The Manitoba Teachers' Society Code of Professional Practice is the standard by which we as teachers must meet. It outlines thirteen codes of conduct that we as teachers can refer to and to which parents and society can assume that we will uphold.
I think that it is always good to have a clear code that people can refer to and be expected to follow. We often assume that people will use their common sense but that is not always the case and everyone has a different idea of where common sense will lead them. The biggest code that I think I need to keep in mind as a new teacher and all new teachers out there should keep utmost in their mind, is the very first one where it states that; "A teacher's first professional responsibility is to her or his students." I believe we all have those feelings of inadequacy when we are the new kids on the block and we can often allow ourselves to be swayed by those that have been teaching for years, parents, etc. Or we just don't feel confidant enough to make any waves so we disregard our own good sense. I think that if I keep that first statement in mind I will be off to a great start and really that is what it is all about. We can't really go wrong if our students are always our top priority in our decision making process.
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