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Code of Ethics
Code of Ethics
ethics for Catholic educators. The purpose of this code is to make the students’ well-
being the foundation of all decisions. The mission of the NCEA is, “In service of the
mission statement, the purpose of the NCEA is to be a strong leader, help Catholic
educators and students learn, and to help those educators and students proclaim the good
news. This is evidenced in the Code of Ethics for Catholic Educators through the three
categories that the code is separated into: Commitment to students, commitment to the
supposed to preserve their students’ rights, promote professionalism, and challenge their
As a Catholic educator myself, I like this code of ethics because it stands for
everything I believe in. One of my favorite parts in the code is where it states, “The
Catholic school educator upholds the authority of the school when communicating with
parents, students, and the school community.” I love being able to share my faith in (and
out) of the classroom. No matter what I am teaching I am able to tie in Jesus’ teachings
in a child friendly way. For example, when it comes to being kind, I can share examples
with my students of how Jesus was kind and relate it to how they can be kind with others
and walk in the footsteps of Jesus. When it comes to pinpointing what I dislike about this
code, I cannot. Each bullet point of the code for Catholic educators contains a little piece
of my teaching philosophy.
The Code of Ethics for Catholic Educators would help me when faced with an
ethical decision at work. However, not all families who attend Catholic schools are
Catholic and share the same beliefs. Therefore there could be disagreements on what is
viewed as right or wrong. At the end of the day, by choosing to attend a Catholic school,
One of the journal entries I wrote about dealt with a man named Chris whose
mom recently relapsed into alcoholism. Chris’ dad threatened to leave the family if
Chris’ mom relapsed. The ethical dilemma asked if Chris should tell his dad about his
mom’s relapse to potentially get her help. Upon reviewing the code for Catholic
educators, Chris should tell his dad about his mom’s relapse because if Chris’ dad left the
family, he would not be preserving the basic tradition of being there for your spouse in