Ethics. 5a and 5b

5a. Taking your place of work which is familiar to you, consider ethics which might apply there.

With my current situation, I work in a customer service contact centre, but also choreograph and perform professionally in an operatic society and also audition regularly.

As a choreographer for SDOS, I do not refer elsehwere for any codes of practice/regulations.

I decided to look at ethics from my choreography point of view, which can also be relayed in to ethics when teaching.
Researching ethics it can be quite extensive. From not discriminating ethnicity, background, disability, gender, sexual orientation etc through to a more complex view. I have made a short list of other ways ethics can influence a choreographer or teachers day.

• Have suitable flooring, with a safe surface designed and constructed to minimise risk of injury
• Show professional attitudes, including punctuality, reliability and responsible care of students
• Encourage and support the individuality of a performer
• Seek to recognise and develop each student’s potential, whether it lies in dance or in related fields, and offer appropriate guidance for further progress.
• Recognise physical anomalies, modifying their teaching and seeking medical advice when necessary. Teaching and choreography must be anatomically safe, and teachers must be prepared to deal with medical emergencies.
• Person in charge needs to appreciate and understand the students personality and life situation.
• Teachers will take responsibility for seeking more knowledge in all aspects of their work.

 

5b. Find out what are the codes of practice / regulations which steer the ethical framework in the place of work / professional community.

I feel, from a teacher or choreographers perspective, any code of professional ethics for teachers should be valid for all teachers, no matter the subject.

 

I read online at http://www.aaeteachers.org/index.php/about-us/aae-code-of-ethics the following below

• Ethical Conduct toward Students
• Ethical Conduct toward Practices and Performance
• Ethical Conduct toward Professional Colleagues
• Ethical Conduct toward Parents and Community

I am glad to say whilst researching ethics, personally, a lot of it seems like "common knowledge" but then that led me more thinking about ethics.

It is about understanding that each child comes from different walks of life, and not everyone is brought up or educated in the same way.