Ptpc's Code Of Ethics Of The Education Profession

As a student majoring in both Elementary Education and Biology, there are many potential careers I could enter into upon graduation. I have considered classroom teaching, informal science education, scientific research, and other career paths, but none have the clear and explicit code of ethical conduct of teaching. Being an educator in Alaska involves abiding by the rulings of the Professional Teaching Practices Commission of the Alaska Department of Education and Early Development, and their ethical standards are very high and incredibly detailed. The PTPC’s “Code of Ethics of the Education Profession” has four main sections highlighting four areas of ethical dilemma for educators - interactions with students, the public, and the profession, and issues of moral turpitude. Looking at the …show more content…
I highly doubt I would ever discriminate against a student, nor would I engage in acts of sexual misconduct with a student, so most of my bases are covered for this section. However, there are two other obligations I have as an educator to my students that may be in conflict with my own morals in very special circumstances. Educators are not allowed to “deliberately distort, suppress, or deny access to curricular materials or educational information” for their own purposes, and educators must also “make reasonable effort to protect students from conditions harmful to learning.” If the rare circumstance occurs where my district mandates a curriculum that I believes is detrimental to my students’ learning, am I obligated to teach it? Or should I suppress student access to the curriculum in favor of my own materials? Depending on the perspective taken, I may be mandated to do