Spot the Difference
Refer to card #5. What ethics standard does the difference violate?
The second picture violates standard 3.2 because the teacher’s rude words about the student’s work could affect their mental health.
A teacher is sharing another student's grades with a different student.
According to 3.1, a teacher should not share confidential information with other students.
Students need to leave class for personal reasons before they are about to present in a group. What do you tell their partners?
To abide by standard 3.1, you need to tell them that the student needs to leave while keeping as many details secret as possible.
The second picture violates standard 3.4 because the teacher is treating boys unfairly by excluding them from participating in the baking club (gender discrimination).
A teacher is telling the P.E. coach that her student is faking an injury so that the student can get out of P.E., when the student is really hurt.
This is violating 3.3 because the teacher is lying about the student's injury when they are hurt.
The school has mandated an outdoors learning activity, but some students are misbehaving. Do you send them back inside the classroom to be alone?
No, according to standard 3.2 that would not be safe.
Refer to card #3. What ethics standard does the difference violate?
The second picture violates standard 3.1 because the teacher is sharing that the student has heart surgery, which is confidential information.
A teacher is hitting another student because of a bad grade.
The teacher is violating 3.5 because they are physically abusing another student.
You and your team are coming up with more interactive learning activities for the school year. A few days later you receive your list of students. One of your students has a disability that prevents them from participation in certain activities. Is it fair for them if you don't change the activities?
No, this violates standard 3.4 because all assignments must be inclusive for all students.
Refer to card #1. What ethics standard does the difference violate?
The second picture violates standard 3.5 because the teacher is using physical mistreatment instead of appropriate punishments.
A teacher only lets some students participate in a lab, but other students are having to sit out and can't learn.
This is violating 3.2 because the teacher is holding students back from learning, while others get to expand their learning.
You walk into one of your co-worker's classrooms and while you are helping her you hear students talking over her and she begins to yell at them and push them. Is this not okay and should you report her even though she is your friend?
This is not okay because it violates standard 3.5 for physical mistreatment and should be reported to protect her students from more harm.
Refer to card #2. What ethics standard does the difference violate?
The second picture violates standard 3.3 because the teacher knows the student is leaving for the basketball game, but they purposely misinterpreted the information by saying that they were leaving simply because they did not want to be in school.
A teacher is making a student in a wheelchair sit inside during recess while the others get to play outside.
This is violating 3.4 because the teacher is having a student with a disability miss out on recess when they can go outside.
One of your best students gets called out of class for a doctor's appointment, even though you know that they would never skip class during an important assignment, would it be appropriate to make a joke saying that they are to the class?
No, this violates standard 3.3 because even though this is not true other students may not understand and be frustrated that they get to miss the assignment.