With my education‚ I have always tried to seek out the most challenging curriculum and class that I could find. For me‚ the challenge of learning something difficult or trying to figure something that I do not understand is imperative to how I understand something. I have found that through struggling I truly learn. In order to truly mery my fullest potential‚ a challenging environment is necessary‚ and this is provided at Northwestern‚in particular‚ my intended major of mathematics. My first impression
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Curriculum class‚ I was assigned the toddler classroom at Montessori Day School to complete my 24 hours of observation. The classroom had ten children with two teachers. The classroom was divided into four sections by two-shelf bookshelves. There were two tables‚ large carpets‚ and small white rugs where the students could take their work to complete. Because Montessori Day School is passionate about the Montessori method‚ the children do not simply wander the classroom and play with toys. They choose activities
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Teaching Preschool Children Early Childhood Education Capstone – ECE 430 Prof. Pilar Carroll January 21‚ 2013 Teaching Preschool Children First of all‚ I would like to say thank you for this interview that is allowing me to discuss my qualifications and philosophy of education. Teaching children brings me great satisfactions because I am contributing to their education. Children are very special and unique as they are still going through their cognitive development. Every child is
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four-year-old preschool classroom Stephanie Arnold‚ Priscilla Bermudez‚ Laura Robles‚ Michele Terreri Rutgers University Abstract Developmental research has been performed to study pro-social behavior in children in a preschool setting. This has been studied in connection with emotions and reasoning. Previous research has found varying results when analyzing a preschooler’s decision on if and when they will share with peers. A previous study by the same team showed that preschool age children
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This study was performed on March 3‚ 2017‚ March 10‚ 2017‚ and March 17‚ 2017‚ from 8:30 am to 3:10 pm in a small town in Northern New Jersey. I observed a fourth-grade general education classroom that primarily consisted of Caucasian and Asian American students that are nine or ten years old. I watch Daisy throughout the day in multiple classes such as; Writing‚ Reading‚ Math‚ Art‚ Snack‚ Social Studies and Science. She was diagnosed with anxiety although the teachers who work with her want her
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Exploring Preschool for All As a father of three boys‚ ages four‚ two‚ and most recently‚ a two month old‚ I have been interested about the education options available for them. It was not until I attempted to conduct my own research on the early childhood education‚ specifically preschool for my oldest son‚ then three years old‚ did I realize the difficulty in doing so. Having been a member of The United States Air Force‚ I was afforded the opportunity to enroll my children into the robust‚
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There are many magazines out there for preschool children and it can be hard to find one thats are specific to these three specific aspects of a young child’s learning and development. The first Magazine that I came across that I really liked was called Chirp Magazine. This is a magazine for 3-6 year old children and it is filled with stories‚ activities‚ arts‚ crafts‚ and so much fun. This magazine would be great for social studies and expressive arts because it includes activities that help children
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1. Describe the students in the classroom/ A student named Dashawn was chosen to help prepare for an activity‚ Sight Word Bingo. He was instructed to give each student a bingo card. Deshawn perform the task beautifully. Mrs. Thomas also ask Zoe to assist her in preparing for Sight Word Bingo. Zoe’s task was to give each student 8 tokens or coins to cover the site word or letter.. Zoe was an excellent helper. 2 Describe the purpose of the activity and lesson taught. Site word bingo utilizes different
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Mrs. Patton is what I call a veteran teacher. She has had many years in the classroom‚ and her classroom management skills show just that. Mrs. Patton does an array of things that create an environment of respect and rapport with the students. She calls each student by name‚ and she uses random selection to ensure that every student has a chance to answer questions and succeed in the classroom. Her method of random selection is the clothespin buckets. She has a bucket for each period and a clothespin
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to see me back in their classroom this week. Most of them remembered my name and wanted to tell me all about their week and what they had for snack that morning. The school follows what is called the creative curriculum for their very new Pre-K class‚ “ The Curriculum balances both teacher-directed and child-initiated learning‚ with an emphasis on responding to children’s learning styles and building on their strengths and interests” (Smarty Pants‚ 2014). The classroom has many sections‚ there
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