ETHIC AND DISPOSITION ESSAY

Ethics and Dispositions Essay

Hannah R. Garza
Wesleyan College

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For as long as I can remember there have been rules. I have been told to follow the rules and be
ethical. Of course as a child I did not know what being ethical meant. Ethics are moral principles
that govern a person or groups behavior. Everywhere you go and everything you do there are a
set of rules that must be followed. Classrooms, governments, and the Bible include sets of rules
to make life flow more smoothly. A society without rules will be destructive, unsuccessful, and
there will be no consequences, which would lead to a place with no remorse.
According to Wesleyan College Education Departments Conceptual Framework,
Wesleyan graduates will demonstrate knowledge, skills, and proficiencies. Wesleyan College is a
liberal arts college teaching basic skills like, math, history, science and humanities. In most
subjects we have rules to follow, such as in math we have procedures like PEMDAS to get the
correct answer. History tells us when and how governments and legislatures were form, like
American was created and runs on the constitution. The education department provides its
students with the knowledge they need to be ethical in the education profession. Providing us
with readings, classes, and projects that focus on why being ethical in the education profession is
important. We will be evaluated on ourselves in the classroom by portfolios, observations, and
student tasks.
Ethics on the education profession is very important because it is a place where children
learn ethics from the teachers. If teachers lack ethics the classroom will not run smoothly and the
children will not receive the full benefit of the classroom. Standard 1 of the Georgia Professional
Standards Commission Code of Ethics for Professional Educators states that teachers should
abide by federal, state, and local laws and statutes. Teachers cannot receive special treatment
when they are in the classroom. It seems like common sense but some teachers may not know the
difference between right and wrong. Ethics knowing right from wrong and each teacher must

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have those instincts or the children may not be in safe hands. Teachers cannot murder, sell drugs,
trafficking sales, or any other crime involving moral turpitude.
Teachers should never become too attached to their students or give some students special
treatments. Each student should be treated fairly and with respect. As a teacher I will treat each
student fairly and I know how hard that can be sometimes because some children can be
annoying at times. Teachers need to find the patience to give each student the full benefit of
being a student. Teachers need to realize that if there are feelings involved you are doing
something wrong. Students should not fear coming to school or nor have sexual feelings toward
the students. The revoking of the license will stop misconceptions like those feelings. It needs to
be solved immediately or it consequences will be involved. There have been multiple teachers
from my high school lose their jobs for misbehaving with students. They said the student wanted
to pull their grade up or they just were having fun. Both teachers have been fired and are not
allowed on Peach County property anymore.
As a child, I always was told that honesty is key. Honesty means everything especially if
you are looking for trust. In my opinion, trust is what runs the classroom. Children should be
able to talk to the teacher if anything is wrong or if the grade is declining the student should be
able to talk to the student about it to help bring it up. Honesty is important as a teacher because
there are numerous people counting on you. Whether it is for their childrens safety or for teacher
not to take school property home or resale it. Teachers have opportunities to receive money, such
as for field trips, fundraisers, and other public funding for the school. The ethical thing would be
to be honesty with the school, children, and faculty of the school. Being honest will also tie in
with standard 6 because if a parent offers you money you should never take it unless you are
allowed to do so. Teachers should not promote other businesses or their own business at school

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functions. It seems as if they are more concerned about other jobs than being an educator.
Children should be the number one priority.
As a teacher, children may go through difficulties, such as sickness, family issues, or
counseling. Teachers are required to provide student confidentiality. Teachers are not allowed to
release test scores of the students. As a teacher I will not release any kind of information that can
degrade a student or cause other students to tease other students because of their test scores or
sickness. I am not sure if they had this law in the 1980s when Ryan White was diagnosed with
AIDS and the schools would not allow him to be in the classroom or participate in school
activities. Students should be treated equally no matter the circumstances. It will be my goal to
make every child feel equal but important.
Each teacher has a job to do. Some teachers have more minor jobs than others. If you are
being paid to do something, I feel that you should do the job you are being paid for, especially if
it is in the contract you signed and were told to follow. If someone is given a contract and the
break it there should be contracts. A contract is like a promise and you should no break it. As a
teacher I will now my job and responsibilities and I will follow them. At times, there might be
situations where it would be easier to break the contract and do your own thing. Even if the
contract includes something you are not sure about you should at least show your concerns to the
person presenting the contract to you. They should have prior knowledge before you decide to
willing refuse the services of the contract.
A childs safety is the most important thing to me. I love to see children laughing and
playing and having such a great time. It breaks my heart to see a child hurt or crying. I want to
help children in every way I can and if I see a child hurt or scared I am immediately concerned.
If a child is missing a lot of school, coming in late, or has bruises on his or her arms it should be

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reported. Teachers should never ignore those signs because something could be happening at
home that may need to be stopped. Education is very important to children because it is the start
of their life and if something is putting a halt on that it need to be fixed to let the students to get
the education needed.
Each teacher should act professionally in the classroom. Teachers should not be friends to
the students but act friendly to them. Help them with school not with boyfriend or girlfriend
problems. Teachers need to know their place in the classroom and the students place in the class.
The teacher is there to educate and not to ask advice or have the student help make life decisions
for them. As a teacher, Of course games are fun and I will let them play some days but the games
will always be educational and will benefit the student in was of academically and teamwork so
they know they can trust each other.
Testing is very important in schools. In some schools teachers are paid by performance of
their students. Teacher who know they are being paid for performance may want to open tests to
see what to teach the students instead of going by the curriculum. The incident in Atlanta a
couple years back showed how you cannot trust some teachers, and those teacher may just be in
it for the pay and that is why they will cheat to get a higher pay.
I feel that if the teachers are in it for the pay they should just find another job. Teaching
requires you to you to put all of you in it because the money does not teach the students you do.
You need to be ethical because the students are observing you and your behavior. You do not
need to cheat or the students will cheat for the rest of their lives. Do what you think is right, and
maybe the students will do what they think is right having a better recognition to you.

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Citations:
Georgia Code of Ethics. (2009). Georgia Professional Standards Commission Code of Ethics for
Professional Educators.