Early Childhood Ethical Code Of Ethics In The Classroom

When I think of my mom, I think of all of her selfless acts and the time and money she puts into her kids. Teachers exemplify the role of a mother, but face setbacks that, unlike a mother they have little control over. Teachers can often not find the balance when designing an ethical classroom for their students. The ethics in a classroom refer to the rules and boundaries set for the teachers and students. When teachers demonstrate strong moral values, they establish the importance of following the rules ethically. To send the message to their students traditionally, they must design a classroom with strong ethical values that promotes learning. Between what the students, administrators,the media, and the teacher wants, teachers face the challenge

Inevitably, children come together from different cultures, ethnic backgrounds, political views, and religious backgrounds. Teachers must find where the balance lies when designing their classroom, but to what extent? Some might argue that teachers have to navigate through the controversial aspects of the classroom to incorporate culture into the student’s everyday experience, while others see that they should altogether avoid the topic and keep it out of the classroom in order to respect all of the students and their cultures. However, the NAEYC Early Childhood Ethical Code of Conduct does not specifically determine whether or not controversial topics are allowed to get incorporated into a classroom, which leads the teacher to dictate what all goes into their own learning

More often than not, religion strays away from public schools. This does not follow that of the traditional classroom as these classrooms were very much religious based. In George Washington’s farewell speech of 1796 “he encourages America to learn Biblical teachings to sustain a moral and just country” (Gonzo II 27). Religion has since been banned from most public schools, disregarding the words of our first president. The tradition of religion in schools was only destroyed recently, and an ethical dilemma arises when a teacher must decide whether or not to stick to that of the traditional classroom or a more modern ethical approach. The teacher must also decide the extent to which they will incorporate religion in the design of the classroom. Typically, the traditional classroom holds the most ethical value, but in this context the teacher must abide by the law and keep religion in their classroom to a minimum. A bible verse on their desk along with their bible in their drawer may be considered acceptable, where the Ten Commandments hung on the wall would not. However, with the interest of the code of ethics in mind, a teacher should leave religion out of the classroom design