The following ideals were selected from the NAEYC and DEC codes of ethics. They truly define who I am and/or who I am aspiring to become professionally.
Ethical Responsibility to Children
To be familiar with the knowledge base of early childhood care and education and to stay informed through continuing education and training.
I believe that if I am to effectively serve the people in early childhood and prove the standard of early childhood then I must possess a wealth of information. I must also stay abreast of the latest development in order to remain relevant. Bearing in mind that many teachers are looking forward for assistance in so many areas as such I am compelled to remain current and to advocate on their behalf.
Ethical Responsibility to Families
To develop relationships of mutual trust and create partnerships with the families we serve.
This can only occur when as a professional I understand that working with families is an essential aspect of being an early childhood professional. I cannot do it alone. I must continue to remind myself that in order to serve families effectively I must appreciate the six characteristics of families which every early childhood professional need to familiarize himself or herself with. Only then can I begin to break barriers and form new alliances for the enhancement of our children’s education.
Ethical Responsibility to Colleagues
To establish and maintain relationships of respect, trust, confidentiality, collaboration, and cooperation with co-workers.
It is essential to establish intrapersonal relationships with colleagues. I am reminded that I cannot do this work alone, there is need to build and strengthen connections. In addition, much more is accomplished when there is team effort. Collegiality goes a long way to increase productivity in an atmosphere of warmth and camaraderie.
Additional Idea
This is a quote from Excerpt: NAEYC. (2004). NAEYC advocacy toolkit. Retrieved May 26, 2010, from http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/policy/toolkit.pdf
“…… early childhood professionals need to be the lead voice on what policies are needed to promote our goal of a well-financed, high quality system of early childhood education for all children. Others will speak for us if we do not use our voices in constructive ways. We can be change agents, or we can be the recipients of changes that we did not influence.”
Evlyn,
ReplyDeleteOur ethical responsibilities to children, families and colleagues call fo respect an great responsibilit. Many times we may come across difficult situations in working with children, families, and colleagues that require ethical resolutions or compromise. The NAEYC has developed those ideals to help us determine the ethical responses in dealing with those situations. It is imperative for all of us to adhere to those standards as we continue to grow professionally.
Evlyn,
ReplyDeleteI value all the Ideals you've choosen. They are all equally important to us as early childhood professionals.Being true these ideals is the way have peace of mind in classroom too.
Evlyn, developing and maintaining relationships with families can be difficult, lots of time establishing a connection with families may seem a bit one sided. It's nice to see that in order for these relationships to grow that you obviously open the door of communication
ReplyDeleteEvlyn, you chose three important ideals working in the field of early childhood education. Especially, the ideal to establish and maintain relationships of respect,trust, confidentiality, collaboration, and cooperation with co-workers. This is the hardest one that I have to deal with in my workplace. Most of my co-workers say they are team players and main purpose is helping the children to learn and grow. Inspite of this situation, I still believe that my coworkers will overcome their issues because their responsiblities are to help the children and their families.
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