morality and ethics on teachers
MEYCAUAYAN COLLEGE
Meycauayan, Bulacan
GRADUATE SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
Name: Ma. Cristina V. Pineda Professor: Dr. Ma. Teresa J. Decilio
Course: MAED-AS Subject: Current Issues
MORALITY AND ETHICS ON TEACHERS
I. INTRODUCTION
Teachers are endowed with great power over students, and that power comes with great responsibility. Teachers are responsible in constructing courses and classroom environments that encourage learning, evaluating fairly and treating students respectfully. We, as teachers, are expected to avoid actions or inactions that may cause students educational or emotional harm.
II. BODY OF THE REPORT
1. Difference between Moral and Ethics
Ethics
Morals
What is it?:
The rules of conduct recognized in respect to a particular class of human actions or a particular group, culture, etc. It defines how thing are according to the rules.
Principles or habits with respect to right or wrong conduct.It defines how things should work according to an individuals ' ideals and principles.
Source:
Social system/External
Individual/Internal
Why we do it?:
Because society says it is the right thing to do.
Because we believe in something being right or wrong.
What if we don 't do it?:
We will face peer/societal disapproval, or even be fired from our job.
Doing something against one 's morals and principles can have different effects on different people, they may feel uncomfortable, remorse, depressed etc.
Flexibility:
Ethics are dependent on others for definition. They tend to be consistent within a certain context, but can vary between contexts.
Usually consistent, although can change if an individual’s beliefs change.
2. Code of Ethics for Professional Teachers (cited few sections related to morality and ethics)
Preamble
Article II: The Teacher and the State (Section 5)
Article III: The Teacher and the Community (Sections 3 & 7)
Article IV: A Teacher and the Profession (Section
Meycauayan, Bulacan
GRADUATE SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
Name: Ma. Cristina V. Pineda Professor: Dr. Ma. Teresa J. Decilio
Course: MAED-AS Subject: Current Issues
MORALITY AND ETHICS ON TEACHERS
I. INTRODUCTION
Teachers are endowed with great power over students, and that power comes with great responsibility. Teachers are responsible in constructing courses and classroom environments that encourage learning, evaluating fairly and treating students respectfully. We, as teachers, are expected to avoid actions or inactions that may cause students educational or emotional harm.
II. BODY OF THE REPORT
1. Difference between Moral and Ethics
Ethics
Morals
What is it?:
The rules of conduct recognized in respect to a particular class of human actions or a particular group, culture, etc. It defines how thing are according to the rules.
Principles or habits with respect to right or wrong conduct.It defines how things should work according to an individuals ' ideals and principles.
Source:
Social system/External
Individual/Internal
Why we do it?:
Because society says it is the right thing to do.
Because we believe in something being right or wrong.
What if we don 't do it?:
We will face peer/societal disapproval, or even be fired from our job.
Doing something against one 's morals and principles can have different effects on different people, they may feel uncomfortable, remorse, depressed etc.
Flexibility:
Ethics are dependent on others for definition. They tend to be consistent within a certain context, but can vary between contexts.
Usually consistent, although can change if an individual’s beliefs change.
2. Code of Ethics for Professional Teachers (cited few sections related to morality and ethics)
Preamble
Article II: The Teacher and the State (Section 5)
Article III: The Teacher and the Community (Sections 3 & 7)
Article IV: A Teacher and the Profession (Section
References: www.difffen.com/difference/Ethics_vs_Morals Situation Ethics The New Morality, Joseph Fletcher www.slideshare.com