The NAEYC Core values were familiar to me because we are required to read through and sign the core values every year at work. We are only given the Core Values though and not the ideals along with them, so it was interesting to read through them. The three NAEYC ideals I choose were:
Ethical Responsibilities to Children-I-1.5
that foster children’s social, emotional, cognitive, and
physical development and that respect their dignity
and their contributions.------All quality childcare programs should include the four main components of a child's development. When I worked in the classroom, I tried to plan activities that covered each of these developmental areas daily. I also like how the ideal states, "respect their dignity." Even though I'm working with children ages 6 weeks- 5 years, they are still people too and their ideas and feelings should be respected.
Ethical Responsibilities to Families: I-2.2—To develop relationships of mutual trust and
create partnerships with the families we serve.
Developing positive relationships with parents is a key part of being an early childhood educator because it allows you to get to know the children you are interacting with and create a link between their home and school life. A teacher is an important part of a child's early life and providing consistency between home and school helps the child flourish in both environments.
Ethical Responsibilities to Co-workers-I-3A.1—To establish and maintain relationships of respect, trust, confidentiality, collaboration, and
cooperation with co-workers.---This is important to me because I feel the environment I work in now could use more collaboration and cooperation amongst co-workers. Collaboration with your fellow co-workers is a great tool to continue learning new things and gaining new ideas. If your work environment lacks respect and trust among co-workers, the overall moral is lowered, which affects everyone, including the children.
Reference: Article: NAEYC. (2005, April).
Code of ethical conduct and statement of commitment. Retrieved May 26, 2010, fromhttp://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/PSETH05.pdf
Ethical Responsibilities to Children-I-1.5
that foster children’s social, emotional, cognitive, and
physical development and that respect their dignity
and their contributions.------All quality childcare programs should include the four main components of a child's development. When I worked in the classroom, I tried to plan activities that covered each of these developmental areas daily. I also like how the ideal states, "respect their dignity." Even though I'm working with children ages 6 weeks- 5 years, they are still people too and their ideas and feelings should be respected.
Ethical Responsibilities to Families: I-2.2—To develop relationships of mutual trust and
create partnerships with the families we serve.
Developing positive relationships with parents is a key part of being an early childhood educator because it allows you to get to know the children you are interacting with and create a link between their home and school life. A teacher is an important part of a child's early life and providing consistency between home and school helps the child flourish in both environments.
Ethical Responsibilities to Co-workers-I-3A.1—To establish and maintain relationships of respect, trust, confidentiality, collaboration, and
cooperation with co-workers.---This is important to me because I feel the environment I work in now could use more collaboration and cooperation amongst co-workers. Collaboration with your fellow co-workers is a great tool to continue learning new things and gaining new ideas. If your work environment lacks respect and trust among co-workers, the overall moral is lowered, which affects everyone, including the children.
Reference: Article: NAEYC. (2005, April).
Code of ethical conduct and statement of commitment. Retrieved May 26, 2010, fromhttp://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/PSETH05.pdf
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