Inspirational Quotes and Thanks

Children inspirational quotes

I have chosen this quote, because in our classroom we are always trying to teach our students to be good friends, make friends and to use kind words.

I like this quote because it encourages children to think outside of the box and use their imagination and become more creative. It also helps the children to understand that it is okay to be different and accepting others thoughts or creativity.







Thank You For The Support
 I would just like to thank everybody that responded to my page, and help me through this educational process. I enjoyed reading what everyone has wrote and seeing their point of view.  The peers that are in our group has really helped me grow as an educator. I truly appreciate it, and look forward to interacting with you guys next class.

How Children Are Assessed In Different Parts Of The World

 Children In Panama
  As an adult now, I cannot remember the stress that felt at the end of each year as a child waiting to see my report card to know if I was promoted to the next grade level. Even though now, children that comes to the center after school talks about how if they do not pass the (EOG'S) End Of Grade Testing at the end of the school year, they can take the test up to three times. 

 The third time you have to repeat your grade level. This can be very stressful for children. Why should their level of understanding be evaluated on one test at the end of the year?  The grades that they obtain throughout the year should do. 

 The country that I picked is Panama. In Panama, there are six years of primary education. From kindergarten to ninth grade goes to school for free. From 10th grade to 12th grade there is a small school fee to pay.  The teachers in Panama states that math is where the children scores the lowest on their testing. 
  
  The way that Panama assessment systems goes like this, both secondary schools both public and private schools operates on a five point system. The children have to score a three or higher to pass. They get four times to pass the test or if they fail the same class within the same year, they can fail the grade or be transferred to another school if there are no signs of improvements. 

 The way that Panama are trying to improve there test scores especially in the area of mathematics are by incorporating more technology. For example smart boards, computers and educational  programs  to help educate the children in different ways of learning. They say that basic math like adding, subtracting, division and multiplication is where the children are needing much help.  

  Hopefully with this new system that they are trying will help improve the test level and understanding of mathematics in their schools.

Reference

The School System of Panama. www.angloinfo.com

The Affects of Violence

   The Affects of Violence in a house hold is becoming very common now a days. The type of violence that the children have to deal with now is so sad. Some of the children that are being born now are in homes with people that either do not know how to deal with certain behaviors, are witnessing violence in their home between their parents/ caregivers or was brought up in an rough environment.
   My childhood friend and her brother were victims of violence in the home. This violence were their mom hitting them. You would have never known, that was how much covering up that my friend did. We always knew that their mom were particular on how things were done,but we never knew how intense it was. In the video The signs of early childhood development, the video mentioned that a person brain is shaped by their experiences and how stress can affect a child's learning. This is so true, it affected my friend brother in a big way. The stress was so much in that house that he decided to stop going to school by the ninth grade.
   This is what started the bad choices. Her brother began to hangout with the wrong people, stealing and having problems with authority figures. He tried going into the army but just could not get it together so that option did not work out. Eventually the choices that he made had landed him in prison. Her on the other hand ended up moving to Philly with her father and finished school and have five beautiful kids and a husband. The way that she dealt with her experiences was by talking about it and the support of her family, church and friends. Now that my friend has children of her own she uses her experience in raising them. The life that her children is having is different than the one she lived.
   My brother and I weren't raised the way that my parents were. We had consequences for our actions either positive or negative. We were in a home with two parents that never got divorce. They showed us the importance of working hard and making the right choices. They actually talked to us and lead by example. Like the text said that parents are their children first teachers. So what that being said we as adults need to help nurture and guide our children so they will be productive teens and adults.

Reference

Center on the Developing Child-Harvard University. (n.d). InBrief: The science of early childhood       development. [Video File]. Retrieved from http://developingchild.harvard.edu/index.php/resources/miltimedia/videos/inbrief series/inbrief science of ecd/. 

   

Breastfeeding

Breastfeeding Around the World
  The research that I did is about breastfeeding. Breastfeeding is a natural way that mother's feed their infants/ child. Breastfeeding is such a debatable topic because everyone wants a mother to breastfeed their baby, but just not where they can see it. I never saw the logic in that. When it is time for that infant to eat it's time to eat. For myself seeing women breastfeeding their child in public do not bother me at all. For others they see a problem with it even though the mother is covered up.
  The first article that I read was from Medline Plus. This article basically told the positive things that comes from a mother breastfeeding her child. A few of the of the benefits are breast milk contains the right balance of nutrients to help the infant grow. Breast milk can help protect the infant from some of the childhood illnesses and infections. And also it may help the mother with their health, like certain types of cancer may occur less often with mothers that breastfeed their babies.
  In the article  " South Africa has made giant strides in breastfeeding, but still taboo in public places" this article talks about how important breastfeeding is for a infant. It talks about the history that South Africa has in promoting a child's health.  The South African government has been very active in protecting and supporting breastfeeding. Even though breastfeeding is encouraged, breastfeeding in public in South Africa just like so much of the United States is frowned upon. One thing that South Africa did was try to educate the public about breastfeeding in order to help others to understand and be more sympathetic to these mothers that choose to breastfeed in public.

