A responsible citizen

Trust:

What is similar is being a responsible citizen, who communicates effectively and has a professional relationship with students, parents, colleagues, guardians, and the public. In order to be "professional" one must be considered: responsible, honest, critical thinking, and caring. These are all similarities between the OCT standards of practice and the CGE such as the ones listed below (Institute for Catholic Education, 2018; OCT, 2018):

"A responsible citizen who gives witness to Catholic social teaching by promoting peace, justice and the sacredness of human life." (Institute for Catholic Education, 2018)

"An effective communicator who speaks, writes and listens honestly and sensitively, responding critically in light of gospel values."(Institute for Catholic Education, 2018)

"A caring family member who attends to family, school, parish, and the wider community." (Institute for Catholic Education, 2018)

In Catholic schools we act in trust worthy ways, and ask the students to put their trust in us, and their community, as well as God, which is a missing component in a public school. We ask our students to trust our message and our teachings on social justice, which are all in light of gospel values. This is different than in a secular system, which denies the Gospel as a reliable source of divine inspiration.(Institute for Catholic Education, 2018; OCT, 2018)

Trust and integrity play a very big role in Catholic educational philosophy, because students will never be able to trust our education, or our message, if we do not practice what we preach, and have integrity in all of our interactions. (Institute for Catholic Education, 2018; OCT, 2018)

The first assignment posted below, was about a hypothetical example of where a non-Catholic student runs into an issue with regards to wearing team Uniform, as a result of the person's religious beliefs. In order to resolve the uncertainty with regards to this difference, I responded as a "responsible citizen who gives witness to Catholic social teaching by promoting peace, justice and the sacredness of human life" like the CGE. I believe that I resolved the hypothetical situation in a peaceful manner, that is just, and respectful. That is why I decided to put this assignment in this section, because by accommodating the student's inability to wear the team uniform, I encouraged inter-religious dialogue, and respect for the differences of others.

The second assignment posted below also correlated with the theme of being a "responsible citizen who gives witness to Catholic social teaching by promoting peace, justice and the sacredness of human life" because in this assignment I used the Moral Decision Making Model (See, Judge, Act, and Evaluate) to address the social justice issue of Cloning. I promoted the sacredness of human life in this assignment. Students had to evaluate a Case Study about whether cloning a 10 month year old baby who died is appropriate. Students needed to think critically and examine the case analytically, in order to give witness to Catholic social teaching, and in order to be responsible citizens, who make prudent choices.

Dpcdsb.org. (2018). Catholic Graduate Expectations. [online] Available at: https://www.dpcdsb.org/students/catholic-graduate-expectations [Accessed 5 Apr. 2018].