ETHICS & INTEGRITY

GPISD STAFF DEVELOPMENTDEPARTMENT

& REGION 10

Lose your wealth and you have lost nothing.

Lose your health and you have lost something.

Lose your integrity and you have lost everything.

Integrity

Integrity

Is the inner voice that warns us

Somebody

is

Looking

Integrity

Don’t compromise yourselfIt’s

youall

got

have

Rather fail with honor

Than

succeed

by

fraud

What you are

Is more important than what you say

Real integrity

Is more important that what you sayStays in placeWhether the test is

AdversityOr

Prosperity

It is better…

Is more important that what you say

To deserve Honors

And not have themThan to have them

AndNot deserve them

Stand up for what is right

Is more important that what you sayEven

if youare standing

alone

WHAT

Is more important that what you say

Developing Citizens of Character for our Society/District/Campus

•What do “citizens of character” look like in the ADULTS & CHILDREN in your school?•Talk with your table and report out to the facilitator.

WHY

Is more important that what you sayTHE BAD NEWS!

A Cheating Culture

Is more important that what you say

• Widespread pattern of cheating in the US• Hard to document• Evidence suggests Americans are cheating

more and feeling less guilty• Idea that “everybody does it” makes it socially

acceptable• Professional life has changed such that playing

by the rules automatically places you below average

• Americans have two sets of ethical compasses1. Compass for things like sex, family, drugs

and traditional types of crime2. A second compass for career, money, and

success

What is a Cheating Culture?

Is more important that what you say

•Breaking the rules to get ahead academically, professionally, or financially•Sometimes it involves breaking or violating laws, sometimes it does not•Most of it is done by people who view themselves as upstanding members of societyAt your table, define “cheating” and “dishonesty” (include both students and adults in your discussion). Report out to your facilitator.

Transformations Leading toMore Cheating

Is more important that what you say

•New pressures•Temptation•Bigger rewards for winning•Trickle down corruptionWhat “temptations” exist in your school? In your district? List specific things YOU know of that lead to adults and/or students cheating.

A Cure for Cheating Culture

Is more important that what you say

•Recognize cheating as undermining important American Ideals•“People place themselves at a disadvantage if they play by official rules rather than the real rules” – need to change this.•Encourage and support community life•Combat entrenched cheating•Equalize rewards and punishments•Teach future generations•Model, Model, and more Role Modeling!

What else can YOU add from YOUR table?Discuss with your table—what else can

add to the CURE for cheating????

Generations Alive Today

Is more important that what you say

•GI Generation (Born 1901 – 1931)WWII Generation/Greatest Generation

•Mediating Generation (Born 1932 – 1944)Silent Generation

•Boomer Generation (Born 1945 – 1963)Baby Boomers

•Diversity Generation (Born 1964 – 1981)Gen X/Lost Generation

•Millennial Generation (Born 1982 – 2001)Gen Y/Internet Generation

Why

Is more important that what you sayThe Good News

GI Generation (Born 1901-1931)

Is more important that what you say

•Brokaw’s Greatest Generation•Lived as young adults through great depression•Were heroes of WWII•Examples: George H.W. Bush, Jimmy Carter, Bob Dole, Ella Fitzgerald, Rosa Parks

Mediating Generation (Born 1932 – 1944)

Is more important that what you say

•Too young for WWII, very few served in Korea, mostly too old for Vietnam•“Unobtrusive children of depression and war” (Strauss & Howe)•Created corporate system, reinforced employee loyalty; ‘organizational man’•Viewed issues as more complex than GI generation•Examples: Madeline Albright, Bill Cosby, Sofia Loren, Tony Bennett, Shirley MacLaine

Boomer Generation(Born 1945 – 1963)

Is more important that what you say

•Perhaps most famous because of sheer numbers; changing systems as they move through life cycle•First American generation raised in a culture of abundance and influenced by TV•Seem intensely self-immersed; work is important for personal identity•Idealistic boomers believe process and participation can solve any problem•Examples: Bill & Hillary Clinton, Oprah, Tom Hanks, Rush Limbaugh, Bonnie Raitt, Bruce Springsteen, Hamilton Jordan

Diversity Generation(Born 1964 – 1981)

Is more important that what you say

•Came of age as society was dealing with increasing divorces, AIDS, increases in violence and child suicide•Remember gas rationing, Iran hostages, urban crime•Most significant message heard as they came of age was they would not do as well as their parents•Get along well with GI generation but not so well with Mediating and Boomer parents•Examples: Rob Lowe, Tiger Woods, Kurt Kobain, Ricki Lake, Sheryl Crow, Queen Latifah

Millennial Generation(Born 1982 – 2003)

Is more important that what you say

•Coming of age in the Internet, economic boom and speculation, political and business scandals, sophisticated media•Believed by many demographers to be most different generation; smarter, better behaved, more civic minded•Beneficiaries of post-modern generational guilt•Examples: Serena Williams, Prince William and Henry, LeAnn Rimes, Lindsey Lohan

Things We Are Seeing

Is more important that what you say

•Astonishing decline in violent crime, homicide, abortion and pregnancy among teens•Evidence of decline in drug use, smoking, drinking•Key paradox: Millennials are the most team oriented and smartest generation AND take orders better than any other living generation•Movement towards more altruistic disciplines•Somewhat more conservative

Opportunity

Is more important that what you say

•Millennial share tremendous potential for leadership•Possible to “get arms around” social issues let loose by boomers in the 60s•Will endorse or reject things and their stamp of approval will be final

Coffee, tobacco, marijuana

How

Is more important that what you say

Tools for Teachers•Character Counts•Texas Teacher Code of Ethics

Character Counts!

Is more important that what you sayWhat are the six pillars of character?Talk with your table and list on chart paper – one pillar per sheet

Character Counts!

Is more important that what you Give examples of how these pillars are integrated into what YOU teach (do so by grade level or content area—for example—all math teachers rotate and add Math examples for each pillar)

As a group,on the chart paper DEFINE each pillar and give a classroom example of each

Texas Teacher Code of Ethics

Is more important that what you say

Three Standards: (SBEC revised 09-01-02)1. Professional Ethical Conduct, Practices and

Performance2. Ethical Conduct Toward Professional

Colleagues3. Ethical Conduct Toward Students

What’s included in each of the three standards? Divide into three

teams/tables Someone at your

table/from your team, do a computer internet search for the SBEC Educators’ Code of Ethics and share with your group

Each group then explains what is included in the standard to the whole group

Essential Tools in Developing Ethical Leaders

Is more important that what you say

•Understanding of the student•Modeling/Optimal similarity•Relevant topics for discussion•Emphasis on experiential and applied•Character Counts•Good role models in schools

WHAT CAN BE DONE NOW?Make a list and share out. Identify those things you can make a commitment to do regularly. What can I do? What can students

do?

Peter Drucker

“Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things.”

“There is a deep strain in the American psyche that the end justifies the means.”

David Callahan

Boeing Co. Slogan:

“Between right and wrong is a troublesome gray area”

“Integrity is taking only ONE cookie when no one would know if you took TWO”

Dennis the Menace

“In public, as in private life, I am persuaded that HONESTY will forever be found to be the best policy”

George Washington

People will forget what you said,People will forget what you did,But people will never forgetHow you made them feel.

Maya Angelou