In this course, you have had the opportunity to explore numerous aspects of the school environment that forms the foundation for your roles as teachers and speech-language pathologists. From multiple intelligences to curriculum to diversity to educational history, we’ve surveyed a lot of Big Ideas in education. It is a complex environment to work in, and you have a lot to learn and juggle as you seek to understand it.
In this project, we turn to the concept of ethics. According to Merriam Webster Online, ethics is “an area of study that deals with ideas about what is good and bad behavior”
As adults, we don’t always appreciate being judged as “good” or “bad.” In fact, because we are adults, it’s our job to judge others—namely, our students and clients. Still, just like our younger counterparts, we also must behave. We serve in highly visible, public roles. Ethical guidelines represent our fields’ (teaching and speech language pathology) best efforts to outline principles to guide our best behavior.
It is important that you are aware of the ethical guidelines governing your profession. This will help you to perform ethically as well as help others you work with to do the same
Locate an example in the news of a professional ethical breach in your field or in a closely related field .Summarize what happened. Where did the person or group of people go wrong? Do you have any empathy for the person or group of people? Why or why not?
2. Summarize (give the main idea of what these mean to you) the ethical standards for your field. What are your overall reactions to the ethical standards?
3. Which ethical standards or broad areas do you think are most challenging to observe for practitioners in your field? Why? How?
4. What is an area (or multiple areas) of ethics in your field you would like to learn more about to prepare for as you enter the field?
