Chapter 1 Summary The work we do as early childhood educators is self-explanatory we work with children. We are expected to work with young children to communicate with them‚ play with them‚ care for their physical needs‚ teach them‚ and provide them with a sense of psychological comfort and security. In early childhood care and education we regard all areas of development- social‚ emotional‚ intellectual and physical- as important and interconnected. Because young children are vulnerable and
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Abraham Maslow ECE 101: Introduction to Early Childhood Education Carmen Balgobin July 25‚ 2011 Abraham Maslow Abraham Maslow developed a theory of motivation called self-actualization‚ based on the satisfaction of human needs. He identified self-actualization‚ or self-fulfillment‚ as the highest human need‚ but other basic needs are satisfied before self-actualization is achieved (Morrison‚ 2009). Maslow loosely defined self-actualization as “the full use and exploitation of talents
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Parenting and Education during early childhood paper PSY/280 November 3‚ 2010 Professor Jeff Dunlap‚ Ph.D. Parenting styles influence on development during infancy and early childhood Nurture versus nature is a well-known controversial debate that will never be resolved. Family relationships constitute the most significant component in the development
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The benefits and acceptance of play in the early year’s classroom is not a universal attitude. Differing cultural‚ social and political aspects determine the importance given to play in early years settings. However the Irish curriculum strongly believes in play being an important part of a child’s learning experience. The main aim of this essay is to make the point that work and play are not necessarily separate activities and can be integrated to maximise the child’s learning in many areas of development
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DISCOVERY EXERCISE 12 THE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT FOR EDUCATION POLICY. In England the borough councils are the local authorities responsible for education. Local Education Authorities (LEA) has responsibilities towards schools in their areas. Some of their responsibilities are as follows: 1. They are responsible for distribution and monitoring of funding for the schools – the method of calculation of school’s budgets is called Fair Funding. Most maintained schools receive
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conflicting obligations or responsibilities in their work. In this essay I will be comparing four different codes of ethics and also reflecting their differences. The four codes involved are the NAEYC Code of Ethical Conduct‚ the Nursing Code of ethics‚ the National Education Association-Code of Ethics in Education Profession‚ and the Psychology Code of Ethics. I will talk about each code separately‚ as they are the same‚ and as they are different. I will start with the NAEYC Code of Ethical Conduct
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I grew up in Queens‚ N.Y. More specifically in a town called College Point. My early childhood education was memorable. I can still recall every one of my elementary school teachers. My fifth grade teacher‚ Mr. Verrilli‚ was one of my favorite teachers. He encouraged his students to excel academically. He introduced us to classic literature and challenged us to broaden our horizons. Inspired by my teacher‚ I stayed up late for an entire week so that I could watch an Italian opera series aired
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Introduction Continuous Professional Development should be essential for every early childhood practitioner. Every setting which promotes early childhood education essentially need to plan activities for children‚ short term‚ medium term and long term‚ but predominantly according to children’s interest. Consistent with Aistear (2009) the author agrees that planning is an on-going process‚ which requires early years workers to think about short-term‚ long term and medium term plans. It is vital
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two‚ three eyes on me! I heard this phrase almost everyday in elementary school and ironically I now hear it everyday in high school. I’m fortunate enough to be able to attend a high school that offers the perfect vocational class for me‚ Early Childhood Education. At this time‚ I’m enrolled in the first year dual credit class. This class has allowed me to gain experience in the classroom with children and be able to get ahead of the game by earning college credits while still in high school. While
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During the early years of a child’s life are the busiest. I believe learning is happening all the time in a child life‚ through play‚ interaction with peers‚ and through single play. Learning is interwoven with the development domains. When using the domains they include‚ physical‚ social/emotional‚ cognitive and communication. There for working with my Head Start program it’s my goal for each of my children to walk out of my classroom at the end of the year using each of these domains‚ and helping
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