A code of ethics and standards of practice act as guides for professionals when faced with ethical dilemmas. Early childhood educators encounter ethical dilemmas every day and having a code of ethics is an important resource for guiding their problem solving, as well a code of ethics helps to hold educators accountable. For this reason its important for a code of ethics to be a ‘living’ document that is reviewed and revised on a regular biases. When making ethical decisions early childhood educators have to consider many different aspects, a code of ethics highlights those aspects and the stakeholders involved. This paper will identify and discuss ethical dilemmas through the Ontario College of Early Childhood Educators code of ethics and
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This standard clearly shows the ethical responsibility the educator has to Robbie to provide an environment that embraces his Italian culture and langue. Rather then seeing Robbie’s langue as a barrier the educator as an ethical responsibility to see it as an opportunity to bring more diversity into the classroom to create an environment that supports his learning and …show more content…
When the educator approached the parents, Robbie’s parents responded with “He’ll be fine, we don’t have time to worry about this right now”. Well, this response can be challenging for Early Childhood Educators, as we know from the Code of Ethics that “relationship with the child’s family, the needs and best interests of the child are paramount” (CECE, 2011, p.13). In this situation we see that the educator and the parents currently have different ideas of what’s ‘best’ for the Robbie and what Robbie needs. The educator approached the parents in hopes of working together to support Robbie through these challenges. However, the parents do not have the same idea and ethically the educator must respect that as in Standard I (A) it states, “early Childhood Educators recognize that families are or primary importance in children’s development” (ECEC, 2011, p.13). Ethically, the educators also understand the responsibility to “maintain ongoing and open communication regarding the development and learning of a child … with the child’s parents and/or legal guardians” (CECE, 2011, p.13). Therefore, the educator should continue to balance informing and encouraging the parents without overwhelming them as well as balance the differences in ideas of that is ‘best’ for
This standard clearly shows the ethical responsibility the educator has to Robbie to provide an environment that embraces his Italian culture and langue. Rather then seeing Robbie’s langue as a barrier the educator as an ethical responsibility to see it as an opportunity to bring more diversity into the classroom to create an environment that supports his learning and …show more content…
When the educator approached the parents, Robbie’s parents responded with “He’ll be fine, we don’t have time to worry about this right now”. Well, this response can be challenging for Early Childhood Educators, as we know from the Code of Ethics that “relationship with the child’s family, the needs and best interests of the child are paramount” (CECE, 2011, p.13). In this situation we see that the educator and the parents currently have different ideas of what’s ‘best’ for the Robbie and what Robbie needs. The educator approached the parents in hopes of working together to support Robbie through these challenges. However, the parents do not have the same idea and ethically the educator must respect that as in Standard I (A) it states, “early Childhood Educators recognize that families are or primary importance in children’s development” (ECEC, 2011, p.13). Ethically, the educators also understand the responsibility to “maintain ongoing and open communication regarding the development and learning of a child … with the child’s parents and/or legal guardians” (CECE, 2011, p.13). Therefore, the educator should continue to balance informing and encouraging the parents without overwhelming them as well as balance the differences in ideas of that is ‘best’ for