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Module 3 Professionalism Assignment #1: Professionalism in ECE (9/22-9/29)

Reflect on and answer the questions below:

Is early childhood education a job or a profession? Why?
What about working with infants & toddlers? Why?
What professional expectations do we have for early childhood professionals? Name ones that have not been mentioned yet!

Reply to 2 other comments!

Read the NAEYC Code of Ethics

Pick 2 professionalism questions to answer:

Is it professional to wear jeans to work? Why?
Is it professional to talk about your personal life with the children? Why?
Is it professional to take out your cell phone when the children are around? Why?
Is it professional to show pictures of the children in your class to your friends? Why?
Is it professional to bring small treats for your “favorite” children if the other children don’t know? Why?

1. Which situations did you pick?
2. How would you handle the situation if you were the teacher in the classroom? WHY?

Reply to 2 other comments — try to reply to people who had different views then you do.

Read the NAEYC Code of Ethics

Answer the following questions:

Pick 2 Professionalism Questions. Answer the questions below:

Is it professional to eat in front of the children while they are eating? Why?
Is it professional to be setting up the morning activities in the classroom as the children arrive in the morning? Why?
Is it professional to finish a child’s art project if the child asks you to? Why?
Is it professional to ask a family to help with an activity/ lesson you are leading? Why?
Is it professional to give your boss a week’s notice if you plan to quit? Why?

Which situations did you pick?
How would you handle the situation if you were the teacher in the classroom? WHY?

Reply to 2 other posts — try to reply to people who had different views then you do.

Read the NAEYC Code of Ethics

Answer the following questions:

Professionalism Questions

Pick 2 Professionalism Questions — but not the 1discussed in class. Identify the question you chose and answer it:
1. Is it professional to have long nails when working with infants & toddlers? Why?
2. Is it professional to wear sweat pants when working with infants & toddlers? Why?
3. Is it professional to talk to families about what is wrong with the program? Why?
4. Is it professional to share what families have told you about their personal life with other staff? Why?
5. Is it professional to tell families when they should stop giving their child a bottle? Why?
Pick 3 Ethical Dilemmas — but not the 1 discussed in class
1. Which situations did you pick?
2. How would you handle the situation if you were the teacher in the classroom? WHY?

Reply to 2 other posts — try to reply to people who had different views or answered differerent questions/ scenarios then you do.