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Which of the following situations involving a teacher and a current student is most likely to create the
appearance of a potential conflict of interest? - Answer A teacher offers to provide after-school
tutoring to a student in exchange for the student helping to paint the teacher's house.
A professional educator who exchanges sarcastic notes on assignment documents with a student should
consider the potential risks such exchanges pose to which of the following ethical best practices? -
Answer Maintaining appropriate teacher-student boundaries
Ms. Franklin directs the school play every year and requires all the students participating in the play to
call her Ms. F. If a student calls her Ms. Franklin, she replies, "Who?" and allows the other students to
make fun of the student who made the mistake and to throw props at the student. - Answer Hazing
and bullying among students
Which of the following should a professional educator consider when evaluating decisions about
interactions with students in private settings? - Answer Potential impact on the principles of the
teaching profession
In deciding whether to comply with a student's request to provide advice about how to deal with a
parent's alcoholism, a teacher should recognize that providing such advice would most risk violating
which of the following best practices? - Answer Avoiding providing inappropriate counseling to
students
Which of the following uses of a social networking site is professionally appropriate? - Answer Ms.
Rogers creates a classroom page on a social networking site that she uses to post homework
assignments and class news for students and parents.
Mr. Anthony, a woodshop teacher, is considering hiring James, a high school senior in his advanced class,
to work in his furniture-building business. - Answer Whether hiring James would create a conflict of
interest between Mr. Anthony's roles as a teacher and a business owner
, Careless use of social media by educators when communicating with their students typically poses the
greatest risk to the educators' ability to do which of the following? - Answer Maintain professional
distance
Which of the following is most likely to be a situation in which changing a student's course grade may be
acceptable? - Answer An error that affects the student's grade has been discovered in a test item on
the midterm exam.
In which of the following situations is a teacher NOT obligated to report the incident to a supervisor or
the authorities? - Answer A teacher overhears two female students in the hallway discussing one girl's
interest in dating an older male student.
A teacher providing answers to a student who is struggling during a difficult exam is doing which of the
following? - Answer Failing to maintain honesty in evaluations
To encourage student participation in a middle school science fair, Mr. Jones, a science teacher, offers
extra credit on a final exam for any student who submits a project.Does this professional educator
appear to be acting ethically, and why? - Answer Yes, because the chance to improve a test score was
offered to all students
Ms. Danes, a junior high school math teacher, overhears Marie, a student in her algebra class, and
several other students talking about Marie's parents splitting up. Marie is visibly distressed. Marie is a
very good student, and Ms. Danes would like to support her if she is facing a difficult time. - Answer
She should tell Marie's guidance counselor or other school authorities what she has overheard.
Will, a high school student, tells his teacher, Ms. Rice, that he has recently been feeling depressed.Of the
following options, the most professionally appropriate way for Ms. Rice to respond to Will's comment is
to - Answer The correct answer is "tell the school counselor what Will has told her." Teachers are not
necessarily trained to provide counseling or other emotional support for students who are facing a crisis.
In addition, when teachers put themselves in the role of a student's personal counselor, they risk
blurring their professional role.
Which of the following would most likely violate a ban on bullying and hazing? - Answer Students
seeking to join an outdoor adventure club are required to go without sleep and food for as long as
possible.