Selecting three ideals from the Code of Ethics was a very tasking
activity as all of the ideals are rather important and quite relevant. However,
I have settled on the following three.
The 3 Code of Ethics ideals from the NAEYC that are
meaningful to me are:
1-1.3 To recognize and respect the unique
qualities, abilities and potential of each child.
1-2.7 To share information about each child’s
education and development with the families and to help them understand and
appreciate the current knowledge base of the early childhood profession.
1-3A.2 To
share resources with co-workers, collaborating to ensure that the best possible
early childhood care and education program is provided.
The first ideal speaks of my
ethical responsibility to the child.
Each child is different in their abilities, capabilities, learning
styles as it relates to the completion of tasks. Therefore, being aware of these individual differences
empowers me to be able to group children to perform various tasks enabling them
to learn from each other as the share their unique characteristics. Also, knowledge of these unique qualities of individual
children is critical to me being able to engage the ‘whole child’ and thus help
him/her reach his/her full potential.
The second ideal focuses on my
ethical responsibility to families.
Being able to share this relevant information with families will assist
them in better understanding their child(ren)’s development and educational
progress. Additionally, I will be able to
provide them with resources that will help them understand and appreciate the
importance of the early years of a child as well as resources that they can use
with their child(ren) at home to support what is done at the child care
centre. This will encourage a
partnership with the family which will inevitably benefit the child.
The third idea speaks of my
ethical responsibility to my colleagues.
Throughout this course I have learnt so much about the importance of
resources and collaboration. Sharing my knowledge, experiences and skills with
my colleague will help to exchange ideas, provide support and build
partnerships. Likewise, it will enable
me to do some self reflection and evaluation.
Reference:
NAEYC. (2005, April). Code of ethical conduct and statement of commitment. Retrived from http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/PSETH05.pdf
Zephirina,
ReplyDeleteI also had difficulty choosing three ideals to address this week, as they all seemed important to me as well. I also found the ideal regarding respecting and appreciating the unique qualities, abilities and potential of each child meaningful. I like how you chose an ideal from each area: responsibility to children, to families, and to colleagues. It shows a very well rounded approach to early childhood.
Hi, it is important to know how each child learns and to be able to cater to his/her need can sometimes become the difficult part. Also in knowing how the child learns, I think that would tie right into sharing with families about the child since that would be a major point to tell the parents so they would not compare their child with another.
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