Darlene Thomas

Week 7 Blog

 

NAEYC, & DEC Codes of Ethics

NAEYC Code of Ethics:

Section I Ethical Responsibilities to Children

I- 1.3: To recognize and respect the unique qualities, abilities, and potential of each child.

By practicing this policy we are respecting each child as he/ or she is, and this respects their family and culture.

I- 1.5: To create and maintain safe and healthy settings that foster children’s social, emotional, cognitive, and physical development and that respect their dignity and their contributions.

By practicing this code of ethic, we present ourselves as open, loving, fair, and caring professional educators that will aid in the proper and full development of young children.

Section III Ethical Responsibilities to Colleagues

I- 3A.2: To share resources with co-workers, collaborating to ensure that the best possible early childhood care and education program is provided.

By practicing this code of ethic educators can create a (PLC) Professional Learning Community where we can learn from each other in order to better prepare our curriculum in ways that are best for teaching all children.

DEC Codes of Ethics:

I Professional Practice

Professional and Interpersonal Behavior:

4. We shall serve as advocates for children with disabilities and their families and for the professionals who serve them by supporting both policy and programmatic decisions that enhance the quality of their lives.

With this respect, we can ensure equal treatment and learning privileges with inclusion practices.

II Professional Development and Preparation

4. We shall support professionals new to the field by mentoring them in the practice of evidence and ethically based services.

This code of ethics is very important to me and I am glad to see its existence because I have had experiences of less than equal and kind treatment from colleagues in the educational work force. When considering jobs this is one of my first concerns. We can’t be the best educational example for young children if we can’t treat and accept our colleagues.

Enhancement of Children’s and Families’ Quality of Lives

3. We shall recognize and respect the dignity, diversity, and autonomy of the families and children we serve.

By practicing this code of ethic, we are respecting each child and their family culture that is represented.

 

References

 NAEYC. (2005, April). Code of Ethical conduct and statement of commitment. Retrieved

     May 26, 2010, from http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/files/positions/PSETH05.pdf.

The Division for Early Childhood. (2000, August). Code of Ethics. Retrieved May 26, 2010,

     From http://www.dec-sped.org/ .

    

Course Resources

Sorry everyone, I forgot to add the URL to the resources that I posted earlier.

The first one was a book and it is clear, but the quotes and the media video can be retrieved at
http://www.miamiuniversity.com  go under speakers & topics there are many seminars of encouraging topics and speakers on the subject of Child Development.

High school student speaker Nikhil Goyal, of whom delivered the quotes, can be accessed by a link from High Scope: http://www.highscope.org/inspiringeducatorestoinspirechildren . Please see the original post for a full explanation of the above mentioned sites.

Course Resources

Early Childhood Resources,

I recommend a glance at a book entitled Real Boys by Dr. William Pollack, a researcher of Harvard Medical School. Real Boys is an in dept look at the differences in how boys learn differently from girls. Because boys seem to get into more trouble than girls, and seem to get lower grades and be less interested in reading, a study devoted to raising awareness to the idea that boys learn different from girls. Real Boys is a New York Times Bestseller.

This weeks study lead me to discover several Early Childhood Seminar media videos from Miami University. There are many wonderful speakers from the field presenting, but two stands out for me. Nikhil Goyal, a high school student presented on the idea of school importance,etc. He quoted Tony Gaskins, "If you don't build your dreams someone else will hire you to build theirs." He also quoted a phrase that he found many older people say; "I wish I had the courage to live the life true to myself and not the life others expected of me." Didn't Steve Jobs say something similar?

Another Early Childhood Education media video from Miami University, was presented by Debora Wisneski entitled, "We're not fighting! we're Saving!": Understanding Early Childhood Education.
Her title and subject was inspired from one of her male pre-K students, She could not understand why this student always jumped around pretending to be a super hero, so she decided to ask him why does he always fight, and his response was, "We're not fighting, we're saving" because he promised to always save the girls at school should a bad guy come. 

Darlene Thomas

Wk4 Blog Assignment

Quotes and Excerpts

 

Marian Wright Edelman

“The measure of our worth was in our heads and hearts, not outside in our possessions or on our backs: being poor is no excuse for not achieving”.

“There is no free lunch, don’t feel entitled to anything you don’t sweat and struggle for”.

“Take parenting and family life seriously and insist that those you work for and who represent you do”.

 

Lillian G. Katz

During her travels abroad, Lillian Katz witnessed 40 young children sitting still and very quiet during a performance and concluded. “The more we confidently and optimistically address children, the more likely they are to respond in a desirable way which in turn strengthens the adult’s confidence”; on the other hand, “The more tentatively the adult addresses the child, the less likely he or she will respond in the way desired, leading to less confidence in the adult”.

A visit to the Caribbean Island, “fifty-three 6 and 7 year olds were working on the morning task punctuating sentences and addition problems, every child was working, some more proficiently than others, but there were no children under desk, at the pencil sharpener, or pinching and annoying others, or in no way being rowdy or inattentive: which can be expected with a very large group”. “How can this be”? Dr. Katz answer was “maybe it’s because in their country, no teacher is criticized in the presence of children”.

 

 

Quotes from two Early Childhood professionals concerning their passion for their work with and for young students:

 

Louise Derman-Sparks, Pacific Oak Emeritus College CA:

 “All children were taught in ways that will help them grow, and supporting children learning and understanding the differences in each other, and that, children can see the social status that comes with race and economics”.

 

Sandy Escobido, Deputy Field director, Preschool Advocacy CA.

“My personal story gives me passion, I have the opportunity to shape the child, stay motivated to help parents to advocate for their children”.