Ethics

Ethics is based on well-founded standards of right and wrong that
prescribe what humans ought to do, usually in terms of rights,

obligations, benefits to society, fairness, or specific virtues. Being
ethical is not the same as doing "whatever society accepts." In any
society, most people accept standards that are, in fact, ethical. But
standards of behaviour in society can deviate from what is ethical. An
entire society can become ethically corrupt. Nazi Germany is a good
example of a morally corrupt society.
Professional can be defining as a person who is engaged in a certain

activity or occupation. The term of professional only can refer to
people who have permanent career not for temporary workers, as
example the professions as doctors, lawyers, educators, librarians,
scientists, social worker and many more. Professional is someone that
possesses specialized knowledge and skills. They also belong to and
abide by the standards of society and serve an important aspect of the
public good.
Professional ethic can be defined as professional accepted standards

of personal and business behaviour, value and guiding principles.
Codes of professional ethics are often established by professional
organization to help and guide member or staff in performing their job
function according to consistent ethical principle. In the globalization
world, the developments of many occupations in different fields are
rapidly growth. The work becomes more complex and hard to be done
by the staff. Many professional in occupation increased sharply at
developing and busy work place. So that, the need for guideline or
principle to guide them. Professional ethics helps a professional
choose what should the do when faced with problem, and confine the
enquiry to the description. Professional ethics concern to assist with
making choices and approach called prescriptive professional ethics.
The core of teaching consists of four basic principles of professional

ethics: Dignity of individual, professional competence and
responsibilities, honesty and integrity in professional relationships,
responsibilities to families, community, schools and professions. To
value the dignity of an individual means respect for humanity.
Teachers must respect every person, regardless of gender, sexual
orientation, gender diversity, appearance, age, religion, social
standing, origin, opinions, abilities and achievements. Truthfulness is
one of the core values in teachers’ basic task, which involves steering
learners in navigating life and their environment. Honesty with
oneself and others and mutual respect in all communication is a basic
aspect of teachers’ work. Fairness is important both when
encountering individual learners and groups but also in the work
community. Fairness involves in particular promoting equality and
non-discrimination and avoiding favouritism. Teachers are entitled to
their own values, but in their work, teachers’ responsibility is tied to
their basic task and its standards such as legislation and the
curriculum.
Teachers help students learn the academic basics, but they also teach
valuable life lessons by setting a positive example. As role models,
teachers must follow a professional code of ethics. This ensures that
students receive a fair, honest and uncompromising education. A
professional code of ethics outlines teachers' main responsibilities to
their students and defines their role in students' lives. Above all,
teachers must demonstrate integrity, impartiality and ethical
behaviour in the classroom and in their conduct with parents and co-
workers. Students matter most: Teachers must model strong
character traits, such as perseverance, honesty, respect, lawfulness,
patience, fairness, responsibility and unity. As a teacher, you must
treat every student with kindness, equality and respect, without
showing favouritism, prejudice or partiality. You must maintain
confidentiality unless a situation warrants involvement from parents,
school administration or law enforcement, and never use relationships
with students for personal gain. Keep Learning: A professional code
of conduct demands attentiveness to continuing education
requirements and career development. You must research new
teaching methods, attend classes to maintain your certifications,
consult colleagues for professional advice, participate in curriculum
improvements and stay up to date on technical advancements for the
classroom. It's your duty to ensure that your teaching methods are
fresh, relevant and comprehensive. Teachers must engage in
educational research to continuously improve their teaching strategies.
Healthy Relationships Top the List: In addition to fostering healthy
relationships with students, teachers must build strong relationships
with parents, school staff, colleagues in the community, guidance
counsellors and administrators. You must never discuss private
information about colleagues unless disclosure is required by law.
Always avoid gossip, including false or mean-spirited comments
about co-workers. Part of the code of ethics requires you to cooperate
with fellow teachers, parents and administrators to create an
atmosphere that's conducive to learning. You might be called upon to
train student teachers as they prepare to serve as educators, so a
positive attitude and a team-centred mindset can make all the
difference.
Maintaining ethics and morals is not an easy job. And everything

