Ethical Teacher Interview

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The person of choice, for my conducted interview, was Kristen Hicks, of Cumberland Road Elementary. Currently, Mrs. Hicks holds the occupation of a library and media specialist. However, prior to receiving these positions, Mrs. Hicks engaged predominantly in teaching kindergarten through fourth grade. Overall, Mrs. Hicks has been apart of the Hamilton Southeastern School District, for the last fifteen consecutive years. Majority of this duration, has partaken at Cumberland Road Elementary. For Mrs. Hicks, the deciding factor, for choosing the teaching profession, comprises solely on the passion to work with children. Whether in the field of teaching, or a different career path, Mrs. Hicks reveals the ultimate goal was to seek a profession,
Hicks displayed in our interview, had points, which I deemed as applicable. However, there was one notable point, which would be considerably unsuitable, in my own personal ethical values. Mrs. Hicks creates an agreeable case, stating an ethical teacher should be obligated to protect information, regarding a student, within the confines of the parent and teacher. Otherwise, it is unbelievable to assume the likelihood of a teacher, who gives information on one child, is unwilling to give information on any child. It is unexceptional, for a morally righteous teacher, to make their trust questionable, by dishonoring confidentiality. (Fix this
This desire stems from a few teachers, who made a monumental impact on my life. If these educators never took interest in developing me, as a person and a student, it would be doubtful, I would have ever enrolled into college, let alone excel. Even when recovering from detrimental brain swelling, the small amount of teachers, who refuse to let me quit, molded myself into the motivated individual I am today. To influence one, in the realms of the classroom, or the outside world, could signify a permanent change in the attitudes and beliefs of a student for life. Nothing would surpass the satisfaction received, knowing I left a similar impact on my

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