- What does having tenure actually mean for a teacher?
- "It is easy to be brave from a safe distance." Aesop pg 240
- Teachers may not accept gratuity, girf, or favor that might influence or appear to influence professional judgement, and may not offer a gratuity, gift, or favor to obtain special advantage.
Question: How does a teacher's responsibility to teach ethics to their students differ with the grade level. How would what a kindergarten teacher taught be different than a high school teacher? How would they be similar?
Quote: It's easy to be brave from a safe distance.
Fact: Most teachers must renew their contracts annually.
Should a teacher's personal lifestyle matter so much when they are teaching?
"Living up to basic ethical standards in the classroom - discipline, tolerance, honesty - is one of the important ways children learn how to function in society at large." Eloise Salholz
The United States has more lawyers per capita than any other nation in the world.
Question: Shouldn't the Zero Tolerance Policy be looked at and possibly adjusted? We suspend young children for bringing a butter knife to school, or a toy gun, I understand why the policy exists but how strict is too strict?
Fact: In 2003-04 school year, 272,028 students were reported to have been spanked in U.S. schools. pg. 277
Quote: If you wish to know who a man is, place him in authority. Yugoslav proverb pg. 238
Questions: Do schools have to write to regulate the speach and code of conduct in their class rooms?
Fact: Teachers bring more than their minds to the classroom. They also bring their attitudes and values.
Quote: "Well, if a student dosen't trust me enough to let me write a confidential recommendation, I'll simply write an adequeate, safe recommendation."
Question: Do you think a teachers sexual orientation is something others look upon in a negative way? Why?
ReplyDeleteQuote: "It is easy to be brave from a safe distance." -AESOP
Fact: A teacher is liable for student injuries if he or she leaves students unsupervised.
- What does having tenure actually mean for a teacher?
ReplyDelete- "It is easy to be brave from a safe distance."
Aesop pg 240
- Teachers may not accept gratuity, girf, or favor that might influence or appear to influence professional judgement, and may not offer a gratuity, gift, or favor to obtain special advantage.
Question: How does a teacher's responsibility to teach ethics to their students differ with the grade level. How would what a kindergarten teacher taught be different than a high school teacher? How would they be similar?
ReplyDeleteQuote: It's easy to be brave from a safe distance.
Fact: Most teachers must renew their contracts annually.
Question: (Page 283) What is considered sexual harassment- obviously not a "kiss on the cheek" from a 6 yr old boy?
ReplyDeleteQuote: "It is easy to be brave from a safe distance." AESOP
Fact: Three ways to influence ethically:
1) personal example
2) classroom climate
3) ethical dialogue
Should a teacher's personal lifestyle matter so much when they are teaching?
ReplyDelete"Living up to basic ethical standards in the classroom - discipline, tolerance, honesty - is one of the important ways children learn how to function in society at large." Eloise Salholz
The United States has more lawyers per capita than any other nation in the world.
Question: Shouldn't the Zero Tolerance Policy be looked at and possibly adjusted? We suspend young children for bringing a butter knife to school, or a toy gun, I understand why the policy exists but how strict is too strict?
ReplyDeleteFact: In 2003-04 school year, 272,028 students were reported to have been spanked in U.S. schools. pg. 277
Quote: If you wish to know who a man is, place him in authority. Yugoslav proverb pg. 238
Questions: Do schools have to write to regulate the speach and code of conduct in their class rooms?
ReplyDeleteFact: Teachers bring more than their minds to the classroom. They also bring their attitudes and values.
Quote: "Well, if a student dosen't trust me enough to let me write a confidential recommendation, I'll simply write an adequeate, safe recommendation."