Moral+and+ethics+in+Education

= = =**1. How are all teachers, teachers of morality?** = = = =**2. What experiences of power exist in teaching and how should these be managed?** = = = Dead Poet Society video – []

=**3. How does the notion of the moral agency of teachers set them apart from other professionals in our community?** = = = = = = = = = = = AGREE/DISAGREE

1. A teacher you know has a history of drug and alcohol abuse but has now been clean for three years. Would you trust them with students from your class? What if one of those students was your own child?

Imagine the above question with the word teacher substituted for GP and the word student substituted for patient. Do you agree/disagree to a different extent now?

2. A teacher you know downloads 5 hours of pornography daily. Would you trust them with students from your class? What if one of those students was your own child?

Imagine the above question with the word teacher substituted for secretary. Would your level of trust be similarly effected by such knowledge?

3. A teacher you know enjoys recreational hunting and has a large collection of legally registered guns within the home. Would you trust them with students from your class? What if one of those students was your own child?

Would you feel as uncomfortable if it was your lawyer who was the firearms enthusiast rather than your child's teacher?