Relationship Reflection

Throughout my young life I have experienced a lot of bad relationships and a lot of good relationships. The bad relationships were the ones that you count as lesson and a blessing because it taught you things about yourself and others that you couldn’t see at first.  Whether it was an intimate relationship or friendship you learned that everyone that say the love you really don’t and those that say they are friend or girl/boy really aren’t. All relationships regardless of what they are built on trust, honest and great communication between people.

My good relationships seem to out weight my bad ones. I have a good relationship with my boys. They know that can always talk to their mother about whatever pop in their minds but sometimes if feel like my 15 year old takes it to the extreme just to see my reaction, me and sisters have more of a best friend relationship type bond. We always talk about everything.  My mother, grandmother and aunts are very close. My fiancé and I are also close and sometimes it feels like we are brother and sister because we play a lot with each other.  All these relationships are extremely important to me because these people are my strength, my backbone and my reason for getting up in the morning.

                If I had to choose just one relationship that I can’t do without is the relationship between me and my children.  If anything goes on in their lives I want to be there to be a part of it. I want them to know regardless if daddy is there or not their mother will always be there. Overtime I have learned that talking, being honest and trust worthy goes a long way in relationships. As a teacher these things are needed when talking to your students and parents. Students tell you things in confidence and they want to know that someone cares about them. Some students may talk to you about things that they can’t talk to their parents about and it could be the same when dealing with parents. They don’t want to talk about things that are going on at home but sometimes it slips out and they hope it will not get repeated. Teachers must remember that confidentiality is a must when working in the educational field.

 

Qoutes about Children

"Only where children gather is there any real chance of fun." Mignon McLaughlin, journalist and author

 

“Every child you encounter is a divine appointment.” Wess Stafford, President, Compassion International

Testing for Intelligence

As an educator we should know about the different learning styles that children learn. These learning styles will the teacher understand how that learn. Motor skills, language development and concepts are another that educators need to know about children. In   Head start children are tested by doing varies things such as kicking a ball, putting on socks, walking in a straight line, recognizing their name etc. they go by these indicators to see if a child is ready to move to the next task. Once these things are mastered they move on to things that may be a little harder. On the other hand children this age should not subjected to testing. Preschool children are all different and smart. They are their own individuals and if we just take more time to talk to them and let their creativeness show we will see that they know more than what we think they know. 
In Japan they are testing the children English abilities. According to the article among 2.32 million participants taking the Eiken exam in 2012, 206,800 were primary students.  The parents of these children want them to show off their English speaking skills early which is clearly understandable. But we are getting obsessed with testing.
Reference:
www.japantimes.co.jp

Child Hunger

 

I have been working in the in the school system for three years now and I noticed a lot of things about the children I work with. The one thing that has stood out was hunger. I have seen children come to school and the only they are focused on is what time is lunch. They can’t pay attention in class because the stomachs ache from being hungry. The children being to show less interest in their work, grades begin to drop and they focus more when they are getting their next meal. Most of the time they don’t have a chance to get to eat breakfast because they were late from school. So we kept crackers in the room so they can eat but that isn’t enough to fill their stomachs.

Not only are we seeing child hunger in the U.S. but it is also going on all over the world. I chose to research the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Democratic Republic of the Congo is located in Central Africa.  The population of the Democratic Republic of the Congo is 66 million. The global hunger index is extremely alarming. The malnutrition of children under five years old in the D.R. Congo is 28.2% in 2007 (Action against Hunger).  As of 2011 the DRC stood at the bottom of major indices of well being. About 70% of the residence lack access to food and one in four children are malnourished (World food Programme). Since the beginning of 2012, the DRC has been plagued by a wave of violence and a dramatic increase of internally displaced people in five of their eastern provinces (World Food Programme).

A group that is trying to help this situation is Action against Hunger. Action against hunger is a nonprofit and global humanitarian organization committed to ending word hunger. It works to save the lives of malnourished children while providing communities with access clean water and sustainable solutions to hunger (Action against hunger). This is an organization that people should get involved in. We should also get our children involved so they can also help. If we can’t help the children the DRC we can help feed the children here at home.

