01-20-09

Ethics Survey. How accurate were you? What situations did you have questions about?

When I took the ethics survey I was more harsh in delivering consequences than the actual state and district. When I completed the survey, I felt in more than half of the situations the teachers should have their license revoked. One instance we talked about in class, was the teacher who showed an rated R movie. I thought that the teacher should at least be written up, when in real life they usually just end up having a discussion with a supervisor. For some students this could be very traumatic and I feel that parents should have more of a say.
One other scenario included a teacher sending inappropriate emails from his home computer to his students. I felt that because he did this, he should be fired and have his license taken, but because he did this from a home computer it could just be flagged or written up. To me, what you do makes you who you are; whether it is at home or work.
The rule of thumb is: if it is a felony you can plan on license being revoked, misdemeanors are usually flagged or written up, anything else is generally just discussed with a supervisor.
JUST BE ETHICAL!