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Although socioeconomic status and pre-K involvement both clearly correlate to kindergarten readiness in urban areas and particularly within Memphis, there are other, larger urban processes at work within the setting of urban Memphis. One of these processes is urban psychology. Urban psychology relates the interactions of the people to their surroundings and how these interactions shape the children. These surroundings for a pre-kindergarten child can include the home environment, which has…

Also, we wanted Sebastian to have a more individual attention, as he is a slow to warm up baby. Another reason why we chose a home day care center is because we wanted Sebastian to interact with other children around his own age, and because it was the least expensive childcare facility that we could find around the area. The last reason why we enrolled Sebastian in a home daycare…

We were able to observe at our local child-care center, Nana 's Playhouse and Learning Center. I guess I’m blind because I didn 't see anything hanging up, but I did hear the teachers telling the kids that there is no snatching, no hitting, no biting, and no running. I didn 't know this until we started observing, but the child care center that we observed at has a bitting system. In the older classes since they know better than to bite their friends. They have a three bite policy, so if your…

center? I have a built in support system with the company’s different departments, like education, legal, financial, and human resources. If something breaks I call them and they send someone to fix it. There is a lot less financial stress on a day-to-day basis. 4. Do you have a philosophy that you believe in and…

Plan of Investigation Who is Eve Ensler? How did she tell the truth? How has her truth made an impact on our society? How is that impact felt today? There is a tremendous amount of information online about her work and the truth she has told to the public media over the years. I plan to research these questions by reading articles, watching videos on sites such as YouTube.com, and watching Eve Ensler’s TED talks to gather information about her. I also plan to read her play and possibly watch…

Americans are like pennies deteriorating in a fountain of fabrication wanting to be freed once again. The copper zinc metal that once circulate in currencies all over the world has convey the impression of disoriented value. Agnate to the pennies, lives of many Americans are no longer priceless. Citizens who bend their backs for the free world are reduced to specks that are later forgotten in this great cosmos. America depends on it foundation for stability. But in the illustration the value of…

The street awakes to the genesis of the warm morning sunlight. The moist morning dew still fresh on the emerald green grass, which has been cut into neat verges like a clean shaven chin. The rigid trees stand tall and wise looking over the desolate street. Suddenly they spy, a lone lost boy pacing along the road looking out to find the comfort of a round sign with the sympathetic symbol of a bus. He checks his watch once composed against the sign; the soothing sigh shows relief and a shining…

Personal reflective account I have chosen to use Kolb 's (1931) experiential learning model of reflection to reflect on my personal experience of moving house. I considered this to be the best model to assist me in reflecting on my experience as it allowed me to reflect on what happened, what my experience was, why it happened and what I will do when/if it happened again (McLeod, 2010). What happened? I lived with my parents for 20 years, we had always lived in the same house, so I had never…

El Día de los Muertos, or the Day of the Dead, is a Mexican celebration where Mexicans celebrate, remember, and prepare special foods in honor of those who have departed into the afterlife. This is not a time for suffering, but a time to honor and remember those who have passed. This holiday is celebrated on November 1, and even though it can be celebrated in many places, it is usually celebrated where it originated from, which is Mexico. Those who celebrate the Day of the Dead were positive…

The Day of the Dead is a holiday that is celebrated by people all around the world. Most people celebrate this holiday out of love and commitment to their loved ones. Mexico is the number one country that celebrates this particular holiday. One major mural in this holiday is a sugar skull. A sugar skull is a representation of a departed soul. The first day of this celebration celebrates both life and death. You can find sugar skulls on the streets made by people to sell. You give sugar skulls to…