My early experiences as a young child will guide my teaching by seeing from the point of view of the child. From my experiences as child, I could reflect back on what made me uninterested in some materials and change that into a more interesting way of teaching. In addition, I have noticed that the majority of children are becoming more involved with technology. The Internet, if used correctly is like a personal library, where one can learn anything of good use. As a child, I attended head start in Pomona, CA. While attending head start I was fascinated by the many field trips we took. Where we went to the L.A. Zoo, a local fire department, and the Museum of Science. It was not until this first week in this course that I realized that Head Start was created in the late 60’s.
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At that time Project Head Start was revolutionary not only because it was started during the civil rights movement, but because the program gave social benefits to the underdeveloped communities across the United States. Furthermore, the type of early childhood program and philosophy I most identify with is head start and Montessori. I feel most identified with head start is because that is where my education career began. I believe that there could be a connection between student and teacher if both come from the same social problems. It is easier to have a role model that knows the struggles one may have faced when living in poverty. In fact Head Start was partly influenced by Montessori. “Froebelian and Montessori goals formed the basis of Head Start, helping disadvantaged preschool children.”( Gordon, Browne 11). This shows how the developers of Head Start were influenced by the philosophy of
At that time Project Head Start was revolutionary not only because it was started during the civil rights movement, but because the program gave social benefits to the underdeveloped communities across the United States. Furthermore, the type of early childhood program and philosophy I most identify with is head start and Montessori. I feel most identified with head start is because that is where my education career began. I believe that there could be a connection between student and teacher if both come from the same social problems. It is easier to have a role model that knows the struggles one may have faced when living in poverty. In fact Head Start was partly influenced by Montessori. “Froebelian and Montessori goals formed the basis of Head Start, helping disadvantaged preschool children.”( Gordon, Browne 11). This shows how the developers of Head Start were influenced by the philosophy of