~ Quotes To Live By ~

Listed below are a few quotes that may be helpful in our daily work. I wish all of you the best in your future endeavors. Please know that I appreciate all of your comments, insights  and encouragements. You all are greatly appreciated!!!

* The whole purpose of education is to turn mirrors into windows. ~Sydney J. Harris

*  An educational system isn't worth a great deal if it teaches young people how to make a living but doesn't teach them how to make a life. ~Author Unknown

* Every time you stop a school, you will have to build a jail. What you gain at one end you lose at the other. It's like feeding a dog on his own tail. It won't fatten the dog. ~Mark Twain
* Education is an ornament in prosperity and a refuge in adversity. ~Aristotle

* Education is the ability to listen to almost anything without losing your temper or your self-confidence. ~Robert Frost

* "Children are like wet cement. Whatever falls on them makes an impression.- Dr. Hiam Ginnot

* "Free the child's potential, and you will transform him into the world."- Maria Montessori

* "This state has put a lot of concentration on reforming the K-12 system, but we've done very little with early childhood education. We can't wait until they get to kindergarten because then we're just playing catch-up."- Evelyn Keating

* "Experts tell us that 90% of all brain development occurs by the age of five. If we don't begin thinking about education in the early years, our children are at risk of falling behind by the time they start Kindergarten."- Robert. L. Ehrlich

* "We worry about what a child will become tomorrow, yet we forget that he is someone today."- Stacia Tauscher

 

 ~ Commitment To Young Children ~

In considering commitment to young children I think developmental assessments should be done to help identify possible developmental problems. The child may be showing signs ofhe child and he or she can be eligible for certain programs and interventions. The teacher can become aware of the child and their strengths and weaknesses. Some teachers may also need to give testing material at a lower level allowing the child to work themselves up so the teacher can properly identify where the weakness are.

Another factor I feel should be measured is a child social interactions and ability to form relationships. I think this is important because they can miss out on opportunities that are critical to resolve social conflicts, communicate, and compromise. Children then develop low self-confidence, and little faith in their own abilities. I also feel asseessing the child environment is also vital. In assessing the environment you can measure the family stressors, and coping styles. You can also look into the family support systems and caregiving skills. Environment plays a strong role in children development, i affects the child's mood, actions, and views of life.


Lastly, I would do Teacher Evaluations. This is important because it would allow the teacher to be aware of what he/she needs to work more on to help teach the students as well as herself grow. Constructive Critism too me  is very insighful. In Asia they focus on performance in classroom assessment, where they complete course reuirements . The course measure their ability to regurgitate information and being able to use it. They also perform self assessment, teacher observations, portfoilios, and uizzes/test. Assessment is important because all of the decisions made will be beneficial for educating the child, and all assessment decisions as whole will alter the child learning outcome.

References: http://asiasociety.org/education/