Practicum Application No. 2
Many Early Childhood Education teachers now practice the Guidance Approach to class discipline and furthering student development. The pre-kindergarten class in which I observed this practice involves a class of twenty students, one certified teacher, and one paraprofessional. This class had no significant mistaken behavioral issues, measured at a level two or three, at any point in any of my observations with this class over the last three months. Thus, the management of this class is very effective with the positive development of the class environment and social development of the children involved (including the academic achievement that stunned me). Teachers practicing using the Guidance Approach, as detailed by Dan Gartrell (2014), practice seven principles: professional teachers, positive teacher-child …show more content…
All educators are expected to adhere to this code of ethics, most importantly, Principle 1.1 to avoid harm to all children, including activities that are “emotionally damaging, physically harmful, disrespectful, degrading, dangerous, exploitative, or intimidating” (NAEYC, 2005, p.3) and is demonstrated by a professional teacher. Each of the ideals and principles, including those of assessment (to determine the environmental history and developmental level of the child and its impact on the mistaken behaviors of a child), are used within the classroom practicing the guidance approach. Since this practice of guiding children to make socially appropriate choices affecting their choices of behaviors that further impacts their future positively follows the ideals and principles of The Code of Ethical Conduct, the seven practices detailed by Gartrell (2014) are ideal for the classroom environment with the aim of furthering children’s social, cognitive, and academic
Many Early Childhood Education teachers now practice the Guidance Approach to class discipline and furthering student development. The pre-kindergarten class in which I observed this practice involves a class of twenty students, one certified teacher, and one paraprofessional. This class had no significant mistaken behavioral issues, measured at a level two or three, at any point in any of my observations with this class over the last three months. Thus, the management of this class is very effective with the positive development of the class environment and social development of the children involved (including the academic achievement that stunned me). Teachers practicing using the Guidance Approach, as detailed by Dan Gartrell (2014), practice seven principles: professional teachers, positive teacher-child …show more content…
All educators are expected to adhere to this code of ethics, most importantly, Principle 1.1 to avoid harm to all children, including activities that are “emotionally damaging, physically harmful, disrespectful, degrading, dangerous, exploitative, or intimidating” (NAEYC, 2005, p.3) and is demonstrated by a professional teacher. Each of the ideals and principles, including those of assessment (to determine the environmental history and developmental level of the child and its impact on the mistaken behaviors of a child), are used within the classroom practicing the guidance approach. Since this practice of guiding children to make socially appropriate choices affecting their choices of behaviors that further impacts their future positively follows the ideals and principles of The Code of Ethical Conduct, the seven practices detailed by Gartrell (2014) are ideal for the classroom environment with the aim of furthering children’s social, cognitive, and academic