I-1.4—To appreciate the vulnerability of children and their dependence on adults.
I-1.9—To advocate for and ensure that all children, including those with special needs, have access the support services needed to be successful.
DEC CODE OF ETHICS
1. We shall demonstrate our respect and concerns for children, families, colleagues, and others with whom we work, honoring their beliefs, values, customs, languages, and culture.
2. We shall recognize our responsibility to improve the developmental outcomes of children and to provide services and supports in a fair and equitable manner to all families and children.
3. We shall recognize and respect the dignity, diversity, and autonomy of the families and children we serve.
Significance to Me:The bulk of these statments are meaningful to me because they help to clarify my reason for being in the Early Childhood field.To me to really appreciate that children need us and that we are the ones that can lead and guide them on the right paths. Yet, as french writer Jean De La Bruyere once said "Children enjoy the present because they have neither a past nor a future;" in other words we still have to allow them to enjoy their childhood while directing them.
Article: NAEYC. (2005, April). Code of ethical conduct and statement of commitment.
Retrieved May 26, 2010, from http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/PSETH05.pdf Article: The Division for Early Childhood. (2000, August). Code of ethics. Retrieved May 26, 2010, from http://www.dec-sped.org/