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Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct in Education in Florida
The provision of education in Florida is focused primarily on the prerequisite demands of high quality education, from which the students -- of all ages, genders and social categories -- gain and which they can utilize as a source of improved lives.
A primary element which is considered as the integrant party of the high quality of the educational system is represented by the quality of the teachers, namely their own preparation and level of expertise in teaching their subject. Aside from this however, a more salient component of a high quality educational profession -- in Florida, but also in other parts of the globe -- is represented by the ethical conduct.
At the specific level of Florida, the expectations and regulations to which parties in the education system are to obey to are included in the Principles of Professional Conduct for the Education Profession in Florida. According to this, the teachers will create equal opportunities to education for all students and their primary scope would be that of ensuring the development of the students. In all of their actions, the teachers will strive to gain and preserve the respect of all parties with which they interact, directly or indirectly. In the very words of the Florida Department of Education:
"1. The educator values the worth and dignity of every person, the pursuit of truth, devotion...
Essential to the achievement of these standards are the freedom to learn and to teach and the guarantee of equal opportunity for all.
2. The educator's primary professional concern will always be for the student and for the development of the student's potential. The educator will therefore strive for professional growth and will seek to exercise the best professional judgment and integrity.
3. Aware of the importance of maintaining the respect and confidence of one's colleagues, of students, of parents, and of other members of the community, the educator strives to achieve and sustain the highest degree of ethical conduct" (Florida Department of Education).
The principles to ethical behavior in the educational system in Florida are rather complex and they include references to a wide array of situations. Some of the more notable of these entries in the principles to ethical conduct include the following:
The continuous maintenance of honesty
The complete elimination of bias based on race, gender, religion, political convictions, nationality as well as any other potentially discriminative criteria
The complete elimination of harassment or discrimination
The issuing of all information pertinent in the professional setting, of only objective and true information, with…
References:
Lambeth, M.W., Upholding Integrity, Florida Department of Education, http://www.fldoe.org/edstandards / last accessed on September 5, 2011
Code of ethics -- Education profession, Florida Department of Education, http://www.fldoe.org/edstandards/code_of_ethics.asp last accessed on September 5, 2011
Florida rules of professional conduct, American Legal Ethics Library, http://www.law.cornell.edu/ethics/fl/code/FL_CODE.HTM last accessed on September 5, 2011
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