I found some quotes that really got my attention and that I related to.
A child miseducated is a child lost ~ John F. Kennedy
A torn jacket is soon mended; but hard words bruise the heart of a child.
~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Before you beat a child, be sure yourself are not the cause of the offense. ~Austin O'Malley
Children are apt to live up to what yo believe of them. ~ Lady Bird Johnson
Each one of these quotes relates to different developments in a childs life. Rather it be a childs education, parenting styles, stressors in a childs life and encouragement that a child receives. Children are so precious and it is so important that they are receiving all the love and encouragement they need and they are staying healthy and given the chance to become something great in life.
I want to thank all of my colleagues for their support in this class. All of the discussions and blogs really helped me to understand the topic a little more, provided me with new information and insights, and provided me with excellent resources on topics we were discussing within this course.
I would really like to thank Agneatha and Christina because at times I turned to their discussions and blogs for guidence and understanding when I felt a little lost on the subject matter. They provided great information and helped me understand. I also feel like we share similar views on many of the course topics.
I hope that I have helped someone in this course as they each have helped me. I hope to stay in touch with you all and hear from you in furure courses. If I can ever be of any help please email me and I will try me best to help you. Good Luck to everyone in future courses.
Saturday, December 18, 2010
Thursday, December 9, 2010
What is considered intelligent?
It seems like all children do these days in school is being prepared for a range of test taking. I believe that teachers and the school system focus way to much on teaching for the test that they are not focusing on what is important and what the children really need to be learning. I don't believe a test can rate a child's intelligence because a test doesn't show everything one may know. Children learn from school classes, but they also learn from others by watching them. Children learn skills and traits, they learn about values, jobs, how people live and this all influences a child's knowledge and learning. Also, some children are not good at test taking, so even if they do know the material the test will not show that because they do bad on test taking. Testing in my opinion doesn't show the whole person and what they are capable of and the knowledge they have.
I believe test should be given to see what area the child needs more help in and set up a class plan of action to help the child be successful in school and encourage them to go on in school and make something of them self in the work force when they get older. You don't want to give them test to separate them into classes that label them very smart and not. This will only lower their self esteem and will not motivate them. As teachers we suppose to be motivators and supporters for the children to be successful.
I chose to look at the Finland School System:
In Finland high school students rarely get more than a half-hour of homework a night and children don't start school to the age of 7. There are no classes for the gifted students and no recognition organizations for those who achieve. Also, there is little in the way of standardized testing.
There is little grading and in essence no tracking in Finland. When you reach the 9th grade it becomes a divider as students are separated for the last 3 years of high school based on grades. Under current structure, 53% will go to academic high school and the rest will enter vocational school.
There are 20 universities and students are selected based on the results of entrance exams. The schools are free to students. Another higher education and is also free is the polytechnics schools. These schools offer a very close link to working life with focus on developing expert skills for various different vocational sectors. Entrance requirements must pass the traditional academic high school matriculation exam or have completed their vocational qualification.
Thomas. Several lessons to be learned from the Finnish school system. Retrieved December 8, 2010 from
http://www.openeducation.net/2008/03/10/several-lessons-to-be-learned-from-the-finnish-...
I believe test should be given to see what area the child needs more help in and set up a class plan of action to help the child be successful in school and encourage them to go on in school and make something of them self in the work force when they get older. You don't want to give them test to separate them into classes that label them very smart and not. This will only lower their self esteem and will not motivate them. As teachers we suppose to be motivators and supporters for the children to be successful.
I chose to look at the Finland School System:
In Finland high school students rarely get more than a half-hour of homework a night and children don't start school to the age of 7. There are no classes for the gifted students and no recognition organizations for those who achieve. Also, there is little in the way of standardized testing.
There is little grading and in essence no tracking in Finland. When you reach the 9th grade it becomes a divider as students are separated for the last 3 years of high school based on grades. Under current structure, 53% will go to academic high school and the rest will enter vocational school.
