Examining Codes of Ethics

NAEYC

Ethical Responsibilities to Children

Above all, we shall not harm children. We shall not participate in practices that are emotionally damaging, physically harmful, disrespectful, degrading, dangerous, exploitative, or intimidating to children. This principle has precedence over all others in this Code.

DEC                                                                 

Professional and Interpersonal Behavior

We shall serve as advocates for children with disabilities and their families and for the

professionals who serve them by supporting both policy and programmatic decisions that

enhance the quality of their lives.

Professional Collaboration

We shall honor and respect the diverse backgrounds of our colleagues including such diverse

characteristics as sexual orientation, race, national origin, religious beliefs, or other affiliations.

Above are three ideals contained in the NAEYC and DEC codes of ethics that are meaningful to me. Their significance initially steams from the fact that I can relate to their  ideals. I have adopted NAEYC’s ideal the core belief for everything I do because it sums up the conduct every organization, community ,government, and individual should seek to do for every child.    DEC’S professional and interpersonal behavior ideal quoted was illuminated as it stands for equality in their service delivery. Advocacy is an essential component of development especially with a commitment to the disadvantage and challenged members of society. An organization whose ideas include non discriminative inclusion will generate a healthy environment for those serving to realize their full potential and better serve the field.

• Article: NAEYC. (2005, April). Code of ethical conduct and statement of commitment. Retrieved May 26, 2010, fromhttp://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/PSETH05.pdf
• Article: The Division for Early Childhood. (2000, August). Code of ethics. Retrieved May 26, 2010, fromhttp://www.dec-sped.org/

My Resource Well

Early Childhood Organizations

• National Association for the Education of Young Children
  http://www.naeyc.org/
• The Division for Early Childhood
  http://www.dec-sped.org/
• Zero to Three: National Center for Infants, Toddlers, and Families
  http://www.zerotothree.org/
• WESTED
  http://www.wested.org/cs/we/print/docs/we/home.htm
• Harvard Education Letter
  http://www.hepg.org/hel/topic/85
• FPG Child Development Institute
  http://www.fpg.unc.edu/main/about.cfm
• Administration for Children and Families Headstart’s National Research Conference
  http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/opre/hsrc/
• HighScope
  http://www.highscope.org/ 
• Children’s Defense Fund
  http://www.childrensdefense.org/
• Center for Child Care Workforce
  http://www.ccw.org/
• Council for Exceptional Children
  http://www.cec.sped.org//AM/Template.cfm?Section=Home
• Institute for Women’s Policy Research
  http://www.iwpr.org/index.cfm
• National Center for Research on Early Childhood Education
  http://www.ncrece.org/wordpress/
• National Child Care Association
  http://www.nccanet.org/
• National Institute for Early Education Research
  http://nieer.org/
• Pre[K]Now
  http://www.preknow.org/
• Voices for America’s Children
  http://www.voices.org/
• The Erikson Institute
  http://www.erikson.edu/
     

Selected Professional Journals Available in the Walden Library

• YC Young Children
• Childhood
• Journal of Child & Family Studies
• Child Study Journal
• Multicultural Education
• Early Childhood Education Journal
• Journal of Early Childhood Research
• International Journal of Early Childhood
• Early Childhood Research Quarterly
• Developmental Psychology
• Social Studies
• Maternal & Child Health Journal
• International Journal of Early Years Education

My Additional Links

 
 http://www.capernaumtrust.org.zw

http://www.child-soldiers.org/

http://www.unicef.org/earlychildhood/index_links.html

My Reflections Of the Day.

“The state of the world's children today represents both a colossal triumph and failure for humankind.”

Marian Wright Edelman

“Children’s environment relationships in the first years of their lives shapes the architecture of their brains, influencing their abilities long into the adulthood “

Marcy Whitebook

“the reason children are not succeeding is not because of their innate intelligence but it has a lot to do with the fact that they need tools to know how to survive and thrive in public school system”

Louise Derman Sparks

“all education is a civil rights issue”

Sandy Escobido   

My Personal Childhood Web

In my attempt to Create a space on my blog dedicated especially to the people who nurtured and cared about when I was a child. I found that as an African you can almost include everyone. In the African culture you have so many  father so many mothers and brothers all who nurture and care for you. The lady in the market, my mum’s sisters her friends all played the role of mother. I then realised I had to narrow this down and focus on at least five people that stood out for me. However as you read this blog you will realise I failed to stick to the intended five as some of them came in pairs.                             

