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ONTARIO COLLEGE OF TEACHERS
Artist’s Understanding of the Ethical Standard of Trust
Reflect on the following description of the artist’s painting depicting the ethical standard of Trust and then respond to the professional inquiry questions:
Artist’s Statement - the Ethical Standard of Trust
The ethical standard of Trust embodies fairness, openness and honesty. Members’ professional relationships with students, colleagues, parents.
The moon is grandmother to all. Grandmother Moon is responsible for the ocean tides, she decides when to plant gardens and when to harvest crops.
As a teaching standard, it is imperative that all parties are treated with fairness and honesty. This painting depicts Grandmother Moon in the sky watching over a group of cornstalks in the field.
Within these relationships, their individual roles are predictable and reliable. This is how trust is built.
This painting highlights the relationship between the moon and the corn. Other elements that are important in these relationships are the air, earth/soil, trees and waters. These elements provide the background for the painting or are only alluded to for their seamless contribution. However they are all important and each holds a significant role within the growing cycle.
Artist Elizabeth Doxtater
Artist’s Statement - Ethical Standard of Trust Mohawk Translation - Kanyaheséntshera Nikarihó:ten
Yerahstányons Akowén:na:
Kanyahesénhtshera wá:tonhs ne tahatirihwakwaríhsyon’ tsi ní:yoht tsi tyorihwayé:ri.
Yonkhihsótha Ahsonthenhnéhkha Karáhkwa. Akaónha yénonhne ne kahnekarónnyon táhnon kátke éthohtsi ayeyéntho’ nok ayeyenthó:ko’.
Ne ó:nen ahshakotirihónnyen’, é:so tsi yorihowá:nen ne áhonste’ ne kanyahesénhtshera. Kí:ken kayà:tare yonkwana’tónnis tsi ne Yonkhihsótha tsi yontkèn:ses ne yoheró:tonnyon tsi tkahéhtayen.
Kí:ken kahwatsí:rayen yonkwana’tónnis tsi ní:yoht tsi tyorihwayé:ri wá:tonhs ne ahotiyén:take’ ne kanyahesénhtshera.
A Rotinonhsyón:ni Representation of the Ethical Standards for the Teaching Profession
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