30. Teaching and ethics
Many professions throughout the
ages have set themselves ethical
guidelines that express the attitudes
and sense of responsibility that
members are required to show
towards their work, articulating the
common values and principles that
they should possess with respect to
their profession. The basic duties
and responsibilities of teachers are
defined in the relevant legislation
and norms, while the content of the
teaching is laid down in the
curriculum
It is essential for society to be able
to rely on persons of this kind to
exercise a high level of professional
skill. A high standard of professional
ethics is one of the most important
resources available to teachers,
guiding their work and their
interactive
relations
at
the
professional level.
Teachers can play a significant role
in both the generation of positive
Iearning experiences and the
reinforcement of learners' self-
esteem. Thus a teacher's work is a
matter of providing opportunities for
upbringing, instruction and Iearning
for the ultimate benefit of individual
learners.
In addition, a teacher is expected to
meet up to society's requirements
concerning the implementation of
the goals of teaching, which means
that, on account of changes taking
place in society. The work of
teaching
should
include
consideration and evaluation of the
ethics of one's own goals and
motives. In this sense the purpose
of the present account of a teacher's
professional ethics is to codify and
promote the sense.