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  1. Feb 2024
    1. This school system precedent was upheld in Krizek v. Board of Education (1989) when a non-tenured English teacher showed an “R”-rated film to high school students and her contract was not renewed. The district court found that the teacher’s First Amendment rights were not violated, rather the school board acted reasonably in determining that the film was inappropriate

      This is shocking to me because we as teachers are being told to teach our students certain topics for the "real world". For example, sex education, cyber bullying and etc yet, the school board disagrees with those sensitive topics. So how can we as a role of a teacher explain these certain situations and events to our students that might be afraid or might not know much? What other ways can we educate them and explain to them, in a more appropriate way?

    2. Consider how each decision that this teacher makes impacts the functioning of the school, the well-being of the students, and the personal goals of the teacher in pursuit of the profession of teaching and supporting student learning.

      This admires me because in the teacher's eyes they are not only concerting their point of view but, as well as others like other members such as staff, higher administrators and most importantly their students to make the right decision for themselves and the school.

    3. As you gathered from this activity, there is not always one right “answer” to any given situation. A Code of Ethics provides moral standards to help guide your decision making and teaching practice. It helps with what you should do. It does not provide specific directions on what to do or even how to do it.

      I believe this are mindful because for all teachers to make a choice for most things in their career, they are trying to figure out if their decision was right or wrong. But, in reality most of the times there isn't a right or wrong choice.