This is in response to Rob’s post

Unit 7 Activity 1: Ethics in Leadership

 

He is right in quoting that teachers are held to higher standards and are judged more strictly. Having said that, I am very intrigued with the rest of his quote-” Don’t be in any rush to become a teacher, my friends” or ” We get it wrong nearly every time we open our mouths “. I don’t understand the source of this quote- sounds like it might be scripture. Yes, I agree that being the people who are shaping our next generations is a task that is loaded with responsibility, and comes with great pressures . I appreciate the humility of this quote but I do not think that everything that comes out of teachers’ mouths is wrong . I for one am a great admirer of the contributions of teachers to society. In no other profession are integrity and ethics more valuable than in teaching. Teachers are role models for students. A teacher has the power to consciously or subconsciously influence many students in their lifetime. Looks like in Rob’s experience non profits are scrutinized more carefully, as has also been mentioned in the video by Van Buren. As per her the predominant reason for this is that the source of funding on non profits makes them more liable to scrutiny.

Reference

Van Buren, J.A. ( 2013, March 29). Retrieved November 6, 2017, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ks2QGoIq5nA .