References:

www.wfp.org/countries/congo-demoratic-republic

www.actionagainsthunger.org

www.actionagainsthunger.org/countries/Africa/democratic-republic-congo

Persoanl Birthing Experience

I had my first child at an early age. I was extremely scared and didn't know what to expect. By being having a family history of high blood pressure I found out that my blood pressure was high and I was known as a high pregnancy. My labor was induced and I was giving an epidural which numbed me from the waist down. An epidural is  the best thing that doctors came up with. I highly recommend it. That night I delivered a 7 pound baby boy vaginally. This was great considering that my mom had to have a C-section with all four of her children.
The funniest thing I remember about my labor is my mom and the doctor arguing because she wanted me to sit up and watch my baby come out ant they wanted me to lay back push. As far as child development goes he was health, happy, strong and hunger. I always read to him, we watch Barney, Sesame Street, song the ABC song and other things. I basically treated him like I did my little sisters like he was my brother. Now that he is a teenager we still have that bond and act more like sister brother instead of mother and son. We talk about everything and everybody I hope we keep this open line communication.

The country that I did a little research on was Spain. Like the US, Spain is much medicalised. But there are some differences in the hospitals from Spain and the US. Hospitals in the US does not have a limit on the number of people that can be in the room during delivery,  there isn't a public or private hospital like Spain,. On the other hand Spain has private and public hospitals. In public hospitals you have to share rooms with other women, less C-sections are performed, they have better resources for high risk pregnancy's and things will be provided for mother and baby. You don't have to bring anything. Private hospitals have private rooms family can stay overnight if they want, no visitation restrictions, high number of c-sections perform, bring your own supplies for you and the child and no resources for high risk pregnancy. If any complications occur the person will transferred to a public hospital.

Reference:
www.mamatemite.et

Code of Ethics

Three  ideas that I like are on the DEC Code of Ethics are

1. Professional Collaboration
2. Professional and Interpersonal Behavior
3. Professional Development and Preparation

I picked these points because they are very important. We have to remember that respecting each other religious and sexual belief  is very important along with other things. Acting appropriate in the work environment around children is must. I have seen teachers get into heated arguments in front of their class. Also planning is very important. This will help the children on task and yourself.

Article: The Division for Early Childhood. (2000, August). Code of ethics. Retrieved May 26, 2010, fromhttp://www.dec-sped.org/

Course Resources

Position Statements and Influential Practices

• NAEYC. (2009). Developmentally appropriate practice in early childhood programs serving children from birth through age 8. Retrieved May 26, 2010, from http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/dap
  
• NAEYC. (2009). Where we stand on child abuse prevention. Retrieved May 26, 2010, from http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/ChildAbuseStand.pdf
  
• NAEYC. (2009). Where we stand on school readiness. Retrieved May 26, 2010, from http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/Readiness.pdf
  
• NAEYC. (2009). Where we stand on responding to linguistic and cultural diversity. Retrieved May 26, 2010, from http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/diversity.pdf
  
• NAEYC. (2003). Early childhood curriculum, assessment, and program evaluation: Building an effective, accountable system in programs for children birth through age 8. Retrieved May 26, 2010, from http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/pscape.pdf
  
• NAEYC. (2009, April). Early childhood inclusion: A summary. Retrieved May 26, 2010, from http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/DEC_NAEYC_ECSummary_A.pdf
  
• Zero to Three: National Center for Infants, Toddlers, and Families. (2010). Infant-toddler policy agenda. Retrieved May 26, 2010, from http://main.zerotothree.org/site/PageServer?pagename=ter_pub_infanttodller
  
• FPG Child Development Institute. (2006, September). Evidence-based practice empowers early childhood professionals and families. (FPG Snapshot, No. 33). Retrieved May 26, 2010, from http://www.fpg.unc.edu/~snapshots/snap33.pdf
  
  Note: The following article can be found in the Walden University Library databases.
  
• Turnbull, A., Zuna, N., Hong, J. Y., Hu, X., Kyzar, K., Obremski, S., et al. (2010). Knowledge-to-action guides. Teaching Exceptional Children, 42(3), 42-53.
  Use the Academic Search Complete database, and search using the article's title.

