Purpose Of The NAEYC Code Of Ethics
ASSIGNMENT 2
The purpose of the code of ethics.
In a country with a sea of various educators, in a nation home to many different classroom environments, in a world where learning has yet to be universalized, the NAEYC Code of Ethics was established to guide education to its quintessential state. To quote it’s preamble, it is designed as a taxonomy of solutions to avoid and reduce potential issues in the realm of early child and young student education. By and large, these principles and ideals are intended to bring harmony among the various people and groups involved in the education process.
A summary of what aspects are covered under the ethics code.
The code of ethics is broken up into four distinct parts, with each section respectively focusing on ethical responsibilities to children, to families, to colleagues, and to the community and society. In each section, the content is divided into two key parts: ideals and principles. In general, the NAEYC explains that “The ideals reflect the aspirations of practitioners. The principles guide conduct and assist practitioners in resolving ethical dilemmas.” Despite the fact the code of ethics includes many different provisions and directives, the code itself is meant to deal with the aspects of how faculty should treat students, how faculty …show more content…
Chiefest of all, there is a potential that these directives will be enforced too litigiously. Nothing healthy can come out of a purely legalistic interpretation of these ethic codes. If and when legalities and realities mix, innocent people get blamed or get made victims to grey areas. On the other hand, the NAEYC Code of Ethics is a clearly needed document. There would chaos without this log book of ethics. On it’s own accord, this document champions for the rights of everyone involved in the early childhood education process for the simple reason of protecting learning for early childhood
The purpose of the code of ethics.
In a country with a sea of various educators, in a nation home to many different classroom environments, in a world where learning has yet to be universalized, the NAEYC Code of Ethics was established to guide education to its quintessential state. To quote it’s preamble, it is designed as a taxonomy of solutions to avoid and reduce potential issues in the realm of early child and young student education. By and large, these principles and ideals are intended to bring harmony among the various people and groups involved in the education process.
A summary of what aspects are covered under the ethics code.
The code of ethics is broken up into four distinct parts, with each section respectively focusing on ethical responsibilities to children, to families, to colleagues, and to the community and society. In each section, the content is divided into two key parts: ideals and principles. In general, the NAEYC explains that “The ideals reflect the aspirations of practitioners. The principles guide conduct and assist practitioners in resolving ethical dilemmas.” Despite the fact the code of ethics includes many different provisions and directives, the code itself is meant to deal with the aspects of how faculty should treat students, how faculty …show more content…
Chiefest of all, there is a potential that these directives will be enforced too litigiously. Nothing healthy can come out of a purely legalistic interpretation of these ethic codes. If and when legalities and realities mix, innocent people get blamed or get made victims to grey areas. On the other hand, the NAEYC Code of Ethics is a clearly needed document. There would chaos without this log book of ethics. On it’s own accord, this document champions for the rights of everyone involved in the early childhood education process for the simple reason of protecting learning for early childhood