How much discipline is it ethical to give a student who repeatedly fails to behave? Many may argue and say that it is ok for a teacher to hit a child, however a large amount of parents feel that it’s their job to do. According to the NAEYC Code Of Ethics, they state “we shall not harm children. We shall not participate in practices that are emotionally damaging, physically harmful, disrespectful, degrading, dangerous, exploitative, or intimidating to children(. This principle has precedence over all others in this Code”. This quote is interesting because if a child's parents are notified and the behavior continues to what extent can the teacher punish him/her. Factors like how old is the child, what disabilities does the child have, whom did the child hurt? Plays a huge role in is it ethical or not. Overall, this ethical dilemma can help bring insight to the code of ethics and can improve the way teacher discipline.
The classroom setting have a huge impact on behavior especially with children who has disabilities. ‘’A well organized classroom permits more positive interactions between teachers and children, reducing the probability that challenging behaviors will occur’’ ( Nelson 9). Nelson is implying that if a educator wants good behavior start by having an appealing classroom. For example, when you enter an …show more content…
For instance thousands of kids are abused a year and 1,500 die from it. When certain children acts out it's for attention and help. Attention at home is not seeked and school is the only place to express themselves. Some students may even act out physically which is from being angry or copying what they witnessed. “Emotional abuse has a negative impact on children, and young children are the most vulnerable (nesbitt 2002)”. Negative impacts turn into negative behavior which can cause a disturbance in the
The classroom setting have a huge impact on behavior especially with children who has disabilities. ‘’A well organized classroom permits more positive interactions between teachers and children, reducing the probability that challenging behaviors will occur’’ ( Nelson 9). Nelson is implying that if a educator wants good behavior start by having an appealing classroom. For example, when you enter an …show more content…
For instance thousands of kids are abused a year and 1,500 die from it. When certain children acts out it's for attention and help. Attention at home is not seeked and school is the only place to express themselves. Some students may even act out physically which is from being angry or copying what they witnessed. “Emotional abuse has a negative impact on children, and young children are the most vulnerable (nesbitt 2002)”. Negative impacts turn into negative behavior which can cause a disturbance in the