Summary

The National Education Association code (NEA, 1975) is based on "believing in the worth and dignity of each human being" and "recognizes the supreme importance of the pursuit of truth, devotion to excellence, and the nurture of the democratic principles." It is divided into two sets of commitments, first to students, in which they "strive to help each student realize his or her potential as a worthy and effective member of society," and second, to the profession, where it is asserted that "the quality of the services of the education profession directly influences the nation and its citizens."
The commitment to the student includes enabling varying points of view, protecting health and safety, non-discrimination, confidentiality, and non-exploitation. The commitment to the profession includes statement about honesty and trustworthiness, but is also dedicated to preventing assistance to a "noneducator in the unauthorized practice of teaching" and preventing "any entry into the profession of a person known to be unqualified in respect to character, education, or other relevant attribute" (Ibid).

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