1. Why Is Teaching Considered To Be Complex?

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Review Questions:

1. Why is teaching considered to be complex? Teaching is considered to be complex because there are many categories that early childhood educators are expected to know about. It is not as simple as making sure the children know their ABC’s. The categories listed in the textbook that teachers are expected to know are as follows, (2012)

Children’s play and development

Curriculum planning/educational programming

Children’s health, safety, and nutrition

Working with parents, parenting, and social services for families

Interventions for young children and families

Classroom management and child guidance

Child assessments and evaluation

Multicultural education, diversity, inclusion, and anti-bias curriculum

Implications of

While teaching a teacher can watch how the class is receiving the information. If they are very intrigued and involved, that means that lesson is a success, but if they are distracted and uninvolved, it would be wise for the teacher to take mental note about this lesson and later rework it to be better. Reflective practice could also be used for art projects and other centers. Some will be successful and there will always be ones that are a bust. It would be important to make note of what did not work so it is not repeated. Another scenario for the use of reflective practice could be how teachers speak to their students. If we yell at a child and watch how that affects the child in a negative way, it would be good to try again the next time using a different disciplinary

Why is simply “loving children” not enough to meet young children’s needs?

It is in the early stages of life that children develop their social skills, language and how to act emotionally. It is important to love on the children, but it is the adults that help the children grow and develop in these areas. Children’s caregivers need to have to skills to know how to talk to the children and how to use every day activities in order to help the children learn. (Hyson, 2012, p. 14)

7. What efforts are being made to make high-quality professional development available to all committed and capable educators?

There are many ways in the process of becoming available to help professional development be available to all educators. One of the programs already available is called T.E.A.C.H., which provides scholarships for educators in more than twenty states. (Hyson, 2012, p. 14)

8. What resources are available to educators to help them learn some of the basics when working with young children?

The NAEYC provides educators with six standards to prepare them for working with young children. The six areas are:

Promoting Child Development and Learning

Building Family and Community Relationships

Observing, Documenting, and Assessing to Support Young Children and