Early Childhood Essay

I was born in Colorado Springs, Colorado, raised in Texas, where I lived until summer of 2010. In 2010, I moved to Alabama, where I graduated High School May 2014. I am currently majoring in early childhood education as an undergraduate at University of Alabama at Birmingham. As a child, I grew up in eastern part of Texas. I attended schools in the Keller School District until middle school. Middle school year my family and I moved closer to family members, in Tyler, Texas, where I attended…

rates of antisocial behavior, anxiety, and depression (Machell and David J 1; McLeod 1; Najman 1). Poor children also have a higher risk of intentional self-injuries compared to non-poor children (Guo and Mullan 433). Research has shown that early childhood poverty experience can have a long-lasting negative mental health impact on children regardless of their experience with poverty later on in life (McLeod 213,216). There are many factors that might account for the occurrence of mental health…

months. At this period in early childhood, toddlers are able to create emotional ideas and begin to frame their own mental images of the environment. Between the ages of 30 and 48 months, young children are able to differentiate fantasy and reality. They are able to distinguish feelings and understand how they are related. Social development and emotional development go hand and hand. Children actually socialize with their emotions. During the first few years of childhood, children begin…

After I suspended my study for over one year, I desire to return to academic education and undertake the Bachelor degree of Early Childhood Education and Care at TAFE NSW. I am applying for this course because I love children and I want to have a career in children’s education. I remember when I was around the ages of 6, I imagined my dolls were little kids and taught them how to count and sing. As I am growing up, I enjoy babysitting for my sibling’s children and I like assisting them in the…

Philosophy Statement I have chosen to work in this field because I believe that early school years are the most significant in a child’s life as they lay the foundation for future education. True education is one that brings out the person’s potential. Education should encompass the whole child—intellectual, social, emotional and physical aspects of his/her being. Being a preschool teacher involves a true love for the career and working with children. "Growing up I was the oldest one in the…

through their environment. You can find the use of constructivism in just about any childhood education classroom. Compared to a traditional teaching setting, where information is given and children are expected to understand, a constructivism setting would allow for personal thought and problem exploration. Teachers are meant for guidance, and to provoke though-generating questions for their students. In an early childhood classroom setting…

an early childhood practitioner, this makes me reflect on what exactly is science and how is it appropriate in the early childhood classroom. I understand that science means different things to different people. Some, like me, regard it as just facts that need to be memorised while others understand it as knowledge, concepts, principles, laws and theories. However, through this module I have come to realise that science is more than mere facts. It plays a crucial part in children’s early…

Question 2: “What would a classroom for young children look like that promotes an appropriate environment for creative activities? When walking into an early childhood classroom, one would hopefully see a classroom that is divided into different subject areas and play areas, such as; the science area, the math area, the language area, the block area, the dramatic play area and an art area. All of the different areas of a classroom should be used in a way that children can use the tools and…

also causes horror, terror, or helplessness at the time it occurs” (Children and Trauma, 2015). Brain development and how it affected by Trauma During normal development in early childhood the brain is constantly developing neural pathways in the brain to communicate back and forth to the body. During the middle childhood the brain is still developing…

When working with infants, and toddlers at the Nicollet Early Childhood Center this past month has been such a rewarding and learning experience. It has opened my eyes to how important it is to demonstrate a professional role in my behavior, appearance, communication, and to understand my roles and boundaries as a helper at the center. When working with children it is important to portray an appropriate behavior. It is critical to build a relationship with the children so that they can feel…