There are 20 universities and students are selected based on the results of entrance exams. The schools are free to students. Another higher education and is also free is the polytechnics schools. These schools offer a very close link to working life with focus on developing expert skills for various different vocational sectors. Entrance requirements must pass the traditional academic high school matriculation exam or have completed their vocational qualification.
Thomas. Several lessons to be learned from the Finnish school system. Retrieved December 8, 2010 from
http://www.openeducation.net/2008/03/10/several-lessons-to-be-learned-from-the-finnish-...
Thursday, November 25, 2010
Racism in the World
Racism has been in this country and others for many years and so many great people has fought for equality for each person and just when you think it has slowly disappeared it is right in front of you.
I use to keep three little girls who's mom was white and their dad african american. They feel in love and brought three beautiful little girls into this world and unfortuently they where victims of racism.
I remember when we would take them to the park and the children and adults would just stare and whisper and the children would come up to the girls and ask, what color they was and they never knew what to say.
They went swimming one day and a little boy shouted look at those "black girls" that is nasty don't play with them and that was very hurtful and uncalled for.
As I sat and comforted them, I told them that some people in the world are cruel and are taught hatered from others and at this age they don't know any better. They should be proud of who they are because they are smart, beautiful children that is loved very much,
Still in other parts of the world you would think we were in the era with Martin Luther King, Jr and Rosa Parks. In Czech Republic the Roma children are seperated from the others. The "whites" school is downstairs while the "blacks" are upstairs. The parents and bus drives are insrtucted to come at different times for pick ups so they want be any blacks and whites mixing.
Even though racism, segeration and discrimination are outlawed there it is still practiced. The Roma children are seen as unclean, theifs, and retarted; as children are dumped into special schools.
Little is being done about this even though they know it is still happening in their country and they know about it, but they just keep saying "it's outlawed".
I think it is sad that this is still happening in the world. Children learn hatered and racism from their parents teahcings and beliefs. I don't know if this will ever be resolved.
I was always taught that I was know better than anyone and know one was better than me. We are all equals and we should treat every one the way we wanted to be treated. It is so sad to see people being miss treated because of a belief that has been passed down from generation to generation. When are we going to stop and teach our kids to care and treat every one fairly?
Traynor, Ian (2007, November 16). Apartheid in the heart of Europe: how Roma children lose out on education. The Guardian. Retrieved from: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2007/nov/16/schoolsworldwide.eu/print
I use to keep three little girls who's mom was white and their dad african american. They feel in love and brought three beautiful little girls into this world and unfortuently they where victims of racism.
I remember when we would take them to the park and the children and adults would just stare and whisper and the children would come up to the girls and ask, what color they was and they never knew what to say.
They went swimming one day and a little boy shouted look at those "black girls" that is nasty don't play with them and that was very hurtful and uncalled for.
As I sat and comforted them, I told them that some people in the world are cruel and are taught hatered from others and at this age they don't know any better. They should be proud of who they are because they are smart, beautiful children that is loved very much,
Still in other parts of the world you would think we were in the era with Martin Luther King, Jr and Rosa Parks. In Czech Republic the Roma children are seperated from the others. The "whites" school is downstairs while the "blacks" are upstairs. The parents and bus drives are insrtucted to come at different times for pick ups so they want be any blacks and whites mixing.
Even though racism, segeration and discrimination are outlawed there it is still practiced. The Roma children are seen as unclean, theifs, and retarted; as children are dumped into special schools.
Little is being done about this even though they know it is still happening in their country and they know about it, but they just keep saying "it's outlawed".
I think it is sad that this is still happening in the world. Children learn hatered and racism from their parents teahcings and beliefs. I don't know if this will ever be resolved.
I was always taught that I was know better than anyone and know one was better than me. We are all equals and we should treat every one the way we wanted to be treated. It is so sad to see people being miss treated because of a belief that has been passed down from generation to generation. When are we going to stop and teach our kids to care and treat every one fairly?
Traynor, Ian (2007, November 16). Apartheid in the heart of Europe: how Roma children lose out on education. The Guardian. Retrieved from: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2007/nov/16/schoolsworldwide.eu/print
Friday, November 12, 2010
The Importance of Breastfeeding
The public health topic that I chose was breastfeeding.
