The Effects of the Lack of Play on Learning: The first few years are the most crucial for brain development and research has shown that stimulating play and learning experiences for children help to build connections in the brain called neural pathways which are essential for cognitive development. Lack of these opportunities restricts the development of these pathways, slowing down or delaying learning in the short term and affecting a child’s chances in the long term. Play is one of the main ways in which children interact with one another and form relationships. Lack of social interaction can lead to a child not being able to learn how to co-operate, develop confidence as well as problem solving and thinking skills.…
The rapid economic development has impacted our life tremendously. Life is getting much easier and more convenient thanks technology and quick accessed information. However, we do not have everything for granted, we have been working so hard for it. As parents, we spend more time working to bring home money and at the same time dealing with the stress of keeping the job. Consequently, we spend less time with our family, especially with our children, to play with our children or read them a good story.…
Article Summary Go play! Yes, play is one of the most overlooked things that contributes to early childhood development. Kenneth Ginsburg argues in favor of the importance of play and how it relates to proper development and parent-child bonds. Many children are forced to live in a hurried lifestyle or even living with lack of proper resources that both contribute to the lack of essential play.…
Every year the JROTC program at Pemberton Township High School assigns each LET class to an assigned We the People mission. This year as LET 4s our class was assigned to voter registration project. Our mission was to successfully register the entire senior class at our school. Before we could jump into our task we had to be briefed on how to accomplish it. Our senior army instructor set up a trip for us to visit our local voter registration building.…
The key elements of The Early Years Learning Framework are comprises of three inter-related elements which are Principles, Practice and Learning Outcomes. Principles relate to our beliefs and our values in life. The Early Years Learning Framework provides educators with Principles to guide them in their work with children and emphases on assisting each individual child to make advancement towards the Learning Outcomes.…
How do you feel about the holocaust? Put yourself in the everyday life of a Jew in 1944, who had to take orders from Nazi soldiers, because you were their slaves. This was all because of one person, and if you didn’t do what you where told to do you were killed. Imagine if you had to live in their conditions, where you got minimum food and water, you got sick, and you didn’t have clothes to wear on your body or shoes on your feet. There are many women, children and elderly who died because they couldn’t work.…
I chose the text “A Very Clever Possum” (Joseph, 1999) because it is one that students may be able to relate to, because possums are fairly common in New Zealand (dependent on location) and it provides opportunities to develop discussions before, during and after the text has been read, which will “enhance the students understanding of what they are reading” (Bidulph, 2002, p.1). I believe that an effective guided reading lesson can be produced from this story. I have chosen to introduce the text “A Very Clever Possum” by asking the students whether they have had any experiences with possums and what they know about possums. I chose to do this because accessing students’ prior knowledge will enhance the learning experience. This gives the students the chance to connect what they already know with new information, which will help them to “make meaningful connections with that new information” (Biddulph, 2002, p.3).…
from September 1st 2012, the new EYFS framework was set up to improve the standards and to make it easier to use and bigger focuses on main things that matter. Changes were made to the learning and development, welfare, and aiming for a more positive outcome. New changes to learning and development brought in three prime areas and four specific areas. The three prime areas include: • Communication and language • Physical development • Personal, Social and emotional development…
Play Based Vs Academic in the Preschool Classroom The days of preschool classrooms that only allow children to play are becoming a thing of the past. For the most part, this is a positive change for young children as teachers are incorporating curriculum and state early learning standards. There is a negative side also, the loss of play in some preschools. Many of our young children are attending some form of early education. The National Center for Education Statistics reports that “53% of 3 year olds, 66% of 4-year-olds, and 85% of 5 year-olds are enrolled in pre-primary education (2016, p. 70).…
During the process of P2 year in pharmacy school I noticed that the amount of academic information provided to us was more extensive than previous P1 year, which made it more challenging for me to try and balance any extracurricular activities with my academic duties. From every situation that I experienced so far the task that presented the most challenging has been finding an efficient and practical way of studying for IP infectious disease course. I have struggle not necessary due to the amount of material presented but with time in particularly as this course requires repetition and significant reading and memorization in order to perform well and this is something that I am struggling with. I do believe I have learned and gain valuable…
Murderball is one of the most revelating sports movies that has ever been created. It begins with the introduction of all the participants for the paralympic rugby team for the United States. The movie Murderball shows the passion and enthusiasm the players have for the sport. But at the same time, is able to show that they, as men, are no different than any other human out there. The players are susceptible to love, loss, and the competitive attitude that comes with sport.…
Final Exam 1. Describe intentional teaching as it relates to the early childhood classroom. What does this look like on a day-to-day basis? What are the tenets of best practice in an intentional classroom? Intentional teaching is acting with a goal in mind for children’s development and having a plan to accomplish it (Epstein, 2014).…
I watched the documentary Blackfish written by Gabriela Cowperthwaite and Eli B. Despres for the second time last week. The documentary is about Tilikum, an orca that killed three people at SeaWorld. The directors wanted to build a case against using wild animals for commercial value and against keeping wild animals in captivity. The first time I watched the film was shortly after it came out in 2013. I was sitting in my family room with my two friends who had seen it before and had strong opinions that keeping animals in captivity is wrong, no matter what the circumstances.…
The Importance of Free Play In our fast-paced and rapidly evolving society, the pressure for parents to raise super-genius, multitalented, well-rounded kids is at an all-time high. In a culture where it seems that being average is no longer considered sufficient, parents often feel the impending pressure of ensuring that their child is extraordinary by making sure to give their children a head start.…