cannot be burdened on the educators, trainers, teachers or some other
individuals. As it’s the future of our world we are talking about. We
trust these professionals to guide the child into becoming a better
person.it is these professionals that will make or break the future. So
to make sure that any unethical means are not being used inside the
classroom or school or even outside of it either, there are a number of
professional bodies that ensure that the professional ethics and the
code of conduct are being maintained. NCTE, UGE, MHRD,
NCERT, SCERT are some of many such professional bodies that are
worth mentioning. These institutions don’t just ensure that the
educator remains ethical and in his bounds and not take the status and
power that comes with the title to their head and partake in unethical
deeds but they also ensure that the students or their parents/guardian
don’t follow unethical means. These professional bodies look to it that
the Professional ethics take into account of students, parents,
colleagues and the community to guide them in the discharge of their
duties, as it is a framework that provides principle. NCTE has
identified ten teaching competencies – Contextual, Content,
Conceptual, Transactional, Related to education activities, to develop
teaching learning material, Evaluation, Related to working parents, to
work with community and their agencies. These institutes sometimes
come together to work for. Abetter future. For instance MHRD has
adopted the Higher Education Quality Improvement Programme
Mandate developed by UGC to improve the quality in higher
educational institutions to equip the country’s next generation with
vital skills, knowledge and ethics for leading a rewarding life. It also
calls for students to observe modesty in their overall appearance and
behaviour, maintain good health and refrain from any kind of
intoxicants and maintain harmony among other students belonging to
different socio-economic status, community, caste, religion or region.
It also ensures that universities to adopt practices and policies that
enhance the environment quality of the campus and to adopt
sustainable and green methods in its future. Similarly SCERT also
perfom many functions such as the following: 1. To organize and
implement the special educational projects sponsored by NCERT and
other agencies for qualitative improvement of school education and
teacher educators. 2. To prescribed curricula and textbooks for the
school and teacher training institutions. 3. To produce instructional
materials for the use of teacher- educators. 4. To arrange in-service
training for different categories of teachers, inspecting officers and
teacher-educators and coordinate the work of other agencies operating
at the state level. 5. To conduct studies and investigations on the
various problems of education. NCERT developed the Code of
Professional Ethics For Teachers. Its need was felt as it is universally
felt that the status of teaching profession requires to be raised to
ensure its dignity and integrity. Accordingly, it was considered
necessary that there should be a code of ethics which may be evolved
by the teaching community itself for its guidance. It provides
guidelines for teachers to work in encompassing the major areas of
professionals activities such as their work with relations to students,
parents/guardians, society and the nation, colleagues and other
organisations and management/administration.
As we stated above that that there are certain guidelines and codes
that the teacher must follow but at the same time it important for them
to make sure that the students too must embark on those ethical
values. It is the educators job to make others aware of their ethical
duties. Though a very prestigious profession it is not that easy and
comes with issues and challenges. What makes a teaching profession
particularly morally sensitive is the fact that it is working with
children, who are easy to influence and are not capable of defending
themselves and their rights like grown-ups. The teacher should be
aware of children’s vulnerability and his/her special responsibility for
them. Though the guidelines have been set their implementation in
life is exacting. One never knows the kind of situations one might end
up in and then your decisions though small might affect other lives
tremendously. And that same decision might even effect their image
in front of their colleagues. Whether the teacher wants it or not he/she
is always a model of a grown-up person to the child. Pupils see daily
how he/she faces and solves dilemmas and how logical or sincere
he/she is in his/her deliberations and decisions. What also makes the
teachers’ task ethically complex is the fact that you have to make
decisions in the middle of various values and contradictions. There
are a large number of people who have the right to define the
direction of the work. In a way the teacher has many colleagues,
clients and employers. He/she has to consider his/her responsibilities
to and for children, colleagues, parents, and society – still not
forgetting his/her own principles and fundamental beliefs about
his/her work. It is not uncommon that the values or opinions of the
parties involved conflict, even the two parents of a child might
disagree on certain issues. Sometimes one has to ask who has the final
right to define the child’s best and who is most competent to decide
about it. The teaching profession has been symbolised by a light, a
torch or a plant. “You are touching the future I your work.” All the
symbols present essential aspects about educators’ tasks: growth,
enlightenment, guidance, caring, supporting, warmth, future. Very
often the task requires patience; the work is rewarding but the results
show only in the future. It is difficult to imagine that ethical
challenges would decrease in the future. On the contrary, life seems to
get more complex and changes become faster. Diversity has increased
in many aspects, which on one hand provides us with enormous
cultural richness but also increases the amount of choices and raises
questions about the nature of moral education and about universal
ethical principles. In the midst of choices and varieties children need
more guidance and value-discussion than before. It may be that it is
more difficult to find common ethical rules but one can help people to
the road of seriously searching for them. The same applies to teachers:
value-clarification makes basic orientations easier and knowledge
gives tools for teaching moral aspects. Professional ethics is not
meant to be a burden but an important source of inspiration in the
teacher’s work. It could direct the relation between the teacher and
other people and the teacher’s attitude towards work and his/her
duties. The purpose of defining some ethical principles and studying
them together is to make people conscious of the special ethical
nature that is – or should have been – an integral part of the teacher’s
work. The principles are meant to encourage professional sensitivity,
identity, responsibility and empowerment, to give teachers courage
and confidence in their choices when guiding pupils in their
orientations and decisions.

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Ethics is based on well-founded standards of right and wrong that

prescribe what humans ought to do, usually in terms of rights,

Professional can be defining as a person who is engaged in a certain

Professional ethic can be defined as professional accepted standards

The core of teaching consists of four basic principles of professional

Maintaining ethics and morals is not an easy job. And everything

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