I chose this topic because, I have always heard how much better breastfeeding is for infants than any formula, but so little mothers actually do it. So, I wanted to look more into this because when I am blessed with a child, I want to beast feed.
First, babies who are exclusively breast-fed are less likely to get sick because breast milk provides antibodies against any disease to which the mother is immune. It also decrease the risk of many diseases that appear in childhood and adulthood such as asthma, obesity, and heart disease (Berger, 2009).
Also, specific fats and sugars in breast milk make it more digestible and better for the infant brain.
Since breastfeeding is so healthy for infants and highly recommended in the US, I decided to see how the Asian culture felt about breastfeeding.
1.) They believe that drinking the colostrum ( a thick, high calorie fluid from the woman's breasts a following birth) will allow a woman who cannot provide breast milk to begin production.
2.) Asian mothers lean over the supine infant, resting on a bar that runs above the cradle for support to feed their babies. This is due to the fact of their belief that nutrients are heavier and will move into the infant faster.
3.) 160,000 infants die each year due to decline in breastfeeding.
4.) The World Health Organization (WHO) warned that babies less than 5 months who were not exclusively breastfed were at much higher risk of diarrhea and pneumonia which often prove deadly in developing countries.
From what I have learned, I believe it is very important to promote the positive health benefits of breastfeeding vs. formula milk. This could cut down on diseases and illnesses in infants.
New mothers may not know what to do or what to expect when it comes to breastfeeding, so I believe a breastfeeding seminar or class for pregnant women would be very beneficial. We all need to keep in mind that we want only the best for our babies, so we should do the right thing by giving them the best nutrition possible, by breastfeeding!
References:
http://medindia.net/news/decline-in-breastfeeding-linked-to-child-deaths-in-Asia-UNICEF-22376-1.htm
www.ispub.com/ostia/index.php?xmlFilePath=journals/ijnw/vol2nl/feeding.xml
I chose this topic because, I have always heard how much better breastfeeding is for infants than any formula, but so little mothers actually do it. So, I wanted to look more into this because when I am blessed with a child, I want to beast feed.
First, babies who are exclusively breast-fed are less likely to get sick because breast milk provides antibodies against any disease to which the mother is immune. It also decrease the risk of many diseases that appear in childhood and adulthood such as asthma, obesity, and heart disease (Berger, 2009).
Also, specific fats and sugars in breast milk make it more digestible and better for the infant brain.
Since breastfeeding is so healthy for infants and highly recommended in the US, I decided to see how the Asian culture felt about breastfeeding.
1.) They believe that drinking the colostrum ( a thick, high calorie fluid from the woman's breasts a following birth) will allow a woman who cannot provide breast milk to begin production.
2.) Asian mothers lean over the supine infant, resting on a bar that runs above the cradle for support to feed their babies. This is due to the fact of their belief that nutrients are heavier and will move into the infant faster.
3.) 160,000 infants die each year due to decline in breastfeeding.
4.) The World Health Organization (WHO) warned that babies less than 5 months who were not exclusively breastfed were at much higher risk of diarrhea and pneumonia which often prove deadly in developing countries.
From what I have learned, I believe it is very important to promote the positive health benefits of breastfeeding vs. formula milk. This could cut down on diseases and illnesses in infants.
New mothers may not know what to do or what to expect when it comes to breastfeeding, so I believe a breastfeeding seminar or class for pregnant women would be very beneficial. We all need to keep in mind that we want only the best for our babies, so we should do the right thing by giving them the best nutrition possible, by breastfeeding!
References:
http://medindia.net/news/decline-in-breastfeeding-linked-to-child-deaths-in-Asia-UNICEF-22376-1.htm
www.ispub.com/ostia/index.php?xmlFilePath=journals/ijnw/vol2nl/feeding.xml
Saturday, November 6, 2010
The Miracle of Birth
The first and only birth that I experienced was of my best friend with her second child. My best friend was only 24 years old and she had one little boy already with her ex-husband and he had just recently been diagnosed with autism. She was having a difficult time dealing with this part of her life. She then was faced with another challenge in her life, she was pregnant by a man who wanted nothing to do with the child. This would be hard on any mother to be. She felt alone and had no support.
