As an educator, my main is to help children to become pedagogically and academically successful. In order to be useful in the society in which they live they need to get a well-balanced education. Besides, we need to offer them a safe and fun environment as they learn. It is equally important, that both teachers and parents should play a decisive role in to strengthen children’s emotionally, intellectually, and socially.
The theory I agree with and the one I would like to base the teaching process is the theory of Anton Seminovich Makarenko. Since this theorist gives great importance to the involvement of an entire society to the learning process. In other words, it means that education is not a matter of one individual; furthermore,
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I recognize that all children are valued and it is important for every child to be provided with a good education as well as a nurturing environment through:
Learning: Provide many opportunities for all children, including those with disabling conditions, to feel effective, experience success and feel good about themselves. Work with children in learning about themselves and the world around them, including culture, participation in group activities, social skills, language, and emotional skills to prepare them for their future.
Health: work with parents and specialist to develop a specific plan to the need of each child. Provide a curriculum that will promote a child’s physical and mental health through exercise, play, music, hands - on activities, and nutritious meals.
Family: including parents in the program is one of the most important influences in the children’s well-being. I truly believe that parents are the most important role model for their children. They need to be included in the daily learning process that the child receives. Also, it is necessary to work with parents to develop effective
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I hope in the next years I have accumulated more experience and qualifications to be better prepared for any positions that might be available. My ambition at this particular stage of my life is to finish my Associate Degree at The Blue Ridge Community College. The characteristics of an ideal early childhood classroom will be to set goals and meet the developmental needs of each child by promoting quality care according to NAEYC Standards for Early Childhood Education. One more characteristic is to stimulate children with choices of materials, learning and welcoming environment, engagement activities, good relationship with peers and teachers and enhance children’s learning and development. I have many reasons I want to become an early childhood teacher one of them, is that I think that the early childhood education is fundamental to build up the base for children’s future formation. It is the foundation for the new generations and their future. From my experience, I recognize that teaching children are unique and therefore, it is necessary that as teachers we should be flexible and provide opportunities for them to expand their skills, and interests, about themselves and their
Recognize that children are best understood and supported in the context of family, culture, community, and society
The information presented during this course has increase my knowledge and experience about my role as an early childhood educator. The resources presented helped me to learn ways to promote healthy development and well-being of all children and how to be an advocate for them. I believe this class enriched my knowledge about infant-toddler care and education to the point that I would most like to express to others its importance. One thing that I would like to share is that infant–toddler care and education is crucial for physical and cognitive development. The caregiver/parent interaction is necessary for the children to keep alive the desire for communication and learning. I would like to express to others that we should keep in mind at all times that children are unique individuals that deserve care and respect. The caregiver should be a role model from day one, so the child will learn to copy her, and later on impart the same behavior to others. She should interact with the children to develop a relationship that will help the child to express feelings and emotions in a nice way. Also, I would like to express the importance of teamwork. Parents and caregivers need to work together in developing relationships to promote healthy development for children. According to Mary Benson McMullen and Susan Dixon, “ Each family and professional must learn to work and make decisions together to support the child’s healthy development and to ensure the family’s well-being” (McMullen & Dixon, 2006). In my opinion caregivers need to start developing the relationship with the parents from day one, and supporting their wishes on what they prefer for their child. One way of doing this is by respecting thei...
Early childhood education is a very important step during a child’s educational career. This is the level where the entire framework is laid. The four major areas of development are further defined ...
Throughout this paper you will learn about Early Childhood Education in a Foreign country. The background of the country, their culture, their government, and education system. While on the journey of getting ready to become an Early Child Educator it is important to learn more about the diversity and different teaching styles that some of your students or parents might come from. Learning about different cultures and teaching styles will help you better understand and communicate with you students and parents.
