Charlotte-Mecklenburg teacher fired overFacebook postings

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Case Study

November of 2008 an Elementary schoolteachers Facebook page in Charlotte-Mecklenburg county schools was called into

question What was said: teaching chitlins in the

ghetto of Charlotteas a hobby; drinking as

one of her hobbies; I am teaching in themost ghetto school in Charlotte in an aboutme section (all according to The Charlotte

Observer-www.charlotteobserver.com/597/story/31902.html)20


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Case Study Continued

7 other teachers of the same district(Charlotte-Meck), were called intoquestion for their Facebook pages.

What was wrong with the other pages: amale teacher with a suggestive pose ofhim shirtless with a woman, a mood box

post of Im feeling pissed because I hatemy students, and other offensivematerial

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http://www.charlotteobserver.com/597/story/319902.htmlhttp://www.charlotteobserver.com/597/story/319902.html


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So What Happened?

The teacher of Thomasboro Elementarywho stated that she was teaching in themost ghetto school in Charlotte, among

other things was fired.

The seven other teachers called intoquestion were suspended without pay.

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So What is Ethical?

Should teachers use social networkingsites?

What if the sites are programmed to beprivate?

What if the teachers are not friends withstudents?

What if the teachers are of legal age todrink?

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Bottom Line

What is appropriate?

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