Early childhood education

I have always know that I had a passion to work with young children. When I was younger, I originally thought I wanted to be a pediatrician, but this passion eventually evolved into me wanting to be a teacher. My first grade teacher was the first person that has inspired me to become a teacher. She was kind and caring, but she was strict. She made me love to learn and help my classmates. My desire to help others has been my inspiration to want to work with young children. My favorite thing about…

filling in for the parents, preparing children for further education, and life itself. Russian psychologist Lev Vygotsky proposed that children had a zone of proximal development, and that through interaction with adults and peers they will be able to learn. A teacher’s role is to provide a child with the appropriate and necessary information within that proximal development zone so that the child may prosper. The information provided in child early years can be the most important information…

The High/Scope Model of Early Childhood Education: Discuss the effect of the “plan-do-review” sequence on children’s learning according to the research presented in Chapter 10. Also, address how you could apply this approach to your teaching. The High Scope “plan-do-review” sequence (planning time, work time, cleanup time, and recall time) this is a time when the children express their ideas and intentions. The teacher discusses the plan with the children before implantation. Plans and their…

Adolescent Development For the past few months, I have had the privilege to work with a program called Arts without Boundaries (AWB); where the kids get free music lessons and the college students get free teaching experience. I learned a lot about myself, teaching, and about adolescent development and learning. Socio-Emotional When fifth and sixth graders first choose an instrument to play for band or orchestra, there are many different factors. Some factors that influence the decision include:…

Have you ever thought of the past, of how your perspective as a student has change? From first grade to the college student now, of each of your habits you have drag and the ones you have left. Surely we all have. I have, I recall this little undisciplined child, with a great curiosity and a love for adventures. As an elementary child I was always inquisitive about everything and was never tranquil on not knowing answers to my wonders. Like the time when my geography teacher had mentioned the…

There is an epidemic of young black males either becoming victims of police brutality or are unknowledgeable about what to do when they are being confronted by police. In the town of Staunton there are approximately 24,538 living here and 12% of those are Black that means there are only 2,945 Blacks here, there are even less than that for blacks that of high school age. Knowing that there are less than 3000 African American males in high school, along with studies showing that Staunton lacks…

feel welcomed and comfortable in his inclusive classroom because his parents, Sandra and Matt, had first met with his new teachers. Much like Jason’s parents, parents of Julie’s students had to trust that their children were receiving a meaningful education. By being able to communicate with her students’ parents in their own language, Julie was able to learn more about her students’ learning abilities and backgrounds and understand their specific needs in the classroom. If she had students…

firstly through networking with resources and connecting with my peers through discussions and blogs. Discussion postings have allowed me to open up, share, and express myself freely. Therefore, I can write comfortably and effectively as related to early childhood studies. I enjoy connecting with my peers because it truly makes learning fun. Connecting with colleagues has changed and enhanced my ability to think and process information. Perhaps this has made me more creative. I have noticed…

Violet is seven years old and is in the second grade. Her teacher said that although she is close to grade level in reading fluency and word recognition, Violet is significantly below grade level expectations in reading and listening comprehension skills. Because she does not fall below the cut score for our reading intervention programs, the teacher is very concerned that Violet may “fall between the cracks” as she progresses in school. She is trying to equip Violet with strategies to build…

As a student I was motivated throughout grade school to do good and try hard. I wanted all my art projects to be perfect. I think I was a pretty good students to have, I mean I wasn’t terrible. I enjoyed my early years of school but started to lack once I got to high school. I still enjoyed art class but not so much the other ones, like English. If I’m not very good at something then I hated doing it. I dreaded writing papers and usually waited until the last minute. English has never been my…