Assignment: University of Phoenix Material
Parent-Teacher Relationships Dilemma
The following case study focuses on identifying and describing how community values and expectations influence personal values and dispositions. Complete the following for this assignment:
Read the situation presented below.
Complete the guiding questions to explain your approach and rationale.
The Dilemma
David is in his third year of teaching social studies at Thunder High School. As a member of the staff, David is a private individual, and does a good job in the classroom. His students perform well in class and on standardized tests.
During the spring parent-teacher conferences held in the school cafeteria, Janet, David's department coordinator, notices an extended conversation between David and a mother. It seems to be a friendly but lengthy conversation. Janet makes a note to check in with David later.
At the close of conferences, Janet notices the mother is still in the cafeteria. The mother approaches David again as he leaves the cafeteria. They share some short conversation, some quiet laughter, and then part.
Janet walks out with David, and asks if all is okay with the mother. David nervously says all is good-she was just concerned about her son. Janet responds that she seemed to leave happy, and David nods in agreement.
The next morning, during mutual unscheduled time, David asks to meet privately with Janet. He then confides that, for the last 4 months, he has been in a dating relationship with the mother Janet observed last night.
Individual Response
Answer the following six questions to complete the case study. Each response should be at least 150 words in length.
1. If you were Janet, how would you handle the situation?
2. Which ethical theory or theories support your approach? Why?
3. Which domain (dispositions or law) does your response lean more closely towards? Why?
4. How does this situation depict how community values and expectations influence personal values and dispositions?
5. What potential conflicts and concerns do David and Janet now face?
6. What other relationship-based issues could be difficult for teachers? Would the approaches you suggest in the other questions still apply? Explain.