Best Wishes!

"A mother understands what a child does not say."Author Unknown"

"Pretty much all the honest truth-telling there is in the world is done by children."Oliver Wendell Holmes"

I chose the first quote because it goes hand in hand with non-verbal communication. Parent's read the facial expressions of their infants that can't talk and are able to address their needs. The second quote was very funny to me because children have the tendency to tell the truth. They will tell you what others are afraid to tell you. 

Tashana,

I would like to say that your blogs where very interesting. I enjoyed reading your blogs. I really enjoyed your blog about “Consequences of Stress on Children’s Development “. It reminded me how not to take small things for granted as our ancestors worked hard and paved the way for us to get where we are today. I had many struggles in my past, but I use them as foot stools to build me up. As we move forward in our studies I wish you the best of luck. We are on the road to success and as we continue our journey keep in mind that the best is yet to come!

Christine,

I must say that your post were very interesting. Each week I reviewed your post and was truly amazed. I really enjoyed you article “Comparison of Childbirths”. It was such a blessing for you to be a part of your friend’s birth experience. My sister is a mother of six and I never got to witness any of her births because I was either away at college or at home watching her other children. I have learned a lot from you in so many ways from your blog posts. Thank you for sharing some of your experiences with me.  I wish you the best as we continue in our studies. I will not say good bye. I rather say see you later because I look forward to running into you again in another course. May God bless you and good luck on your future endeavors.

Assessing a child's leaning ability

I believe that early child hood professionals should no longer do standardized test to measure a child’s mind. I feel that each individual child should be assessed at the beginning of each lesson. If a child excels on the pre- test that child should move along to the next assignment while the educator work with those students who are behind. If the child has not grasped the concept of the lesson with the assistance of the educator, parent conferences should be held to engage the families in the child’s learning process. Some children lack support at home so it is essential that educators encourage parents to become more involved with their child's education. Once all children are on the same page I feel that an educator performed their job because no child was left behind. Children vary in learning styles so to place them in categories because of their learning style is very disappointing to me. It makes the child become less eager to learn. As educators we should come up with a curriculum that will allow us to determine each child’s level of success periodically so that we can focus more on the areas that they do not grasp to ensure that each child reach their fullest potential and no child is left behind.

Adolescents in Canada performed below average in math and science in recent testing indicating that these students may be struggling to succeed in the educational system. TIMSS 2007 Grade 8 assessment was used to administer the children’s learning ability. The student’s math and science scores were very low. “Unlike schools in Canada, both curriculum and instruction in schools across these countries emphasize rote memorization” (Queen Univeristy, 2010). I believe that remote memorization can hinder a child because they focus more on the repetition of the subject matter rather than actually understanding what is being taught.

Source: Queen's University (2010, January 13). First-generation immigrants to Canada struggling in education system. ScienceDaily. Retrieved December 11, 2010, from http://www.sciencedaily.com­ /releases/2010/01/100113111915.htm