Book Review: “Is Voting for Young People?” (2E) by Martin Wattenberg Watternberg‚ Martin. Is Voting for Young People? With a Postscript on Citizen Engagement‚ 2nd edition. Harlow: Longman‚ 2007. In this concise work of political science‚ Professor Wattenberg of UC Irvine sketches the outline of a potentially serious problem facing modern democracies: the ever-declining political awareness and participation among youth. Wattenberg analyzes election surveys and public opinion polls in order to ascertain
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2‚ line.28-29)‚ which tells us that the narcissism is on the increase. Many young people nowadays feel they can do anything‚ and a good example could be the series of The X Factor‚ where more than 150‚000 people participated in the hope of success. The participants were convinced that they deserved success despite their transparent lack of talent‚ which they not could see themselves. In brief‚ narcissists are the people who choose a mirror if they are allowed to take a personal belonging to a desert
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wakes up and often times has no idea of the day may have in store for them. For many though‚ the progression of the day lies mainly in the actions of others. For example‚ the day for a young girl who has a learning disability may be different depending on the words of those around her and the impact that those words may have. No one person should have to suffer or worry about suffering because he or she may have a disability of some kind. Whenever I was young‚ I remember being called the “smart
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Safeguarding and promoting children’s welfare Suitable people Suitable premises‚ equipment and environment Organisation Documentation 17 24 25 32 33 Section 4 – Other information Other legal duties 35 Competency in English 35 Exemptions Inspection and regulation Local Authorities Where to go for help 35 36 36 37 Appendix 1 Assessment Scales Appendix 2 Specific requirements for qualifications and ratios of adults to children SECTION 1 - INTRODUCTION Purpose and aims
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professional relationship with children and young people In order to develop a positive relationship with children and young people the Teaching Assistant needs to show they are friendly‚ approachable and have an interest in talking to the children they are working with. This involves showing good body language‚ smiling‚ maintaining eye contact and displaying active listening‚ such as responding appropriately‚ asking additional relevant questions and showing empathy. Also children need time to speak without
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safeguarding the welfare of children and young people including e-safety? The current legislation‚ guidelines‚ policies and procedures are there to protect and keep the children safe from being harmed or by any type of risk. The 3 main policies which i am going to talk about mentioning the children’s act 2004; children act 1989 which is every child matters. Children act 1989: This act was brought to simplify the law to keep away any harm from the children and young people and to protect them. This
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Unit No: Level: Credit value: Guided learning hours: Unit expiry date: Unit accreditation number: Understand how to safeguard the well being of children and young people 4 CYP 3.3 3 3 25 31/01/2015 Y/601/1695 Unit purpose and aim This unit aims to provide the knowledge and understanding required to support the safeguarding of children and young people. The unit contains material on e-safety. Learning Outcomes The learner will: Assessment Criteria The learner can: Exemplification 1 Understand
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Response to Essay Questions for Teaching Position in High-Needs School Instructions as stated on application: Answer each question in a short essay format (no more than 300 words); be sure to address all parts of each question. The answers to these questions are considered a critical part of your application. Please spend time crafting your answers and provide your responses to these application questions in the spaces below. (Be sure to identify each instruction‚ and frequently review to assure
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positive communication‚ is ensuring a person/people feel comfortable in your presence/enviroment‚ it is a good beginning in forming any type of relationship‚ whether it be with children/young people/adults. The way we conduct ourselves can be by ensuring we act as a role model and our own communication uses good inter-personal skills. Communicating should be in a manner that is clear‚ concise and appropriate to the age group‚ need and/or ability of the person/s. This will include using words/phrases that
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with children‚ young people and others involved in their care 1.1 Explain why positive relationships with children and young people are important and how these are built and maintained Why positive relationships with children and young people are important (Ref 1.1): * When children feel comfortable with us they can separate more easily from their parents. * Children are more likely to participate in play and learning activities if they are secure emotionally * when children have
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