"The ethical standard of respect is made up of trust and fair-mindedness. Members honour human dignity, emotional wellness, and cognitive development." (OCT Standards of Practice, Ontario Ministry)
This acrostic poem well represents this OCT ethical standard of practice because it is laid out in clear and simple language. Although it is crucial that a teacher respects their students, it is equally as important for a student to respect their teacher. This could be a poster that is placed in the classroom for both teachers and students to reference back to during the day.
Students can look at this poem and self-reflect by asking themselves, "am I following the rules of respect?" and teachers can also look at this and expand on these topics to ask themselves "am I respecting my students?"
Another reason I really like this artifact to represent RESPECT is that it gives students an opportunity to reference back to this poster when discussing issues with a teacher. For example, if a student believes that their teacher or another student is disrespecting them, they can sit down together, look at this poster, and discuss what it means to have respect for one another and what actions need to be taken to solve the issue.
The level of reflection that I will engage in to utilize whether or not I am using respect in the classroom is critical reflection. From a critical reflection point of view, I should be able ask myself to challenge status-quo's and practices by being respectful with my students. I can ask myself (and ask my students) if I meet all 7 components of respect, and if not, ask myself (and my students) what I can do to meet all 7 components. I can also ask myself if my students are using these 7 components in the classroom. If these components were not being met, then this would be something we would need to discuss as a class.
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