The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-02-11

oskA MOST sacred reLattQD winch
teacher has. Is his relation to The child
The teachers association with TIL
child affects his spiritual growth a.
well as his intellectual. This gives /
positive spiritual element to the ETH
cal relation and makes Il pecuIlarl.
close and mandatory.
Specific Ethical Statements sugoestes
BY the General.
]. Teachers and parents must b
mutually conslderate of the child's vel
fare. .
2. Teachers should not ~depreciate
parental worth and work to the chill
idren.
3. Parents should be exceedingi,
Jealous Of the reputation OF teachers
the ones to whom they delegate sac
red tasks.
4. Teachers should not d~epreciate
home influence but rather interpret
enrich and add 10 home Influences.
8. Parents should do all they can tc
enrich the schools for the reason tina,
their children are directly benefited
1t Is wrong ethics and shortsighted
policy for parents TO keep the schools
and school workers poor.
6. 1t is very poor ethics for boards
of education and teachers to be select
ed for personal or political reasons
They are c%o.workers with parents
Parents should be true to the best In.
teres's OF the children by EXERCISING
the most exacting care in the selection
OF all those who represent them In the
educational work.
I. Boards Of education violate their
ethical relation to the child when they
select incompetent teachers.
s. Boards OF education violate their
ethical relation to the child when they
fail to provide propet, conditions forthe
work of pupils and teachers.
o.. Boards Of education violate their
ethical relations to parents and chill.
dren, and state, by continuing unwor-
thy persons as superintendent ind
teachers when they have proven them
selves unworthy.
10. Boards Of education violate their
ethical relations when they presume
to dictate the educational, policy and
subject matter OF the schools. when
they are ignorant of good school poll
cies and school standards. The ignor.
ant Intelligent layman does not pre-,
sumo. to dictate to the doctor and law
yer-no more should the ignorant lay
man dictate to the trained educational
worker.
IL. Boards Of education violate the
ethics Of their relation to parents and
children by permitting worthy teach
ers to 80 to other fields without max
Ing reasonable efforts to keep them In
places where they render efficient
services.
II. Teachers who break contracts,
grossly violate professional ethics. A
contract Is a mutual agreement to. do
certain things named In It. A teacher
having accepted a contract Is morally
bound to abide by 1t until the expra.
ton OF the time stated, or until such
lime as both parties mutually agree to
sever It or modify 1t.
10. When boards Of education mod.
ify the conditions Of q contract by re.
ducing the length of the school year
or In any other way change the amount
OF the salary stated in the contract
they not only break the law pertain.
ing I'd contracts but also commit q
serious offense against the ethical
laws which exist between them and
the teachers.
IA. Teachers should do all they can
to enlarge general. respect for the pro.
fession. They should not complain Of
nor disparage Of the work in which
they are engaged. It certainly is poor
ethics to select and follow a work
which does not meet the approval Of
the workers; None. such has any bus
mess in the school rooms.
Is. Teachers should not utter de.
|~structiye criticism against co.workers
in the profession until. they them
selves. are assured OF their own worth
and ability to judge others. II criti.
cism is necessary let 1t be limited &c
the simple point where failure may
have occurred.
General personal condemnation is to
be strictly avoided.
1G. II Is, Il gross violation Of ethics
for a teacher to seek, the position. the
position of another during the time Of
his contract or probable, contract. I'm.
piled criticism, wire pulling and, all ef-