The Fifth Stage

expectation that he, like his older siblings before him, would drop out of high school to find full-time work. The climax of Arnold’s rebellion—graduating high school and enlisting in the Navy—proved to be the gateway to successful completion of this stage and attainment of its associated strength, fidelity to one’s identity. The Navy provided Arnold with an opportunity to escape his father’s reputation and, finding himself well-liked for the first time, Arnold gained the self-confidence to…

Erikson’s last stage, Ego Integrity vs. Despair describe how senior citizens explore the life from retirement perspective. During this stage, we look back our lives and analyze how it was spent. Erikson understood that if we feel remorseful, unproductive, unsuccessful and unaccomplished for the lives we spent, we could become depress, despair and unsatisfied, that could lead to hopelessness and emptiness when looking through the past. Satisfaction in this stage will lead to the path of wisdom…

Working with a group can be one of the most beneficial experiences and horrific experiences when trying to complete a project. As a growing student affairs professional I find that how a team is made up and the personalities of the team members plays a crucial role in how the team will succeed. I will discuss how my different strengths and areas of improvement help me in a group setting and where I see myself placed more than often in group roles. To discuss this topic and my position I will use…

Industry Knowledge Foundational Competency The foundational competency of industry knowledge includes demonstrating proficiency in maintaining well informed of the growth developments in the industry. A training and development professional proficient in industry knowledge maintains own professional knowledge, keeps abreast of industry changes and trends, and builds industry sector knowledge (Arneson et al., 2013, p. 85). My level of competency in these skills is shown on table 3. In the…

(Hanushek & Rivkin, 2010; Leigh & Ryan, 2008). To improve teaching quality the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers (APST) prescribes elements of high-quality, effective teaching and expected knowledge and ability for teachers across four career stages: Graduate, Proficient, Highly Accomplished and Lead (AITSL, 2014). Good quality teachers get to know their students and how they learn (Adams & Peirce, 2004, Levy, 2008). This student-focused aspect of quality teaching is the discussion…

Seeing a difference one teacher can make to a child was enough to inspire me to pursue a career in primary teaching.. During this time there was one teacher in particular which made such a difference to the inclusion of my son and encouraged him to engage in his learning again that I felt inspired to pursue a career in primary teaching. Helping children become individuals with a love of learning and to see the progression of a children when they are taught by a teacher willing to support them is…

‘To what extent is a comprehensive understanding of teaching the developing child interconnected with effective application of the curriculum?’ Introduction This essay will investigate ‘Teaching the developing child’ and the ‘Curriculum’, as explored within the Teaching and Educational Contexts topic. Further analysis will aim to connect the aforementioned central ideas, and summarise the role of education and teaching in meeting diverse needs and supporting a student’s unique development.…

development is “the process of growing, changing, and acquiring a range of skills at approximately the same age and in the same sequence as the majority of children of similar age.” (Allen 81) As sad as it sounds, children and their developmental stages are rather predictable. I work at a preschool and more often than not we find ourselves seeing the typical developmental process. A developmental sequence tend to be predictable and based off of observations of children of the same age. An…

A child 's acquisition of skills in early childhood is significantly impeded by a low-income socioeconomic environment in which a child is raised in and more specifically the parenting that a child in a low-income home receives. Parents in poverty stricken homes are less likely to provide supplemental education, such as reading to their children or helping with homework, which has a lasting effect on the child. In "Whatever It Takes" Paul Tough describes two studies that highlighted this issue.…

in human development, extending mainly over the teen years and terminating legally when the age of majority is reached(Dictionary.com) The cultural purpose of adolescence is to gradually prepare children for the role of an adult. This developmental stage is often a time where an individual may explore their autonomy further and start to desire the need for independence and embark on the road to self discovery. They may question what role they play in their decision making, where do they fit in.…