My Understanding of Ethics in Education

My Perspective:

I believe ethics is about knowledge and delivery and making sure its about truth above all. I also believe that ethics is all in the way you teach and making sure that the delivery of your lesson is correct making sure your covering all curriculum requirements and using the correct standards.

My reason for coming into Teaching

My reason for choosing the path of becoming a teacher is to allow my younger generation to have a role model in life to look up to, I come from a family of many strong independent people that thrive to be successful on their own. Although we are people who live off the land we are also  one with it.

We always think about what will be left for our younger generation and knowledge is all that we have. I come from a family of  strong males and myself being the only female besides my grandmother and mother we must hold tight on to the knowledge we have and pass it down. During the year of 2005 on June the 6th a significant man in my life started his journey to heaven a man who was known as the local Piako community kapa haka tutor and known as the man who loved and was loved by many engraving his knowledge heart and soul into each and every student that attended Tauhei,Tatuanui,David Street and Morrinsville Intermediate and college leaving big shoes to fulfill  and this is where my journey began. With big shoes to full and a supportive whanau from Whakatohea reaching all the way to Ngati Kahungungu to here Tainui started.

 Although there are a lot of reason i choose the path the real question is why not.

What makes me so special

                                                            

Special is a word that doesn't reflect true quality there fore I am unique in my own way. From my humorous Ngati Kahungunu laughter to my Ngati wairere smile of grace to my Whakatohea staunchness each reflecting the traits of my tupuna. Kāore te kumara e kōrero mō tōna ake reka. Although the kumara does not talk about how sweet she is, because the sweet and bitter taste isn't whats important its the seed from deep within.What sweet and bitter taste you ask?That sweet taste on the tip of your tongue when you reach for the Christmas pavlova on the table surrounded by whanau and the wairua in the room is what makes it sweet and that bitter taste follows with "Disgusting" behavior when sitting in a marae hui where whanau are fighting and really your people are only fighting themselves. And whats unique about the seed?Its a seed handed down from tupuna to whanau and then reaching you. Although that isn't what makes me special its what makes me unique. Despite my constant laughter I am serious when I need to be, sometimes I smile when deep down I'm mad, my staunch chill look while in deep thought all contributes to what makes me unique.

Elements to be embedded into your teaching

Elements I wish to embed into my teaching skills

I wish to embed Patience and different learning ability Technics into my teaching path allowing myself to adapt to students at any learning level. I want to be able to understand and create a earning space were all students are provided with a safe environment and equal rights during my path of becoming one of the many amazing teachers .My tikanaga is strong, my wairua is open and i hope that is how my students can be.

The lift of  Aroha and support

Red is the colour of love

Important values I carry for teaching

The values that have been installed into me and from the many influences in my whanau  are skills and attributes I carry closest to me. I have strong views and high expectations of myself and others.

There are 3 key principals that are significant and relevant to the Treaty of Waitangi that i value and carry with me.

1. Participation, 2. Partnership and 3. Protection.

They are significant because of their role and the connection towards the Treaty of Waitangi covering the bases of community, whanau, iwi, hapu, participating and being involved, building relationships and creating strong foundations protecting human rights and Te Reo Maori. My beliefs are strong towards the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi because every children has the right to participate in any Maori activity being opened minded and respectful towards others and being adaptable as the kaiako, protecting our language and beliefs of Te Ao Maori, Tikanga and protocol are a strong  that I try to involve in my teaching philosophy.