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Ethical Codes : NAEYC And NEA Code Of Ethics

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Ethics also plays a huge part in making a decision that yields a more positive outcome. Ethical Codes provides a framework and guidance for maintaining obligations to different stakeholders (Follari, 81).NAEYC and NEA both created a code of ethics. The national education association (NEA) code of ethics has two main principles: commitment to the student and commitment to the profession. NAEYC also developed a code of ethics with the intent to “give practitioners a research-based framework for making sound decisions in their work, especially when faced with ethical dilemmas” (Follari , 72). NAEYC code set a framework of professional responsibilities in four sections that address professional relationships that include: children, families, colleagues, and community and society; and in which each section is divided into ideal and principles. (NAECY 2011, pg 2)
In NEA, the first principle states that “the educator [must] strive to help each student realize his or her potential as a worthy and effective member of society” (NEA, Code of ethics). This seems hard to accomplish because I feel like there are many different views on what an effective member of society is. Also, I feel like it insinuates that teachers must teach children the right way and wrong way to act in society, which again is more like an opinion and differs from culture to culture. The second principle states that “the education profession directly influences the nation and its citizens, the educator shall

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