Week 7:

 Post three ideals contained in the NAEYC and DEC codes of ethics that are meaningful to you, and explain their significance to your professional life.

Professional and Interpersonal Behavior

“We shall demonstrate the highest standards of personal integrity, truthfulness, and honesty in all

our professional activities in order to inspire the trust and confidence of the children and families

and of those with whom we work.”

This one for me is significant because we need to be a team when working with children and their families. If we do not work together then it is the children that will suffer. We need to let the children be active in what happens in the classroom and to share with our families. When we model behaviors for the children and our peers then we are instilling in others what we hope for them to learn and share. The most important thing teachers can do is to show others trust.

Professional Collaboration

“We shall honor and respect the rights, knowledge, and skills of the multidisciplinary colleagues

with whom we work recognizing their unique contributions to children, families, and the field of

early childhood special education”.

Again, we must respect our peers beliefs and feelings, even when they are different than ours. By recognizing everyone’s differences and learning from them-we become better professionals as well as individuals that work with children and families. Each of us can learn so much from the people we work with and we need to remember this and excel with the new knowledge we can gain from others.

Responsive Family Centered Practices

“We shall demonstrate our respect and appreciation for all families’ beliefs, values, customs,

languages, and culture relative to their nurturance and support of their children toward achieving

meaningful and relevant priorities and outcomes families’ desire for themselves and their children”.

Each of our families is different and we need to embrace this and learn whatever we can from each child. We can incorporate this new information into the classroom for all the children to learn. Families want to share with us and we need to welcome them into the fold of the school family.

. References

Code of Ethics (2009)