This
course was titled Influences of Family, Culture, and
Society in Early Childhood and I believe there was
some discussion on family, culture and society that affects early
childhood. However, I preferred the breaking down of
articles that discussed specific topics of family dynamics, community support,
stress, and resilience that focused on my major assessment topic. I feel this course was better focused on
those topics and my major assessment.
Resiliency
is a hot topic for the students I teach in their socioeconomic class. Learning how to cope with
problems that they deal with on a daily basis is a teaching tool that is left
out of most preschool classrooms. For
the following year, I am hoping to incorporate teaching terms revolving around
resiliency into everyday lesson planning and curriculum.
One article discussed that most children do not want to go back to their past experiences but to remind them to bounce up like a ball.
One article discussed that most children do not want to go back to their past experiences but to remind them to bounce up like a ball.
When we are dealing with children, we have to do what is best for them. Even though most of our curricula for early learners have eliminated the noncognitive skills, educators should allow time in their schedules to address these skills. Children need to learn noncognitive skills so that they can understand cognitive skills. Both noncognitive and cognitive skills depend on each other. When students learn noncognitive skills they will learn how to cope and overcome challenges they encounter in their lives.
ReplyDeleteI agree that resilience is a hot topic and one that needs to be constantly highlighted. As we reviewed the module on resilience and trauma, I recognized the influence educators have on children. Emotional well-being is tied to achievement and life-long outcomes. In the article, Growing Past Childhood Trauma, Brown (2011) discusses his traumatic childhood. Brown shared that through loving, structured support confidence and resilience were activated. Educators hold the power to activate the confidence and resilience many children need to cope with and overcome the adversities they experience.
ReplyDeleteBrown, W. K. (2011). Growing Past Childhood Trauma. Reclaiming Children & Youth, 19(4), 13-17