Friday, February 25, 2011
Foundations of Early Childhood Studies EDUC-6005-2
In our final week of this course, I would like to thank all of my fellow classmates and our Professor for making this interactive course come alive in my own daily life. We are embarking on such a wonderful journey as professionals in the Early Childhood Field. I will take all of what I have learned as invaluable pieces and use them. The wealth of information we have been provided with is only the beginning, I hope we all continue to share it with those around us. Thank You and all the Best! Victoria
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Code of Ethics
In my Foundations of Early Childhood Studies class, we were asked this week post three ideals contained in the NAEYC and DEC codes of ethics that were meaningful to ourselves, and explain their significance to our professional life.
The first one I have chosen is under the Professional Development and Preparation section.
1. We shall engage in ongoing and systematic reflective inquiry and self assessment for the purpose of continuous improvement of professional performance and services to young children
-Although the field of education is about others it important to look within, how are we as individuals developing? and are we being self reflective in order to improve and move forward? You can learn alot about yourself when you push yourself to be the best educator in a child's life and you need to be able to ask yourself if you are doing all that you can to help.
The next two codes are under Professional and Interpersonal Behavior.
1. We shall demonstrate in our behavior and language and respect and appreciation for the unique value and human potential of each child.
- I feel this code resonated with my response to the previous ethical code; Doing all that you can to help in a child's life, and by giving them the resources to achieve their optimal potential as an individual. I also feel that our behavior should always model what we claim to stand for. "Human potential" is such a great statement in truly emphasises the larger scale we are working on.
3. We shall strive for the highest level of personal and professional competence by seeking and using the new evidence based information to improve our practices while also responding openly to the suggestion of others.
- One of major highlighted areas in our course was learning to identify and seek out resources. Collaboration is very helpful in our field as well as learning from others. It helps just to have another persons view and link to information.
The first one I have chosen is under the Professional Development and Preparation section.
1. We shall engage in ongoing and systematic reflective inquiry and self assessment for the purpose of continuous improvement of professional performance and services to young children
-Although the field of education is about others it important to look within, how are we as individuals developing? and are we being self reflective in order to improve and move forward? You can learn alot about yourself when you push yourself to be the best educator in a child's life and you need to be able to ask yourself if you are doing all that you can to help.
The next two codes are under Professional and Interpersonal Behavior.
1. We shall demonstrate in our behavior and language and respect and appreciation for the unique value and human potential of each child.
- I feel this code resonated with my response to the previous ethical code; Doing all that you can to help in a child's life, and by giving them the resources to achieve their optimal potential as an individual. I also feel that our behavior should always model what we claim to stand for. "Human potential" is such a great statement in truly emphasises the larger scale we are working on.
3. We shall strive for the highest level of personal and professional competence by seeking and using the new evidence based information to improve our practices while also responding openly to the suggestion of others.
- One of major highlighted areas in our course was learning to identify and seek out resources. Collaboration is very helpful in our field as well as learning from others. It helps just to have another persons view and link to information.
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