became part of your life plan. Was it an unexpected development, a next logical step, or a long-held goal? Nancy Zito never planned to be a founder and executive director of a nonprofit. With over two decades of elementary and secondary teaching experience, Nancy Zito predicted she would remain a teacher. She possessed no interest in becoming even a principal of a K-12 school. That changed when she moved to Baton Rouge, Louisiana in 2005. Following her husband’s desire to move back to his home…
When people think about Daycare, they think of a center that is rented out and all they do is watch your kid. Not Nadine Jaisler, she is one of the best daycare providers I know. I 'm not just saying that because she 's my mom, I 'm saying this because she is a genuine person. Even before you think about opening up a daycare center anywhere, whether it’s in your house or it’s a rented out place, you must have a state license and must certified in CPR/AED and first aid. I mean, who would…
“DAY-CARE CENTERS MAKE CHANGES FOR DISABLED CHILDREN.” it states "Some parents at Karasik have horror stories of how other day-care centers handled their children 's special needs." (5). The improper care of a disabled child due to the lack of experience could lead to many injuries. Some stories of special needs kids not in safe proper day care include "One mother found her two year old daughter crawling around in discomfort at her former day-care center because someone put the girl 's leg and…
The Smart Start Pre School Program “The developmental potential of a day care or preschool setting depends on the extent to which supervising adults create and maintain opportunities for the involvement of children in a variety of progressively more complex (ongoing) activities and interpersonal structures that are commensurate with the child’s evolving capacities and allow (the child) sufficient balance of power to introduce innovations.”- Bronfenbrenner (1979).The preschool years are the…
7 year old girl who attends a Kindergarten 2, which is under supervision of a Christian church. This preschool has three classes, one for preschool, the others for kindergarten 1 and kindergarten 2, the children there from age 3 to 5 years old. There are three main teachers and the principal of the school and there are about 26 students in the three classes. I observed K about one hour, 20 minutes in the reading class with the other two children, a boy in kindergarten 1 and a girl from…
If this wasn’t enough turmoil I was also now for the very first time in my life put into daycare. I hated it and as an egomaniacal preschooler I just couldn’t understand why I wasn’t the center of attention as I had been for my entire life. My first day there, I distinctly remember standing outside all day kicking the fence post. There was another time that I escaped and walked down the street to the business my mom owned. She was upset, as any parent would be. But I continued to attend that…
went to transitional kindergarten that what was expected from him was what a kindergarten back then would be learning. When he went to kindergarten he was expected to know more than what I remember was required before. Many things have changed since I was little, but I do agree that many children going into kindergarten did not know anything when they started kindergarten. Many parent’s that I have spoke with said that, that was the reason why their child went into kindergarten so that they…
Newton’s law of motion is virtually in every aspect of your life. Many students complete the K-12 education system and are not educated on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). A large portion of the education system in the United States is slowly adapting to the ever changing world of science and technology. Going forward, STEM graduate workers drive our nation’s innovation and competitiveness by generating new ideas, new companies and new industries. STEM jobs are the jobs…
I have always been a great admirer of the German education system. I am more familiar with the school system in my home country (Togo) than the one in America. Togo is a French colony and they follow the same education system as France. Kindergarten or pre-school registers pupils from age 2 to age 6, and prepare them for entry into primary school. Every pupil must pass through this stage regardless of your age. Primary or elementary school take students aged 6 to 11. It’s a six years long of…
My area set up will be based on prior observations of the preschoolers in Start room. The area plan will use outside activities to help enhance certain developmental domains. The activities are intended to meet the needs of all the children to ensure optimal development. I noticed that many of the preschoolers from Star room really enjoy playing with balls. They like to kick balls, throw balls, catch balls, etc. One day when we were playing outside and there were two tiny cotton…