Working with children from Year 5 to Year 12 in an aquatic setting. I am responsible for supervising and educating these children, whilst being actively engaged in the planning process. The service we provide caters for a number of diverse children as we regularly engage with students with physical and intellectual disabilities. Subsequently, our service incorporates inclusive planning in order to accommodate the needs of all students. As an extension of the planning process we also regularly engage in risk management
Lavoie’s workshop provokes an emotional response. After viewing life through the eyes of a child with special needs, I cannot help but have a more significant understanding of what people, especially children with disabilities, must deal with every day, everywhere. During the many years that I have worked with children with various disabilities, I have encountered each of the topics discussed in Lavoie’s workshop and agree with the points he makes regarding children with disabilities. Particularly impacting the way I interact with my students are the topics concerning: anxiety, reading comprehension, and fairness.
he Importance Of Reflecting On Changes In Children’s Behaviour Regarding Abuse And Strategies Children Have To Protect Themselves
I chose to view the weight of the nation clip on “ Children in Crisis”. I personally choose this clip because I have an older sister who was overweight as a child and struggle with her weight as a teenagers and young adult. The target audience for the clip is parents and educators. The documentary gives useful information on how, who and why child obesity occurs in the United States. Even though I am not a parent. I found all of the information addressed in the film to be helpful in understanding obesity and the problems related to obesity . It was useful to see that the creators interviewed parents and children to get their opinions on health related issue. Ellen, a mother in the film addressed the issue of not even knowing what it is the schools are servicing to their students. She stated that it is the school responsible to make sure that nutrients needs are being meet. I remember eating lunch at school and not knowing what some of item where because I was brought up eating a heal...
I was confident, but I was overconfident. I had though that I would be able to take on the responsibility of taking care of my niece over the summer, but the truth had proved me wrong. In my imagination, taking care of a child meant providing him or her with basic needs such as food, shelter and playtime. It had never occurred to me that children are in need of love and care just as much as adults do. As I took on the role of being an aunt, I found myself to be completely lost as to how I should approach my five year old niece. I had never felt that way before. During those three months, I learned one very important lesson. Taking care of a child is time consuming and it is not as simple as a reward and punishment system. A child understands what is happening around them and reacts accordingly. Though they may not think the way adults do, they certainly are not unintelligent as they are full of curiosity and creativity.
My field experience for EDUC 2130 was done at Rabun County Elementary STEM camp. The camp and its instructors had the goal of increasing the student’s awareness, knowledge, and interest in STEM. The student age groups I worked with went from kindergarten to 5th grade which gave me a wide range of behavioral, moral, and developmental stages to observe. The teachers running the program used many of the techniques we have discussed such as whole class discussions, small groups, and observational learning.
...ths and weaknesses in order to, improve my practice in the role of supporting children and young people. My learning can have a positive impact on future practice as it enhances the quality of children and young people’s health, safety and well-being.
Through the development of Inclusive Education it is possible that children grow up to be more accepting of differences, where once the notion of something “different” and “separate” could cause caution, fear and ridicule. There are multiple policies and processes present within our society supporting inclusivity and the right every child regardless of their special needs or difficult circumstances has to an education. The Salamanca Statement developed world wide in 1994 states every child’s right to an education. In support of this policy the Commonwealth Disability Discrimination Act (1992) sets disability standards in our education system and the Melbourne Declaration (2008) further attempts to promote equity and excellence within our schools.
This essay will explain the importance of not being subjective whilst working with children. According to Collins’ English Dictionary, subjective means that you are ‘relating to or emanating from a person’s emotions or prejudices’. In brief, this means that you are reliant on your own personal feelings therefore resulting to you judging that child for not displaying the behaviour that you would expect. The opposite of subjective is objective which, according to The Oxford Dictionary, means that a ‘person or the judgement should not be influence by personal feelings or opinions in considering and representing facts’ therefore, observations should be unbiased (‘being not biased or prejudice; fair or impartial’ – The Free Dictionary Online). You should treat every child fairly and in a non-judgemental manner (‘not judging on the basis on one’s personal standards or opinions’ – Dictionary Reference Online). You should not judge the child on their previous behaviour; instead you should treat each day as a new day by only recording how you see the child behaving on that specific day by simply recording what you see as accurately as possible.
Practitioners supporting children and young people are working in increasingly diverse communities, with this brings inequalities and barriers to overcome. This essay will look at the importance of understanding inequality and diversity when working with children and young people. It will detail different types of inequalities including disability, ethnicity, wealth and educational inequality, each bringing different challenges and needing varied responses to overcome or support the children in these situations. The essay will critically analyse the approaches that have been used and look at how inclusive practice has helped children to feel part of their communities regardless of their race, gender or family set up. Finally the essay will look at the anti-discrimination laws and policies that have been introduced to guide practitioners and try to promote a more inclusive society.
The teacher’s developmental stages massively affect their roles along with whom they work closely with including the staff, colleagues, children and families. Nevertheless, teachers in each stage goes through different impacts which alters their involvement with the stakeholders.
Stress is a common emotion or state that is experienced at difficult or threatening times. This is often not attributed to children, however, and can be even more detrimental to their mental and emotional state. High stress in children is both physically and psychologically harmful, which can affect behaviors and attitudes in the future. High stress can cause children to lag in academic settings and turn to detrimental social behaviors. This can even lead to heart disease, depression, and other serious complications later in life (Segal and Smith, 2014). Taking preventive measures or intervening early in childhood can greatly decrease these risk factors and consequences. High stress in children interacts with a variety of factors, including attachment style and biology of the developing brain. Based on the social learning theory, caregiver’s active role and community care programs are essential in the intervention and prevention of high stress in children.
Parenting is the most difficult and most important job we ever do. Unfortunately, despite the degree of difficulty and importance of the work, no one teaches us how to do it. Fortunately, there are many child raising experts who can help. I will mention a few experts; whose work I believe is valuable, throughout this article and I encourage readers to find experts whose work they like.
... in my daily work and in my future classrooms by including diverse activities that challenge different aspects of physical and motor development, such as safe outdoor activities like climbing, encouraging motor development through an art station, and developing fine motor skills through the use of finger plays. It will encourage me to always be aware of the uniqueness of each child's developmental abilities so my teaching methods are inclusive and in-depth.
This Parent- Child Learning Experience was a great one for me because I love helping children succeed in fun ways when it comes to education. The two families that I worked with was a joy and the best part is that I have the honor of severing thesis families on a daily basis.
As I personally take the time to have a reflection over the course of “Child and Adolescent Development” I find myself intrigued with the amount of knowledge I gained during this course this semester. I wanted to take the time to concentrate on three specific areas in which I felt I had the most growth, but also came as a challenge to me as well. It is important when reflecting over a course that I look at what I found to be challenging, as this was an opportunity of growth for me individually. In this paper I will review some of the main topics that I found to be interesting but also resourceful for my future aspiration not only as a family life educator but also a mother one day.