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Module 5 Assignment 2: Ethics & Professionalism When Working with Young School Age Children (6/22-6/28)

Read the NAEYC Code of Ethics

NAEYC Code of Ethics (2011)

 

Thinking in the context of working with young school age children, answer the following questions:

  1. Is it professional to wear jeans to work? Why?
  2. Is it professional to talk about your personal life with the children? Why?
  3. Is it professional to take out your cell phone when the children are around? Why?
  4. Is it professional to show pictures of the children in your class to your friends? Why?
  5. Is it professional to bring small treats for your “favorite” children if the other children don’t know? Why?
  6. Pick 3 Ethical Dilemmas.
    1. Which situations did you pick?
    2. How would you handle the situation if you were the teacher in the classroom? WHY?

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Module 4 Assignment #2: Ethics & Professionalism When Working with Preschool Age Children (6/15-6/21)

Read the NAEYC Code of Ethics

NAEYC Code of Ethics (2011)

 

Answer the following questions:

Professionalism Questions

  1. Is it professional to eat in front of the children while they are eating? Why?
  2. Is it professional to be setting up the morning activities in the classroom as the children arrive in the morning? Why?
  3. Is it professional to finish a child’s art project if the child asks you to? Why?
  4. Is it professional to ask a family to help with an activity/ lesson you are leading? Why?
  5. Is it professional to give your boss a week’s notice if you plan to quit? Why?
  6. Pick 3 Ethical Dilemmas.
    1. Which stations did you pick?
    2. How would you handle the situation if you were the teacher in the classroom? WHY?

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Module 3 Assignment 2: Working with Infants & Toddlers Ethics & Professionalism (6/8-6/14)

Read the NAEYC Code of Ethics

NAEYC Code of Ethics (2011)

Answer the following questions:

Professionalism Questions

  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?
  6. Pick 3 Ethical Dilemmas.
    1. Which sitations 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 then you do.