Legal and Ethical Implications for Classroom Management
Legal and Ethical Implications for Classroom Management
July 07, 2010
Classroom Management
Classroom management is the key to a successful school year for both the teacher and the students. I have read about various methods, techniques, and disciplines useful in establishing a solid foundation for student cooperation and participation. I wholeheartedly understand that I cannot control another person’s thoughts, feelings, and/or actions. However, I do believe I am capable of establishing a healthy rapport with administration, co-workers, parents, and students that will allow me to obtain my desired goals for student achievement. I believe successful classroom management is developed based on the proper mixture of being prepared, respectful, hopeful, encouraging, structured and disciplined. These are a few of the characteristics of successful educators. My goal is to learn how to acquire, maintain and provide these elements consistently without bias. In order to do this I will need to understand and be able to utilize the legal and ethical rights of an educator. As well as understanding and coping with the legal and ethical rights of students and parents.
There have been many stories in the news regarding the violation of teachers, students or parents rights. I still hold onto the romantic notion that teachers genuinely care about students, students want to be involved in the learning process, and that parents want to do whatever is deemed necessary to help their student succeed. It is an unfortunate reality that not every teacher cares for their student’s success let alone well-being. It is an unfortunate reality that students go to school simply because they are made to or because they want to socialize. Even more -disturbing is the reality that some parents do not have the skills, tools, or desires to help their student achieve academic success or successful community independence and integration. As an educator I believe it will be my responsible to
July 07, 2010
Classroom Management
Classroom management is the key to a successful school year for both the teacher and the students. I have read about various methods, techniques, and disciplines useful in establishing a solid foundation for student cooperation and participation. I wholeheartedly understand that I cannot control another person’s thoughts, feelings, and/or actions. However, I do believe I am capable of establishing a healthy rapport with administration, co-workers, parents, and students that will allow me to obtain my desired goals for student achievement. I believe successful classroom management is developed based on the proper mixture of being prepared, respectful, hopeful, encouraging, structured and disciplined. These are a few of the characteristics of successful educators. My goal is to learn how to acquire, maintain and provide these elements consistently without bias. In order to do this I will need to understand and be able to utilize the legal and ethical rights of an educator. As well as understanding and coping with the legal and ethical rights of students and parents.
There have been many stories in the news regarding the violation of teachers, students or parents rights. I still hold onto the romantic notion that teachers genuinely care about students, students want to be involved in the learning process, and that parents want to do whatever is deemed necessary to help their student succeed. It is an unfortunate reality that not every teacher cares for their student’s success let alone well-being. It is an unfortunate reality that students go to school simply because they are made to or because they want to socialize. Even more -disturbing is the reality that some parents do not have the skills, tools, or desires to help their student achieve academic success or successful community independence and integration. As an educator I believe it will be my responsible to
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