From the perspective I have at this stage in my journey in the early childhood education field, I would like to share what I have come to value and believe in regards to early learning and care by looking at my philosophy statement. To begin we will look at the statement and highlight three key features and find out why they are important to me, then we will see what they will look like in my practice, and lastly we will examine these ideas closely by looking at where they originated. By taking an in-depth look at my philosophy statement we will better understand the motivation behind my practice which I hope to continue to refine and refresh as I gain more knowledge and experience.
Parental involvement in education is a vital essential for creating a cooperative environment for the student to thrive and succeed in. When a student knows that he or she is receiving support both inside and outside the school, the chances of that child becoming responsible for and active in their education are more likely. I know that there can be difficulties including parents for many reasons. Such parents may be too busy, uninterested or just feel helpless. However, as an educator, I will still have an obligation to reach out to these parents and assist them.
As a teacher in early childhood development, I believe that the teacher skills and personality influence how children understand, observe and react to the classroom environment and the world around them. Even though part of teacher responsibilities are academic, daily interactions that encourage social, emotional and physical development are important. One of a quality effective early childhood educators’ characteristic is that they should have patience.
It is my strong belief that each child is entitled to a safe, secure, stimulating and caring learning environment. I always believed that each child is a unique individual with much curiosity and many academic, social and emotional needs. Children need our support in order to mature emotionally, intellectually, physically, and socially. As a teacher, one should aim to help students in fulfilling their dreams to become successful and educated individuals. We must provide them with a safe learning environment for their learning to succeed.
There are many aspects to early childhood education including what all it contains and is being taught. People willing to teach in an early childhood center are vitally important for learning and have overwhelming benefits for the children (Teufel). Children are expected to know much more information at an early age, so it benefits children to have the opportunity to take part in a program before kindergarten.
Successful teachers develop the whole child by making integrated efforts to promote their student’s academic, social and emotional learning. Children need to be aware of themselves and others; make responsible decisions, and be ethical and respectful of the people around them.
Those who support children in starting school at an early age, claim early childhood education is of critical importance during a child’s early developmental period. They believe it is important for early social interactions, play, and learning among peers to be best ingrained early on in a child’s youth. Gunilla Dahlberg, a psychologist specializing in childhood education, wrote a book on the success and factors that play into success a child will have in their education. In Dahlberg’s chapter, “Constructing Early Childhood”, he talks about factors
In order to promote the best outcome from the curriculum we must consider that each child is an individual in their own right. Tricia David (2001: 55) states that early childhood should be a time of “spontaneity and of exploration according to individual interests”. Thus accounting for the child’s strengths and weaknesses, as well as their likes and dislikes, provides a curriculum, which will promote optimum development. This is also known as a ...
We spoke about the important people in the classroom which includes the child’s family, the child, and the teacher. The family is not physically present in the classroom each day. However, the children are products of their home environment, and the relationships
Children are our future leaders, doctors, and more. They need to be taught everything they will need to have success throughout their lives. Parents are known to be the first natural teachers of their children (Sad & Gurbuzturk, 2013). Over the past few decades, researchers have become increasingly concerned with parental involvement in their children’s education. The current idea of learning appears to be focused on developing the entire child through emotional, academic, and social adjustment rather than just academic development (Cheung, & Pomerantz, 2011). Parents and schools have begun to form partnerships in order to help the acquisition of knowledge through the development of the children’s individual abilities, engagement, and interest. Researchers have been focusing on finding a central aspect of parenting that helps to ensure the child’s future success through social and emotional development of their children (Warner, 2010).
There are many benefits to teachings having a good relationship with the student’s family, guardian, or parents. Teachers should begin the school year with building positive relationships with the student’s families. In the book it mentions that there is ongoing research that indicates the benefits of family involvement in children’s education. Some of these benefits mentioned were children earning higher grades, tend to have better attendance, have higher rates of homework completion, and are more motivated and have positive attitudes towards school. Through the reading it also emphasizes on the increase in family involvement in children’s education will result in a decrease in students participating in substance abuse and violence. Students