Ethics

I'd first of all like to say Alex and Easton did a very nice job with their lesson on ethics. I liked how the questions we were asked to answer could directly be related to our future experience as Hixson peer mentors next year. The underlying message that I picked up from the lesson was where do we as Hixson peer mentors draw the line between being a peer mentor and being anything other for our students next fall. I think we of course need to be friendly, polite, encouraging, resourceful, available to be contacted outside of class. What relationships can we have with our students outside of the Hixson program? I don't think seeing a student once or twice outside of the Hixson setting would be a problem if it's for the right reasons and intentions, but I really don't think we should spend time with our students outside of class that would compromise the relationship between peer mentor and first year Hixson. 

      My advisor here at ISU gave my Ageds 310 some really good advice about high school education that I think would transfer over well to next year. If we meet with one of our students outside of class, it's always best to have at least a third person present, and what better person to have with you than your Hixson teaching partner, or another Hixson from the class if your partner isn't available. This way both we as Hixson peer mentors and our students are more comfortable with any situations that might require us to meet with our students outside of class.