References 

MedlinePlus. (November, 2017). https://medlineplus.gov

TheConversation.com. South Africa has made giant strides in breastfeeding. but it's still taboo in public places.

My Experience of Child Birth

My Experience of Child Birth
  I don't have any children yet, but it is on my to do list. 😊  I did have the pleasure of being part of my cousin's birthing experience three years ago. She gave birth to a 5 lbs beautiful little girl.   Luckily her labor was only a couple of hours.  When she first got to the hospital around midnight she was already asking for some drugs/ epidural.
  The doctor told her that she needed to wait  because she wasn't  dilated enough and it can slow down the process. When my cousin asked again. It may have been an hour later, they told her that she was to far into her labor to receive the epidural. While she waited they allowed for her to sit on an exercise ball to help relieve the pain. My cousin had told me that the ball really did help with the pain. Now it was time for the birth it was around 5 am. The process was so amazing to me, just seeing how the human body can give to bring this little beautiful girl into the world. When it is my turn I will really like to try a water birth. When it is my time who knows I maybe asking for an epidural myself. lol

Births Around the World
  While researching there were many interesting things that I have learned about how people in other countries deal with child birth. Tradition played a major role of how the child is brought into the world to after the child is here. What stood out for me was Korea. The women in Korea are urged to only look at beautiful things as seeing ugly things during labor means that the baby will be born ugly.
   Also as a women is in labor she can not scream or shout it is considered to be shameful. A women is expected to be quiet through the birth as it is believed that silence is required to focus the energy into the birthing process. That seemed strange to me so I started looking on YouTube and other sites to see if this information was correct. When I was on you tube there were a few video's that I watched and the women really did not call out or really make any sound during delivery. One lady actually began crying and the nurse/doctor told her to stop crying. That was a shock to me!!
   The two articles that I read also talked about after the baby is born that seven days afterwards the baby is brought gifts and there are different items hung on the front door, letting people know that they can not come to the house. It is very interesting how far we came in the world but some cultures  still want to incorporate the traditional ways of their culture.

1. Differences and Similarities: The U.S, the length of stay in the hospital is three days unless there is other problems. Korea, the stay is about a week and the birthing experience tend to be more traditional. What is similar is that the doctor will give you a choice of going natural or having an epidural. The U.S the women can scream or cry to let out their pain as of Korea the women are made to feel same if they scream or cry. 

References

Asian Info. (2000) Births . www.asianinfo.org  

Evans, L (2010). Baby and pregnancy traditions around the world. www.parentscanada.com 

A Note of Thanks and Support

Quote
Every job is a self-portrait of the person who did it. Autograph your work with Excellence. -Jessica Gudobono- 

Reference
http://www.quotesforthemind.com

• How my colleagues has supported me is providing positive feedback and encouragement. They also provided resources that will help me to enhance my classroom.

• I believe that I supported my colleagues by providing feedback and resources for them to use in their classroom especially dealing with diversity.  

I hope that all my colleagues reach their goals and their full potential. Have success in in whatever their hands may touch and have a blessed and meaningful school year. 

Examining Codes of Ethics

Quote
Children Learn
   as they Play
Most importantly
   in play children
Learn how to Learn
   -O. Fred Donaldson

NAEYC Code of Ethical Conduct

Ideals- 1.2 To base program practice upon current knowledge and research in the field of early childhood education, child development and related disciplines, as well as on particular knowledge of each child.

I- 1.4 To appreciate the vulnerability of children and their dependence on adults.

I-1.0 To ensure that each child's structure are recognized and valued in the program.

I-1.12 To work with families to provide a safe and smooth transition as children and families more from one program to the next.

I-2.1 To be familiar with the knowledge based related to working effectively with families and to stay informed through continuing education and training.

I- 2.2 To develop relationships of mutual trust and create partnerships with the families we serve.

I-2.3 To welcome, all family members and encourage them to participate in the program.

DEC Code of Ethics
We shall honor and respect the diverse backgrounds of our colleagues including such diverse characteristics as sexual orientation, race, national origin, religious beliefs, or other affiliations.

While looking at the different naeyc code of ethical conduct there were so many different ones that fit into what I believe in. So instead of posting just three, I listed a few. The DEC Code of Ethics that I chosen seems to summarize what the naeyc code of ethical conduct that I have chosen. I truly believe that everyone is initialed  to an good education and positive  family involvement is a big key in a child's success in the future.

References
NAEYC. (2005,April). Code of ethical conduct and statement of commitment. Retrieved May 26, 2010 from http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/PSETHO5.pdf

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