My parents definitely fall into the group of people who nurtured and loved, a lot of them is in me. I could never tell them apart they were always of one mind, hence why I will talk about them as one. Although I was not born with a silver spoon in my mouth my parents empowered me with an imagination to live like I was born with one. Hard work and perseverance where the principals my father would always remind me of. At an early age I learnt to dream I believed with hard work I could get what I dreamt of.  I was daddies little girl I remember going to his office and he would always introduce my sister and I as his princesses. He would back this up with stories about our ancestors who where royalty. My daddy is an amazing man and my mum was his greatest supporter. As a child they gave me a picture of the family  I wanted when I grew up.

Tonderai Mazhude, I would label him as the world’s number one baby sitter he was one of the few people I interacted with outside of my family . He would baby sit my sister and I without fail in august, the time I would return the holiday from boarding school. This was the one time we would get to go to the big city to attend the Harare agriculture exhibition show. I remember Looking forward to watching the gold fish in the pond by my dad’s office and Tonderai would wait until we were done. Tonderai would then walk around with us I would look up and feel so proud I wanted to be just as tall as he was and be just like him. I have always wondered why Tonderai stood out for me as a child. I guess Tonderai gave us his time and he was attached to an event I looked forward to each year.  Tonderai would let us talk and talk it was always my agenda I would tell him where I wanted to go which exhibitions we wanted to attend and he would take us.

My baby brother Alexander is interestingly part of my web. Although he is nine years younger than me he had a lot to offer me as a child. My mother allowed me to be a part of the process in raising him up. The most significant thing or me was that the name my sister and I had chosen was the one they gave him, that sealed the deal I was family it showed me what I said mattered. He also gave me something to look forward to when I came back from boarding school. I was able to play my role as the helper in my family changing his nappy, feeding, him. And when he would smile back at me I knew my baby brother loved me back he made me feel special.  

My big brother Tonderai, also gave me something to look forward to when he came back home from boarding school, the package usually came with my Uncle Cletus. He always had a joke for us. I knew the moment I saw them walk through the gate he was going to make me laugh and the best part was he laughed with us. He was the cool uncle he still is.          

My African Childhood

nkOne of my favourite bedtime storybook. Only mine had a yellow cover. I remember my dad an African Man sitting with my sister and I reading us a bedtime story from Uncle Arthur's collection. That image simply goes against the typical stereotype image of the traditional African fathers who is to be feared by the whole household. The only time he interactes with his children is to administer a beating. Well that was not my Daddy he taught me to dream, he would allow me to over work my imagination till I feel asleep exhausted from thinking about the many things I would be. He made me believe I could be anything I wanted to be. Chido and I are his little princesses even today.  I remember Mum being my very first donor for our very first project idea, that we adapted from one of the bedtime stories. To throw a Christmas party for the children's ward in Mvurwi the town we stayed in at the time.

Inspired by

Uncle Arthur 

Quote Of the day.

“You can hand out condoms, drop bombs, build roads, or put in electricity, but until the girls are educated a society won’t change.”
Greg Mortenson

It took time for me to come up with a title for my Blog, finally with a lot of help I came up with Steps of MINE  development. Let’s take a look at the process of mine development it is one where companies go into an area and invest time and money into the discovery of an ore through extraction of minerals, they also have a responsibility to return the land to its natural state. The process is made up of a series of steps to come up with the final valuable mineral. A child’s growth and development is made up of various processes that are all an attempt to extract the best out of them, and elicit the best in us so we can contribute to their growth without distorting or destroying their ‘natural state’.

My desire is that this blog will enlighten you on the steps I am taking in, ‘ becoming a good mine’. A documentation of my development as an educator, counselor and artist. I also hope this blog will be an opportunity for me to extract and contribute ideas and offer evidence of my personal reflection.