The three ideals contained in the NAEYC and DEC codes of
ethics that are meaningful to me are:
NAEYC (National Council for Exceptional Children)
I-1.2—To base
program practices upon current knowledge and research in the field of early childhood
education, child development, and related disciplines, as well as on particular
knowledge of each child.
This ideal can be used in the early
childhood field in many ways. I feel it is important for educators, like me, to
know the most recent practices and studies being conducted and implemented. To
implement new practices, I need to be educated through professional
developments and other resources such as journal articles. It is important to
stay up with the times as education is a constantly changing field. Being well
rounded and educated, I am able to successfully help and educate young
children. I will also be prepared to
help children through their developmental stages of life by knowing what each
child needs and what to do to help them continue growing.
I-1.5—To
create and maintain safe and healthy settings that foster children’s social,
emotional, cognitive, and physical development and that respect their dignity and
their contributions.
This ideal will benefit me both
now and in the future in many ways. I can implement this now because my classroom
needs to be a safe environment for my students. They need to feel welcomed when
in there as well as open to participate and explore the world around them in a
healthy safe way. Children learn so much when they are able to move, learn and
grow through their own experiences. The classroom environment needs to be a
place open for social interactions, cognitive learning and development,
physical growth as well as emotional growth. In addition, their environment needs
to respect their dignity as well as allow for change with their own
contributions. I make it a point to hang student work around the room. This will be helpful in the future because
the environment where children will be will always need to be welcoming for all
and open to contributions and respect of dignity.
III. Responsive Family Centered Practices
- ensure that families receive individualized, meaningful, and relevant
services responsive to their beliefs, values, customs, languages, and culture.
We are committed to enhancing the quality of children’s and families’ lives by
promoting family well-being and participation in typical life activities. The
early childhood special education professional will demonstrate respect for all
families, taking into consideration and acknowledging diverse family
structures, culture, language, values, and customs. Finally, families will be
given equal voice in all decision making relative to their children. The
following practice guidelines provide a framework for enhancing children’s and
families’ quality of lives.
Responsive Family Centered
Practices will become part of my profession by working with each family on an
individualized level. Each family is going to need their own services or way of
understanding. I will take into account the family and their personal beliefs, values,
language and customs. I want to be consistent in what I teach their children
and therefore need to take what the children are learning at home and be consistent
in the school setting as well. Lastly, as educators, we do see children for the
majority of their day, but we need to be reminded that the parents in the end
make the decision for their child.
Resources
NAEYC. (2005, April). Code of ethical conduct and
statement of commitment. Retrieved May 26, 2010, from http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/PSETH05.pdf
The Division for Early
Childhood. (2000, August). Code of ethics.
Retrieved May 26, 2010, from
http://www.dec-sped.org/
http://www.dec-sped.org/
