Manitoba Teacher Society code of professional practice

As future teachers, we learned this week about the MTS code of professional practice. I was surprised to see how clear and concise the document was! As a professional, we needs rules and codes of conduct to refer too so  this is the role of The Code of Professional Practice. It establishes the required standards of conduct for all members of The Manitoba Teachers' Society. A teacher's professional behaviour must reflect the spirit as well as the letter of the Code. Through 13 different points,  that you will find at the following website http://www.mbteach.org/inside-mts/professionalcode.html , it is showing what is expected from usas a teacher. I think it is mandatory for each new teacher to learn about it and discuss about it!
Representing 15 000 educators in Manitoba, I found that the code was using a lot of common sense, the first professional responsability being the student. Also, we have to be faithful and honest between colleagues. If there is a problem it is so much better to face it right away than to leave it because the relationship between the other teacher and us will deteriorate and it is hard to come back to normal relationship after and we do not want any situation to affect our teaching in a negative way. Saying that is easy but let's face it, teaching can be very stressful at times and we might not always be at our best so if we know that we are not alone and we can trust our colleagues, I think, it is a peace of mind! I hope my colleague will tell me if they think I am not doing something right and I will do that for them too. It is so much healthy to adress it right away instead of talking to someone else like a principal. I think most of the times we do not want to hurt feeling so we do not want to talk about it, but as hard as it is, this is our responsability! As we seen in the case scenarios studied in class, some are really touchy decisions to take but think what is the best for your student, for you and for your colleagues!
There is also one thing that I did not know about: teacher can not go on strike, did you know?
To conclude, I would say it is  good to know that MTS is there for us with professional counsellors that we can consult anytime when in doubt. It is reassuring to know that we are protected!