Civic Engagement
Mrs. Emery’s Kindergarten Class For my civic engagement project I went to Mrs. Emery’s kindergarten class. I was met with different obstacles when I first arrived from keeping little boys out of the girls bathroom to one child spitting on another. I had an interesting experience within a ten hour span. It opened my eyes to what it is like to be a teacher of such young children, with such different personalities. Before I went to Mrs. Emery’s classroom and worked with younger children, I had no idea what it was going to be like. I had imagined a small classroom, like when I was in kindergarten, that had a small bathroom in the corner and sitting at their assigned table just listening to Mrs. Emery. Boy, was I wrong. The first day I walked in children were running everywhere, a student teacher was helping one little boy read in the corner, and Mrs. Emery was trying to get the class’s attention. As I stepped into the corner away from the commotion, Mrs. Emery flickered her lights and sang a song while pointing to a mat on the floor surrounded by books. Her entire class, excluding the little boy getting help, ran over to the mat and sat down. I was amazed at how well the children listened to …show more content…
There are four types of abuse, physical abuse, emotional abuse, sexual abuse, and neglect,” (Healthwise 2014, November 14.) “The indicators of maltreatment can include: malnourishment, listlessness or fatigue, stealing or begging for food, poor personal hygiene, torn and or dirty clothes, untreated need for glasses, dental care, or other medical conditions, and frequent absence from or tardiness to school and child inappropriately left unattended or without supervision,” (Lampkin 2006.) Many children are thin when they are at a young age. How do you know when a child is too thin? Most children are full of energy and love to run around with friends at
Mrs. Emery’s Kindergarten Class For my civic engagement project I went to Mrs. Emery’s kindergarten class. I was met with different obstacles when I first arrived from keeping little boys out of the girls bathroom to one child spitting on another. I had an interesting experience within a ten hour span. It opened my eyes to what it is like to be a teacher of such young children, with such different personalities. Before I went to Mrs. Emery’s classroom and worked with younger children, I had no idea what it was going to be like. I had imagined a small classroom, like when I was in kindergarten, that had a small bathroom in the corner and sitting at their assigned table just listening to Mrs. Emery. Boy, was I wrong. The first day I walked in children were running everywhere, a student teacher was helping one little boy read in the corner, and Mrs. Emery was trying to get the class’s attention. As I stepped into the corner away from the commotion, Mrs. Emery flickered her lights and sang a song while pointing to a mat on the floor surrounded by books. Her entire class, excluding the little boy getting help, ran over to the mat and sat down. I was amazed at how well the children listened to …show more content…
There are four types of abuse, physical abuse, emotional abuse, sexual abuse, and neglect,” (Healthwise 2014, November 14.) “The indicators of maltreatment can include: malnourishment, listlessness or fatigue, stealing or begging for food, poor personal hygiene, torn and or dirty clothes, untreated need for glasses, dental care, or other medical conditions, and frequent absence from or tardiness to school and child inappropriately left unattended or without supervision,” (Lampkin 2006.) Many children are thin when they are at a young age. How do you know when a child is too thin? Most children are full of energy and love to run around with friends at