Vanessa Hernandez
EDCI 5600: Principles and Practices of
Curriculum Development
Dr. Frederick Uy
California State University of Los Angeles
The title of the book is, The Hurried Child: growing up too fast too soon. The author, David Elkind, Ph. D., received an Honorary Doctorate in Science from Rhode Island College in 1987. He has been working as a professor in the Department of Child Development at Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts. Dr. Elkind is well known for his work in the field of adolescent psychology, where he expanded upon Piaget’s descriptions of adolescent egocentrism and how it affects adolescents thinking, behaviors, and emotions. He is recognized as one of the leading advocates for the preservation …show more content…
In doing so, he develops a persuasive argument that parents, schools, and the media are increasingly placing their own needs above the needs of children and, thus, are failing to recognize the “special estate” that children deserve. Because they are vulnerable to pressures to hurry and grow up, too fast, too soon, children experience stress as they have “unusual demands for adaptation” placed on them. In our competitive, fast-paced world, parents want their kids to excel in every field. But often, they don’t realize that in the bargain, they are raising ‘hurried child’, a term proposed by child psychologist Dr. David Elkind. In this critical analysis, I will identify the three main dynamics of hurrying: parent, schools and the media. In this critical analysis, I will identify the main ideas of the book and evaluation of the authors …show more content…
The kindergarten is now seen as preparation for first grade and a place where children learn their letters and numbers. Vygotsky believed that social interactions are important during the stages of and individuals development and that social interactions are the pathway for the development of a child’s thinking. Vygotsky’s theory of learning and teaching is based in a child’s relationship formed through social experiences. Therefore, children should be allowed to play and socialize as a learning component of early childhood classrooms, after all, it is what give children the freedom to express
EDCI 5600: Principles and Practices of
Curriculum Development
Dr. Frederick Uy
California State University of Los Angeles
The title of the book is, The Hurried Child: growing up too fast too soon. The author, David Elkind, Ph. D., received an Honorary Doctorate in Science from Rhode Island College in 1987. He has been working as a professor in the Department of Child Development at Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts. Dr. Elkind is well known for his work in the field of adolescent psychology, where he expanded upon Piaget’s descriptions of adolescent egocentrism and how it affects adolescents thinking, behaviors, and emotions. He is recognized as one of the leading advocates for the preservation …show more content…
In doing so, he develops a persuasive argument that parents, schools, and the media are increasingly placing their own needs above the needs of children and, thus, are failing to recognize the “special estate” that children deserve. Because they are vulnerable to pressures to hurry and grow up, too fast, too soon, children experience stress as they have “unusual demands for adaptation” placed on them. In our competitive, fast-paced world, parents want their kids to excel in every field. But often, they don’t realize that in the bargain, they are raising ‘hurried child’, a term proposed by child psychologist Dr. David Elkind. In this critical analysis, I will identify the three main dynamics of hurrying: parent, schools and the media. In this critical analysis, I will identify the main ideas of the book and evaluation of the authors …show more content…
The kindergarten is now seen as preparation for first grade and a place where children learn their letters and numbers. Vygotsky believed that social interactions are important during the stages of and individuals development and that social interactions are the pathway for the development of a child’s thinking. Vygotsky’s theory of learning and teaching is based in a child’s relationship formed through social experiences. Therefore, children should be allowed to play and socialize as a learning component of early childhood classrooms, after all, it is what give children the freedom to express