Children of all ages express themselves through music. Even young infants sway, bounce, or move their hands in response to music. Many preschoolers make up songs and, with no self-consciousness, sing to themselves as they play. Children in elementary school learn to sing together as a…
Dictionary defines communication: “to act one upon another.” We use our communication to: share information comment ask questions express wantsand needsdevelop social relationships develop socialetiquette which is polite behavior in society Thus, communication is much more than our wants and needs. Does our main reason for communication change over time? Yes! Communication in the school place helps you understandeach other better and contributesto productivity…
To bring up a child in the way he should go, travel that way yourself once in a while. ~Josh Billings Don't worry that children never listen to you; worry that they are always watching you. ~Robert Fulghum If you…
The following characteristic traits include trustworthiness, honesty, integrity, promise keeping, respect, responsibility, caring, sharing, justice, fairness, civic virtue, and citizenship. These are goals and fine reasons why to we pursue in teaching true ethics in the schools. It will help…
CARING is our fifth ethical core value. Caring is the heart of ethics and helps you decide what is right or wrong. However, is it possible to be truly ethical and not have a genuine concern for others?…
In summary so far, Trustworthiness as one of the key core ethical values has left us thinking in the past six parts about detecting situations in regards to using honesty with truthfulness, sincerity/non-deception and frankness. It showed us to be…
The final part of "trustworthiness is loyalty! Webster says "it is feeling strong support for someone or something! " With leadership groups, we are to be a team working together at the same goals! It is the same for our schools…
It is amazing to know another part of trustworthiness is "reliability." Reliability is when we make promises or commitments to people and even children that our ethical duties can go beyond legal obligations. Have you ever promised a child something but…
We are continuing our search of how to make the right decisions to the dilemmas not only in our own lives but when we face the dilemmas of today's children in our schools. We already faced two examples about Gary…
In our last segment, we discussed "honesty" as a value a teacher must have. "She's a good teacher and she has that special way of teaching!" The first element of "honesty" is truthfulness. Here is where a fact can become…