So, when she asked me to be with her during the birth of her son, I said, "yes" because she needed all the support she could get.
I remember that we were in a small room and her mom, cousin, and me were the only ones with her that day. It seemed like she laid there forever before it was time to welcome her son into the world. The nurse practitioner and her nurse came in and in a blink of an eye there was this beautiful little boy.
I know it was hard for my friend to be pregnant and the father not wanting to be part of its life. She is a single mother of two little boys and I believe the love and support she received from her family and friends helped he relax some and realize she wasn't in this alone. I think it is important for the mother to be calm and relaxed during pregnancy and take care of herself because I believe a mothers' stress, attitude, support, plus, the lack of taking care of herself impacts the baby and its development.
Spain:
Giving birth in Spain is far different from what happens here in the US and what I experienced with my friend. The patients there really don't have say in their care and the birthing process. They are expected to do what they are told to do by the doctor and that is it. Also, patients don't have their own personal doctors to see them through the whole pregnancy. They see whoever is on duty that day or night.
In Spain for preparation for the birth, health care workers administer an enema and some still require shaving.
Fathers are also just now becoming more involved in the birth and being allowed in the room for the birth of their child.
Spain is far different from the births here in the US. Here the women have the right to choose their own doctor and have them available for their care during the pregnancy and the delivery.The women are allowed to have their own opinion of what type of pain relief they receive and type of epidural, in Spain you have to follow their protocol and it is they doctors way or no way. Also, in the US we have the choice to have the father present or whoever else we would like to be there with us during the delivery. The only similarity that I see is the love and support that the women receive from their loved ones.
Reference:
What to expect from giving birth in Andalucia. Retrieved October 4, 2010 from
http:// www.andalucia.com/living/birthprocedures.htm
So, when she asked me to be with her during the birth of her son, I said, "yes" because she needed all the support she could get.
I remember that we were in a small room and her mom, cousin, and me were the only ones with her that day. It seemed like she laid there forever before it was time to welcome her son into the world. The nurse practitioner and her nurse came in and in a blink of an eye there was this beautiful little boy.
I know it was hard for my friend to be pregnant and the father not wanting to be part of its life. She is a single mother of two little boys and I believe the love and support she received from her family and friends helped he relax some and realize she wasn't in this alone. I think it is important for the mother to be calm and relaxed during pregnancy and take care of herself because I believe a mothers' stress, attitude, support, plus, the lack of taking care of herself impacts the baby and its development.
Spain:
Giving birth in Spain is far different from what happens here in the US and what I experienced with my friend. The patients there really don't have say in their care and the birthing process. They are expected to do what they are told to do by the doctor and that is it. Also, patients don't have their own personal doctors to see them through the whole pregnancy. They see whoever is on duty that day or night.
In Spain for preparation for the birth, health care workers administer an enema and some still require shaving.
Fathers are also just now becoming more involved in the birth and being allowed in the room for the birth of their child.
Spain is far different from the births here in the US. Here the women have the right to choose their own doctor and have them available for their care during the pregnancy and the delivery.The women are allowed to have their own opinion of what type of pain relief they receive and type of epidural, in Spain you have to follow their protocol and it is they doctors way or no way. Also, in the US we have the choice to have the father present or whoever else we would like to be there with us during the delivery. The only similarity that I see is the love and support that the women receive from their loved ones.
Reference:
What to expect from giving birth in Andalucia. Retrieved October 4, 2010 from
http:// www.andalucia.com/living/birthprocedures.htm
Monday, November 1, 2010
Greetings!
Hi, Everyone!
I hope we all can work together and encourage each other throughout this class. If you need anything just let me know.
I hope we all can work together and encourage each other throughout this class. If you need anything just let me know.
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