Robert Infantino, Rebecca Wilke

Tough Choices for Teachers

Ethical Case Studies from Today's Schools and Classrooms

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Produktbeschreibung

Tough Choices for Teachers examines ethical issues in today’s educational settings using a case study approach. Fourteen descriptive case studies offer readers the opportunity to reflect upon current ethical dilemmas, and pertinent questions provide prompts to improve their decision-making process.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• 2nd Edition
• Seitenzahl: 180
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. April 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 420g
• ISBN-13: 9781475843460
• ISBN-10: 1475843461
• Artikelnr.: 54616313

Autorenporträt

Robert Infantino, Ed.D. is an Emeritus Professor of Education at the University of San Diego. He has spent more than fifty years in education, teaching students from high school to university, and consulting with teachers about literacy issues and ethical decision making in schools.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents
Preface
Acknowledgements
A Note to the Reader
A Note to the Facilitator
Chapter 1: Thinking about Ethics
Chapter 2: Approaches to Ethical Decision Making
Chapter 3: The Truth and Its Consequences
Case 1 - A newly hired social studies teacher, Christine Kaminski, is asked
to write a college letter of recommendation for a low-performing student.
Should Chris tell the truth or not?
Chapter 4: Playing by the Rules
Case 2 - The first staff-development day turns into an afternoon golf
outing for the members of the math department. Koby Johnson finds the
invitation to join in very tempting. Should he stay or play?
Chapter 5: Time Constraints
Case 3 - Allison Barnett, like many new teachers, has multiple tugs on her
time: from family, from the job, from college classes, and from personal
needs. How can she balance her time without giving up teaching creatively
in her elementary grade classroom?
Chapter 6: Many Are Called, One Is Chosen
Case 4 - Kelsey Lizdell is serving on a committee to find a new English
teacher. She has to help choose among three well-qualified finalists. Quite
unexpectedly, the conversation turns away from her choice. What should she
do?
Chapter 7: Property Concerns
Case 5 - Reams of missing copy paper cause tighter controls on all the
supplies in Diana Simpson's school. She discovers the culprit, a veteran
teacher who thinks little of "borrowing" whatever supplies she needs. How
should Diana handle this situation?
Chapter 8: Credit-and Where It Is Due
Case 6 - Student plagiarism may not be the only type of plagiarism
happening in Brad Edelstein's school. Another teacher has taken full credit
for a report that Brad helped write. How should he handle this situation?
Chapter 9: Making the Grade
Case 7 - Grades are important in Leticia Granados's biology class. But the
parents of one of her students accuse Leticia of giving their son lower
grades than he deserves. How should Leticia handle their threats?
Chapter 10: Religion, Politics, and Delicate Curricular Subjects
Case 8 - A student teacher wants to introduce new material into his
cooperating teacher's English curriculum. Mike Leblanc is surprised and a
bit shaken by his teacher's response. Is there a way for a student teacher
to shape curriculum in this rural community school?
Chapter 11: Relationship Red Flags
Case 9 - There are many varied relationships among the participants in this
case involving Heather McBride and her private elementary school. From
older teachers, to the principal, to teachers who have already left the
school, Heather faces a web of entanglements. How does she become
disentangled and just teach her third graders?
Chapter 12: Trouble with Tech Ethics
Case 10 - Tyler Johnson thought his troubles with technology revolved
around his students' obsession with a new online game. Unfortunately, his
implementation of a lesson involving this game has not only created
controversy with parents and his principal but has also received media
attention. Could Tyler end up being reprimanded, or worse, even though he
simply wanted to regain control of his classroom?
Chapter 13: Sex and the Single Teacher
Case 11 - Reggie Greco and Mary Ann Gardner have been "an item" around the
high school. The problem is that Mary Ann happens to be the principal,
while Reggie is a new science teacher under her supervision. After the
inevitable breakup, Mary Ann recommends to the district that Reggie not be
rehired. What are some solutions to this very messy situation?
Chapter 14: Character Matters
Case 12 - Before coming to work at her current school, Tina Carsoni had
been a student teacher forMaggie Cline. She knew of Maggie's personal
problems, the most serious of which involvedalcohol. Tina finds out that
Maggie might be transferred to the elementary school in which Tinais now
working. Should Tina tell her principal to reconsider Maggie's transfer
because of theproblems?
Chapter 15: Touchy Situations
Case 13 - As a substitute teacher, Ralph finds himself in a professional
hailstorm after filling in for his friend James who attends a conference. A
student accuses Ralph of touching her inappropriately and spreads the news
on social media. Soon parents as well as district leaders suspect the
worst. But wait-this student has a history of reporting such incidents. But
with a principal who doesn't like James or Ralph, the touchy situation
becomes extremely complicated. What will happen to Ralph, and possibly
James, because of this accusation?
Chapter 16: Generational Differences
Case 14 - Hired to replace another Millennial teacher, Hailey Brown is also
added to the charter school's math curriculum committee. She quickly
realizes that generational differences may be at the heart of some of the
philosophical dilemmas that have arisen as the teachers struggle to find
the optimum math program that will meet the expectations and needs of
staff, parents, and the "Digital Natives" in their care. What can Hailey
recommend that might appeal to all the different generations represented by
the teachers on this committee?
Epilogue
Appendix A: Helping Student Athletes or Helping Students with Special
Needs: An Ethical Dilemma
Appendix B: Money Matters at Meadowlark Charter High School
Appendix C: Recommended Readings for Educators about Ethics and Values
Appendix D: Recommended Resources for Today's Teachers
References
About the Authors