Devine, NBenade, L2017-07-252017-07-252016-12-232016-12-23New Zealand Journal of Teachers’ Work, Volume 13, Issue 2, 79-801176-6662https://hdl.handle.net/10292/10680As 2016 comes to an end, salacious news headlines seem to suggest that an element of the teaching profession will not be able to look back on this year with any degree of pride or satisfaction.The opinions expressed are those of the author(s) and not the New Zealand Journal of Teachers’ Work. Copyright is held by individual authors but offprints in the published format only may be distributed freely by individuals provided that the source is fully acknowledged.Ethics; Ethical conduct; Professional misconductJournal ArticleOpenAccess