{"id":257,"date":"2017-11-12T21:54:08","date_gmt":"2017-11-13T05:54:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/create.twu.ca\/ruthleong\/?p=257"},"modified":"2017-11-14T00:39:31","modified_gmt":"2017-11-14T08:39:31","slug":"response-to-simarjit-shergills-light-from-many-lamps-post-week-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/create.twu.ca\/ruthleong\/2017\/11\/12\/response-to-simarjit-shergills-light-from-many-lamps-post-week-6\/","title":{"rendered":"Response to Simarjit Shergill\u2019s Light From Many Lamps Post (Week 6)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is my response to <a href=\"https:\/\/create.twu.ca\/icandothis\/2017\/10\/30\/light-from-many-lamps-unit-6\/#comments\">Simarjit Shergill&#8217;s post\u00a0<em>Liight from many lamps, unit 6.<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hi Simarjit,<\/p>\n<p>How appropriate that this was your post last week! I&#8217;m so pleased to be able to read your perspective on the Hippocratic Oath as a physician.<\/p>\n<p>As you mentioned, these words were written twenty centuries ago and still holds relevance in our lives today (Shergill, 2017). I completely agree with you. However, I often think about the ever-changing morality of society and the changing standards as our culture becomes more liberal. I think I have may mentioned to you when we spoke a few weeks ago about how I sometimes struggle with incorporating my personal and religious beliefs and values into my practice as an educator.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I will lead my life and practice my art in uprightness and honor&#8221; (Hippocrates as cited in Watson, 1988, p. 181) is a principle that depends on a personal definition of uprightness and honor. There are many controversial topics in medicine such as abortion and euthanasia. How does a physician decide how to align their personal beliefs and ethics with the Hippocratic Oath when it comes to topics such as these?<\/p>\n<p>As well, in your post, you asked if other professions have similar practices. As an educator in British Columbia, in order to be certified as a teacher, we have to commit to and adhere by a set of standards set by the BC Ministry of Education. One of the standards is &#8220;Educators are role models who act ethically and honestly&#8221; (BC Ministry of Education, 2017). I believe that this standard is similar to the principle you mention in your post. If you are interested, I have included a link to the standards in my references.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for your insightful post, Simarjit!<\/p>\n<p><strong>References<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ministry of Education. (2017). Standards for the Education, Competence and Professional Conduct of Educators in BC. Retrieved from\u00a0https:\/\/www.bcteacherregulation.ca\/Standards\/StandardsDevelopment.aspx\/.<\/p>\n<p>Shergill, Simarjit. (2017, October 30). Light from many lamps, unit 6. Retrieved from\u00a0https:\/\/create.twu.ca\/icandothis\/2017\/10\/30\/light-from-many-lamps-unit-6\/#comments\/.<\/p>\n<p>Watson, L. E. (1988).\u00a0<em>Light from Many Lamps.\u00a0<\/em>New York: Simon and Schuster.<\/p>\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-202\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-202 themify_builder themify_builder_front\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is my response to Simarjit Shergill&#8217;s post\u00a0Liight from many lamps, unit 6. Hi Simarjit, How appropriate that this was your post last week! I&#8217;m so pleased to be able to read your perspective on the Hippocratic Oath as a physician. 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