Interview Response Summary Of Child Observation
Interview Response Summary:
The interviewee recalled a lot of his curriculum was learnt through human interaction and the surrounding environment. Living on a remote cattle station, he formed a love of the country lifestyle and was always eager to learn from those around him (lived curriculum). It was evident that teachers made a huge impact on the interviewees learning. He fondly spoke about a teacher whose attributes were;
• Warm, kind and loving.
• Dedicated to her profession.
• Encouraged learning and respect.
• Firm, but respected.
This teacher spent time to get to know the interviewee and made him feel valued and a sense of belonging. This gave him the enthusiasm and encouragement to want to learn more as he had someone he respected believe in him. This is the qualities the interviewee are imperative in a teacher. However, later in the interviewee’s primary school years he had a maths teacher who took a disliking to him. This teacher continuously told him he was no good at maths. As a young child, the interview took this to heart and withdrew from trying to learn in maths for the rest of his schooling.
When discussing whether boys were treated differently to girls, it was evident that they were. Boys were expected to get …show more content…
Teachers must know how to take part in many different roles to support a child’s learning; they are not just an informer, they are a listener, a prompter, a creator of environments and they have to be willing to adapt and improvise. “Children have the right to go to a good school- a good building, good teachers, right time, good activities. This is the right of ALL children” (Malaguzzi, 1993, p4). It is up to teachers to interpret the curriculum to make a positive impact on a child’s schooling experience. Teachers have the opportunity to build belief in a child that they are an intelligent human being, whom can achieve their
The interviewee recalled a lot of his curriculum was learnt through human interaction and the surrounding environment. Living on a remote cattle station, he formed a love of the country lifestyle and was always eager to learn from those around him (lived curriculum). It was evident that teachers made a huge impact on the interviewees learning. He fondly spoke about a teacher whose attributes were;
• Warm, kind and loving.
• Dedicated to her profession.
• Encouraged learning and respect.
• Firm, but respected.
This teacher spent time to get to know the interviewee and made him feel valued and a sense of belonging. This gave him the enthusiasm and encouragement to want to learn more as he had someone he respected believe in him. This is the qualities the interviewee are imperative in a teacher. However, later in the interviewee’s primary school years he had a maths teacher who took a disliking to him. This teacher continuously told him he was no good at maths. As a young child, the interview took this to heart and withdrew from trying to learn in maths for the rest of his schooling.
When discussing whether boys were treated differently to girls, it was evident that they were. Boys were expected to get …show more content…
Teachers must know how to take part in many different roles to support a child’s learning; they are not just an informer, they are a listener, a prompter, a creator of environments and they have to be willing to adapt and improvise. “Children have the right to go to a good school- a good building, good teachers, right time, good activities. This is the right of ALL children” (Malaguzzi, 1993, p4). It is up to teachers to interpret the curriculum to make a positive impact on a child’s schooling experience. Teachers have the opportunity to build belief in a child that they are an intelligent human being, whom can achieve their