Explain The Three Strong Relational Forces That Drive Jensen

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The three strong “relational” forces that drive students according to Jensen (2016), are: the drive for reliable relationships, the strengthening of peer socialization, and the quest for importance and social status. As I think about these three strong “relational” forces at my work, it is clear that the students although daycare age already have these strong “relational” forces Looking at Jensen’s (2016) first strong “relational” forces is the drive for reliable relationships is seen in our school by the teachers who are so loving and caring towards the students. They have students that are dropped off at 6:30am, sometime still sleeping but their love and attention makes them feel special. Some of these students are so upset when they have to move up to a new class and don’t want to leave their teacher. The second strong “relational” forces that drive students according to Jensen (2016) is the strengthening of peer socialization. In each classroom there is a play area, they have a porch outside for the children to run around and if sunny goes outside. The teachers help students to learn how to share their toys and how to relate to each other. The third strong “relational” forces that drive students according to Jensen (2016) is the quest for importance and social status. Therefore, having relationships with their peers is a new area for them to maneuver, since they have been the eye of their parents. Student in daycare use their crying for attention as their way to get the …show more content…

Observe students behavior when they come in with parents, help to provide free breakfast and lunch for students, and identify students who might need some social interaction. It is important to “educate student’s caregiver about school resources” (Jensen, 2016) and outside resources. It is important that the staff has an in service to be able to identify students that might need

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