Ethics

This week we talked about ethics. I learned a lot from Easten's and Alex's lesson plan and also from the book. I learned that it is not recommended to become friends with your mentee, but it depends on the situation I think. I can see how becoming friends with them could shift the atmosphere in the class room. It could cause problems and the person that you become friends with might not look at you like a teacher and might not take you seriously. That could cause a lot of problems. Another thing we talked about was that if there is a problem, or past experiences that went bad, with a person, it is better to talk to them face to face and probably one on one, not in front of the whole class. You need to tell them the truth and be honest about your feelings. The other option would be to ignore the situation all together which won't solve anything and the problem will continue and it will probably ruin the experience for others. Or, you could egg it on and make the situation much worse, this would be the last thing I would do. If I have a problem with a student or another peer mentor next year, I will confront them and make things better because there is nothing worse that feeling awkward around people you have to spend a lot of time with.