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Field Experience I:�FE Foundation Course

Session 4

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Activities 2.2: Professional or Unprofessional Conduct?

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Refer to Guidelines on Teachers’ Professional Conduct to guide your thoughts in this section:

https://www.edb.gov.hk/attachment/en/teacher/guidelines_tpc/guidelines_en.pdf (English)

https://www.edb.gov.hk/attachment/en/teacher/guidelines_tpc/guidelines_tc.pdf (Chinese)

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Bribery? – accepting gifts of coat and scarf from parent

Female teacher using foul language at police

Teacher-student love affair

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When/Where is professional judgement needed?

Code of conduct

  • Law and ordinance
  • The Council on Professional Conduct in Education
  • School regulations (Teachers’ Handbook, Principal’s/teachers’ instructions)
  • EdU regulations (EdU Student Handbook, FE Handbook & supplementary materials etc.)
  • FEC/Supervisors’ instructions

🡪 To minimise the uncertainty territory

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When/Where is professional judgement needed?

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  1. Minimize the ‘uncertain territory’
  2. Respect the school culture
  3. Put pupils’ interest first

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Case 1

A teacher posted a lot of vulgar language and comments which insulted other people on social media platforms. Although the teacher’s social media platforms were defaulted to be shared among friends only, the posts concerned were leaked to outsiders including parents and students.

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Case 2

A student (say, Ben) told you confidentially that he is often beaten by his father. He asked you, and you promised, not to tell anybody else because he is afraid that his father will beat him more if he knows he has told others. When you saw some scars on Ben’s body the next week, you asked the Principal what you should do if there are students who got beaten at home (without telling Ben’s name). You were disappointed when the Principal asked you not to risk tarnishing the name of the school and hinted that you should just ignore it.  

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Case 3

In your second teaching practice, you have a class of students you do not find easy with classroom management. There are two SEN students who you find particularly difficult to deal with. They often disturb your lessons. You have tried different ways e.g., you talked to the two students after class to find out how you can help them behave better in class. Your supporting teacher has also helped you with this but you still cannot handle them well. You only got a pass grade for your first supervision partly because you failed to manage the class well and these two SEN students had caused you a lot of trouble. Your second supervision is scheduled for the coming week. Your supporting teacher is very caring and supportive. She offers to take away the two SEN students from the classroom during your second supervised lesson and she will have the lesson with these two students in another room.  

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