NAEYC's Code of Ethics
ETHICAL RESPONSIBILITIES FOR CHILDREN
I-1.1- To be familiar with the knowledge base of early childhood care and education and to stay informed through continuing education and training. This ideal is significant to me because I am a firm believer when it comes to furthering my education and expanding my knowledge in the early childhood field. I am working on my third degree, (Associate, Bachelor's, and now Master's) so continuing my education is a given!
I-1.3-To recognize and respect the unique qualities, abilities, and potential of each child. This particular ideal is significant to me because I believe firmly that each child is unique and learns at his/her own pace. I believe that each child has a key that we as early childhood educators have to take the time to dig deep and find. Children are not robots, they are little people that depend on "big people" to understand and help them indentify with themselves
DEC's Codes of Ethics:
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND PREPARATION is critical to providing the most effective services for young children with disabilities and their families. Professional development is viewed and valued as an ongoing process guided by high standards and competencies for professional performance and practice. Professionals acquire the knowledge, skills, and dispositions to work with a variety of young children with disabilities and their families within natural and inclusive environments promoting children’s overall growth, development and learning, and enhancing family quality of life. Finally, professionals continually should seek and interpret evidence based information for planning and implementing individually appropriate learning environments linked to ongoing assessment and collaboration with parents and professional team members.
Just as the professionals from this weeks media segment stated it is important that early childhood professionals are life long learners. Being a life long learner through the use of professional development will allow early childhood professionals to stay up to date with new findings that occur and they will be able to use these findings to improve the care that is provided to the children.
Antowah,
ReplyDeleteAs early childhood professionals we have an ethical responsibility to children and their families. I see you commented on NAEYC code I-1.1 also. In order to best serve children and their families and provide children the best possible education, we have to stay current on information surrounding the early childhood field. By taking advantage of professional development opportunities and furthering education, we will stay informed and knowledgeable about early childhood practices and policies.
Antowah,
ReplyDeleteWe must never cease to look at children as individuals, with their own special and unique qualities. Once we fail to do this, we fail to make sure every child is learning in the manner that best suits him or her, and we fail to be professionals. There is no one size fits all approach to teaching or learning. It is our responsibility to provide an environment where all children can learn and thrive regardless of their abilities.
I agree that we have to stay current through continuing education and training. This class has definitely helped me stay current. With all the resources available, there is no reason for anyone involved in early childhood education to not stay updated. I applaud you for the education that you continue to seek.
ReplyDeleteAll early childhood and education professionals should always look for new information that will improve their teaching. We all should look for ways to encourage children to do there best and go above and beyond of what a child can learn.
ReplyDeleteI think the ideals you chose were some good ones because they addresses the needs of young children. Those ideals are greatly important and we should practices those ideals with young children at all times. Meeting the needs of young children should be important to us. Making sure that we push children to do their best to become great learners is what we should also do for them and that let them know we have their best interest at heart.
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