Ethics in Education

“Ethics in Education”

Learning Team B

Gen300

Dr. Athalene Mc Nay

4-20-2008

I. What is ethics?

A. A definition of ethics.

B. How are ethics used in education?

II. Integrity is part of ethics in education.

A. A definition of integrity.

B. Trust relationship is essential in ethics in education.

C. Academic integrity is a mutual responsibility.

D. There is cheating and academic responsibility within the education system.

E. Phony schools, diploma mills and false credentials are a breach of integrity.

F. Integrity is important with citizenship, gratitude, fairness and courage.

III. Self-confidence is a huge factor in ethics in education.

A. A definition of self-confidence.

B. There are three pillars of self-confidence.

C. What are the factors of building self-confidence?

D. Temporary fluctuations in a person’s self-confidence is normal.

E. Self-confidence begins at birth and is a continuing process through life.

IV. Self-discipline is an essential part of education.

A. A definition of self-discipline.

B. High schools lack many qualities required for teaching self-confidence.

C. When you are in college, there are no classes to teach self-discipline.

D. Having self-discipline means learning how to control you.

E. The principles of self-discipline.

F. Educators feel the need to make education fun.

G. Education in self-discipline is missing.

Ethics in education, students often know the right thing to do and how can schools help them accomplish their goals. A student will play follow the leader and not think for themselves. A student, who exhibits academic ethics, demonstrates character in terms of integrity, self-confidence and self-discipline. Many students due to peer pressure and extracurricular activities never learn self-discipline and therefore are not successful in college.

Ethics is the “discipline of dealing with what is good and bad with moral duty and obligation”. Ethics should be taught on a basis of critical thinking approach, with teachers contribute their own concerns, experiences and creativity in ethics.

Integrity is a large part of ethics in education. Integrity is “a firm adherence to a code of especially moral or artistic values”. Integrity is the core of all functioning societies; members expect leaders to be honest and trustworthy. Without trust in the relationship, they do not have the free exchange of thoughts, open debate and democratic action regarding the teaching of ethics. Academic integrity is a mutual responsibility, between the teachers and students. If the teacher does not have integrity, they might be searching for other employment opportunities. Academic integrity is supposed to operate in a scholarly manner with open, honest and a responsible manner. When you do not have that, you have cheating, acts of deception, falsification and misrepresentation, and plagiarism. Access to the internet gives students some information, which is not ethically acceptable. Students can also get on to the internet and get which is a breach of integrity. Integrity is important with citizenship, gratitude, fairness and courage, and these characteristics are essential to integrity.

Self-confidence is “confidence in oneself and in one’s power and abilities”. There are three pillars of self-confidence. First you must be willing to educate yourself, read a lot of books, and ask experts. The second pillar of self-confidence is experience through action. By taking action will bring you the confidence that you need. Many negative life experiences can erode a person’s self-confidence. When failure does happen, you will learn from your experiences. Accepting failure is the most important aspect of gaining self-confidence. A person with self-confidence needs to be comfortable with failure. The third pillar of self-confidence