---
title: "Personal Integrity of Teachers"
artifact: "highlights"
resource_person: "Prof. Sreekumar N"
resource_person_role: "Professor, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Madras."
vertical: "ethics"
module: "Codes of Conduct"
lesson: "Personal Integrity of Teachers"
lesson_key: "personal-integrity-of-teachers"
source: "GuruSetu original"
source_channel: "GuruSetu"
---
# Personal Integrity of Teachers: Highlights

**Resource person:** Prof. Sreekumar N - Professor, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Madras.

1. Integrity is a stable pattern of conduct across repeated decisions.
2. Honesty, fairness, respect and responsibility must be visible in decisions.
3. A teacher's comments and judgements can affect a student's confidence and opportunities.
4. Education here connects knowledge with character.
5. Fair grading, avoidance of plagiarism, professional conduct and open handling of conflicts are everyday tests of integrity.
6. Intellectual integrity means following evidence that challenges a preferred view.
7. A respectful, inclusive classroom helps students become independent thinkers.