“Values are the seeds from which all behavior grows.” 1. Value-based schools and homes develop value-driven children. WHY: Children who demonstrate respect, compassion, cooperation, integrity, a positive mental attitude, perseverance, and initiative are the children who will make a difference and stand out in the world of tomorrow. In value-based schools and homes, adults cultivate… Read more »
Pioneer Technology Ethics Form PIONEER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT CODE OF ETHICS FOR COMPUTER/TECHNOLOGY USERS The use of computers, technology and the Internet at Pioneer Central is very much encouraged. Anyone who wishes to use computers, technology and the Internet has the responsibility of doing so in an ethical and legal manner. As a condition for… Read more »
University of California at Berkeley Extension is teaching one of the first courses aimed at giving administrators, parents and teachers answers to these problems. Taught by Ana Solomon, will include topics like copyright law, intellectual property, profanity, pornography, online etiquette, and gender issues related to technology. “In schools there needs to be some guidelines for… Read more »
Ethics is much more extensive, continuing on where the law leaves off”. Laws do not equal ethics except in a perfect society. Ethics always includes our actions as it relates to others and encompasses the Golden Rule- as does most ethical thinking and application. Moral Egoism: It means that one can justify literally any action… Read more »
LAWS * ETHICS Since values demand so much from us, wouldn’t it just be easier to lay down some rules with kids and expect them to follow the rules. Plato once asked his students, “Don’t laws equal ethics?” Plato’s response was “Ethics equal laws only in a perfect society.” Since we do not live in… Read more »
New Survey Looks at Why People Sometimes Bend the Rules at Work ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 /PRNewswire/ — Having overly aggressive financial and organizational business objectives without a formal ethics program could be a formula for pushing otherwise honest employees over the edge, according to a survey conducted by the Society for Human Resource Management… Read more »
This month, the journey continues with the story of “Jumping Mouse” with an emphasis on courage, perseverence, vision and goals, compassion,integrity, and balance. The unit highlights skills of intuitive and critical thinking, literary elements of plot, literary comparison and contrast, notetaking, drawing, speaking, and drama. There are a number of versions of this story. Steptoe… Read more »
Last fall I was asked to speak to 3,000 employees of a large supermarket chain in the Midwest on building customer loyalty and regenerating the spirit in your workplace. One of the ideas I stressed was the importance of adding a personal “signature” to your work. With all the downsizing, re-engineering, overwhelming technological changes and… Read more »
This month: An introduction to “Journeys” through Crow and Weasel by Barry Lopez with an emphasis on themes of self-esteem, cultural diversity, respect, friendship, goals, creativity, learning and expressing in multiple ways. I love to start the year with this book because in essence it is a story of why we’re here with each other…. Read more »
We are challenged on every hand to work untiringly to achieve excellence in our life work. Not all men are called to specialized or professional jobs; even fewer rise to the heights of genius in the arts and sciences; many are called to be laborers in factories, fields, and streets. But no work is insignificant…. Read more »