Part 2: Global Support for Children's Rights and Well-Being

• Article: UNICEF (n.d.). Fact sheet: A summary of the rights under the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Retrieved May 26, 2010, from http://www.unicef.org/crc/files/Rights_overview.pdf
  
• Websites:
  
• • World Forum Foundation
    http://worldforumfoundation.org/wf/wp/about-us
    This link connects you to the mission statement of this organization. Make sure to watch the media segment on this webpage
    
  • World Organization for Early Childhood Education
    http://www.omep-usnc.org/
    Read about OMEP's mission.
    
  • Association for Childhood Education International
    http://acei.org/
    Click on "Mission/Vision" and "Guiding Principles and Beliefs" and read these statements.

Note: Explore the resources in Parts 3 and 4 in preparation for this week's Application assignment.

Part 3: Selected Early Childhood Organizations

• National Association for the Education of Young Children
  http://www.naeyc.org/
  
• The Division for Early Childhood
  http://www.dec-sped.org/
  
• Zero to Three: National Center for Infants, Toddlers, and Families
  http://www.zerotothree.org/
  
• WESTED
  http://www.wested.org/cs/we/print/docs/we/home.htm
  
• Harvard Education Letter
  http://www.hepg.org/hel/topic/85
  
• FPG Child Development Institute
  http://www.fpg.unc.edu/
  
• Administration for Children and Families Headstart's National Research Conference
  http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/opre/hsrc/
  
• HighScope
  http://www.highscope.org/
  
• Children's Defense Fund
  http://www.childrensdefense.org/
  
• Center for Child Care Workforce
  http://www.ccw.org/
  
• Council for Exceptional Children
  http://www.cec.sped.org//AM/Template.cfm?Section=Home
  
• Institute for Women's Policy Research
  http://www.iwpr.org/
  
• National Center for Research on Early Childhood Education
  http://www.ncrece.org/wordpress/
  
• National Child Care Association
  http://www.nccanet.org/
  
• National Institute for Early Education Research
  http://nieer.org/
  
• Pre[K]Now
  http://www.pewstates.org/projects/pre-k-now-328067
  
• Voices for America's Children
  http://www.voices.org/
  
• The Erikson Institute
  http://www.erikson.edu/
  

Part 4: Selected Professional Journals Available in the Walden Library
Tip: Use the A-to-Z e-journal list to search for specific journal titles. (Go to "How Do I...?", select "Tips for Specific Formats and Resources," and then "e-journals" to find this search interface.)

• YC Young Children
• Childhood
• Journal of Child & Family Studies
• Child Study Journal
• Multicultural Education
• Early Childhood Education Journal
• Journal of Early Childhood Research
• International Journal of Early Childhood
• Early Childhood Research Quarterly
• Developmental Psychology
• Social Studies
• Maternal & Child Health Journal
• International Journal of Early Years Education

Green Eggs and Ham by. Dr. Suess
Goodnight Moon  by Margaret Wise Brown
The Very Hungary Caterpillar by Eric Carle

Early Childhood News -Article Archives
www.earlychildhoodnews.com

Quote on passion and motivation from media presentation

"I always wanted to become a teacher ever since I was a child. I wanted to be a public school teacher but never thought about being a head start teacher.  Children from low income families can thrive if they are given the right tools that they need. I  was interested in working with children that were 3 and 4 years. I said yes and I fell in love with them."Lousie Derman -Sparks

"I became a part of the early childhood field and I was able to see how we have a unique opportunity to work with children and shape a child life that's why I'm passionate. Whenever I go to the meetings I see the parents learning how to talk to policy makers and sharing their voice that is what keep me motivated."  Sandy Escobido

Quote by Dr. Stanly Greenspan

"As your baby progress from one milestone to the next, remember that he doesn't really leave them behind. In order to grow and develop his full potential he must continually build on and strengthen all of the steps that have gone before."

Quote on education by President Lyndon B. Johnson

Education is not a problem. Education is an opportunity.

The cutest butterfly

The picture is cute because it shows that children pay attention to details.

My Favorite Children Book

My favorite children book is The Little Engine That Could. I like this book because the train never gave up on tiring to accomplish something. That is how small children are and we should learn from them to always try until you succeed.

Quotes about Children

Anonymous
"Children are great imitators. So give them something great to imitate."

hello classmates

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