Students are to:
Critically reflect upon their own values and attitudes towards families, communities and citizenship and articulate the impact of these on their practice
‘No one can consider themselves a professional unless they are prepared to engage in reflective activities’. Gardner 2006
Critical reflection is essential in developing effective practice. Our own values and attitudes do come into play as individuals and as teachers. The trick is to first acknowledge that we have personal biases, identify where these are and to work with them. As teachers, we will have to work with a vast variety of people and families, which we may not agree with their personal …show more content…
The Australian Code of Ethics (ACOE) part Five, subsection 2 states that as a professional, regarding myself as a learner, undertaking reflection, with critical self-study, and to continue professional development is engaging with contemporary theory and practice. Nolan&Raban (2015, p.59) states that Bourdieu refers to ‘doxa’ as the beliefs we take for granted alongwith assumptions that drive behaviour and our decision making. Arthur et al. (2012, p.181) show there are many factors that will influence what we consider important for children, families educators and communities. Berk (2013, p. 566) explains how in the context of moulding childrens’ development nothing equals the family in power and total breadth of influence. Families do have a vision of their values in early childhood education,whether that be assumptions, knowledge or firm beliefs. Bronfenbrenner believed that we are all interconnected in our lives from the very beginning. Arthur et al (2012, p. 177) points out that having families core ideals should be the centre of our daily practice as …show more content…
p.18) explains that the european approach in early childhood education is to work democratically and identify a body of agreed values, principles and objectives. Perhaps we are not quite there yet but loosely this could be incorporated into our practices. If we as educators can start to sympathize with families and their communities, we can all start to move beyond standardised stereotypes and incorrect assumptions about citizens. Children come to us in early childhood or primary school education with their own individual cultural backpack, and it is up to the educators to unpack the contents and incorporate into our curriculum and practices, so that children who have a different backpack do not feel marginalised, if their sets of experiences differ from the
Critically reflect upon their own values and attitudes towards families, communities and citizenship and articulate the impact of these on their practice
‘No one can consider themselves a professional unless they are prepared to engage in reflective activities’. Gardner 2006
Critical reflection is essential in developing effective practice. Our own values and attitudes do come into play as individuals and as teachers. The trick is to first acknowledge that we have personal biases, identify where these are and to work with them. As teachers, we will have to work with a vast variety of people and families, which we may not agree with their personal …show more content…
The Australian Code of Ethics (ACOE) part Five, subsection 2 states that as a professional, regarding myself as a learner, undertaking reflection, with critical self-study, and to continue professional development is engaging with contemporary theory and practice. Nolan&Raban (2015, p.59) states that Bourdieu refers to ‘doxa’ as the beliefs we take for granted alongwith assumptions that drive behaviour and our decision making. Arthur et al. (2012, p.181) show there are many factors that will influence what we consider important for children, families educators and communities. Berk (2013, p. 566) explains how in the context of moulding childrens’ development nothing equals the family in power and total breadth of influence. Families do have a vision of their values in early childhood education,whether that be assumptions, knowledge or firm beliefs. Bronfenbrenner believed that we are all interconnected in our lives from the very beginning. Arthur et al (2012, p. 177) points out that having families core ideals should be the centre of our daily practice as …show more content…
p.18) explains that the european approach in early childhood education is to work democratically and identify a body of agreed values, principles and objectives. Perhaps we are not quite there yet but loosely this could be incorporated into our practices. If we as educators can start to sympathize with families and their communities, we can all start to move beyond standardised stereotypes and incorrect assumptions about citizens. Children come to us in early childhood or primary school education with their own individual cultural backpack, and it is up to the educators to unpack the contents and incorporate into our curriculum and practices, so that children who have a different backpack do not feel marginalised, if their sets of experiences differ from the