Introduction
My child goes by the name of Toothless. Toothless is about 7 or 8 years old and is in the 2nd grade. He is white, has short blonde hair and dark brown eyes. He is at the stage where his teeth is falling out, hence the name toothless. I observed Toothless at the Reeves Rogers Elementary school, after school program called ESP (extended school program) here in Murfreesboro, TN. There was generally 6-8 adults there to handle the kids and generally 1 or 2 assigned to the 2nd grade class. I observed from 3:3-5:30 most days and they would have the kids participating in many hands on activities, playing various outdoor games, coloring, and even spending time on Ipads.
My partner observed a child that goes by the name of MP. MP is also …show more content…
I would often catch him asking teachers and students questions. I also would catch him answering many questions and getting them correct. When coloring he would match the number with the color to make the picture correct. He would try to strategize and tell others where to go, so they could score in games. Toothless was a smart kid. MP was also a very smart kid. She would often finish books ahead of the other kids in her class. She also would help some in logging onto computers when they didn’t get it. She even led a small group in teaching new …show more content…
Miller (2001) states that the child of this age is more able to take himself out of the here and now and to think of things not right in front of him (pg. 184). Toothless did this often when stating where things were or how people act in various situations. Miller (2001) also states that the child is less egocentric, and are able to consider another’s point of view (pg. 184). MP often, had to take into consideration everyone when leading the small group, not just what she knew. Their experience also enables them to put things into categories (Miller, 2001, pg. 184). Such as when Toothless was matching the colors with numbers or when MP was sectioning her paper
My child goes by the name of Toothless. Toothless is about 7 or 8 years old and is in the 2nd grade. He is white, has short blonde hair and dark brown eyes. He is at the stage where his teeth is falling out, hence the name toothless. I observed Toothless at the Reeves Rogers Elementary school, after school program called ESP (extended school program) here in Murfreesboro, TN. There was generally 6-8 adults there to handle the kids and generally 1 or 2 assigned to the 2nd grade class. I observed from 3:3-5:30 most days and they would have the kids participating in many hands on activities, playing various outdoor games, coloring, and even spending time on Ipads.
My partner observed a child that goes by the name of MP. MP is also …show more content…
I would often catch him asking teachers and students questions. I also would catch him answering many questions and getting them correct. When coloring he would match the number with the color to make the picture correct. He would try to strategize and tell others where to go, so they could score in games. Toothless was a smart kid. MP was also a very smart kid. She would often finish books ahead of the other kids in her class. She also would help some in logging onto computers when they didn’t get it. She even led a small group in teaching new …show more content…
Miller (2001) states that the child of this age is more able to take himself out of the here and now and to think of things not right in front of him (pg. 184). Toothless did this often when stating where things were or how people act in various situations. Miller (2001) also states that the child is less egocentric, and are able to consider another’s point of view (pg. 184). MP often, had to take into consideration everyone when leading the small group, not just what she knew. Their experience also enables them to put things into categories (Miller, 2001, pg. 184). Such as when Toothless was matching the colors with numbers or when MP was sectioning her paper